Herd of Male Elephants

There are four or five real GOP contenders for governor. But did you know that these fine gentlemen have yielded nine or ten potential first ladies?

Many wives, mistresses and/or girlfriends. Rick Hill? Two wives and at least one mistress. …

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Livingstone Campaign Broke

Despite a purportedly massive personal net worth, Neil Livingstone has allowed his campaign to run out of money. He raised $17K this quarter and spent it all, on gasoline for his bus among other items. That means he must …

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This Week’s Worst Political Ad

It’s hard to believe this has already started.  Ten months out from the primary election and one GOP primary candidate for Governor is already on the air.  The extreme earliness is part of why this Corey Stapleton ad is a …

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Short, Fat, Bald, and Old: Choices for GOP voters

Politics is as much about physical presence as anything else. For as long as democracy has existed, citizens have been drawn to Charisma, which comes only partially from ideas or arguments, from the content of a politician’s rhetoric. The rest …

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Rick Hill’s Worst Nightmare

The Laurel Outlook is reporting this week that Ken Miller is liquidating some real estate, which will probably bring him some serious cash.

Miller doesn’t say what he plans on doing with the money, only that “the timing is right” …

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Miller Campaign Touts GOP Primary Poll Results

The Ken Miller for Governor campaign today released polling results which they say shows “the Republican field tightening and Miller holding a very competitive position against Rick Hill.”

Information about the poll by Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies, which was …

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Latest “Cash on Hand” Reports Look Good for Dems

Democrats are looking good in the upcoming statewide elections according to the latest fundraising reports. The Billings Gazette reported that Steve Bullock (D) is neck and neck with Rick Hill (R) when it comes to cash-on-hand (the most important number …

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Montana Republican Party Overrun with Foreigners; GOP Plans to Discuss Problem

As you all know, Montana Republicans are a nativist and xenophobic crew, who hurl “out-of-state” as a nasty insult and love to tout the number of generations back that their lineage has lived in Montana.

So we should …

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This Week’s Worst Political Ad

First it was the joke about how the “negro caucus” in the Montana legislature didn’t object to quashing a day to honor civil rights, then it was about childhood addiction.  Now, we can add sexism to the …

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Rick Hill’s Unusually High Negatives; They Increase in Latest Poll; Good News for Dems

It is very, very unusual for a major candidate to begin his quest for state-wide office with negative name ID among the general public.  I cannot recall a major nominee, for Senate, Governor, or any other major race in Montana, …

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Moment of Sanity for the GOP

At the Montana GOP Convention last weekend, Republican faithful rejected a slate of TEA party people running for Republican state party office, showing that when it comes to the TEA party, for the moment anyway sanity has prevailed.  GOP gubernatorial …

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GOP’s Field Clouded Over

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, the field for the 2012 Montana gubernatorial race is brightening on the Democratic side, while the GOP side is clouding over.

The Washington Post’s political blog, The Fix, reports that Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock …

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Politico Raises Rating on MT Gov Race; Cites Hill Affair, Likely Bullock Entry as Factors

Politico now calls Montana’s 2012 gubernatorial race as one of the top two most competitive governors’ races in the nation, citing Rick Hill’s personal problems, and the likely entry of AG Steve Bullock, as the reasons.

Amusingly, Hill is quoted …

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