4/27/20

Parker: Montana Senate race looking up for Bullock


As if the Clinton campaign threw the 2016 election to destroy the Greedy Old Party national Republicans are on full tilt as Donald Trump torpedoes the ship of state.

Montana is awaiting the results from the 2020 US Census that could add a congressional seat where Democrats are increasingly hopeful the party will flip both a US Senate post and a US House chair. Professor David Parker is Chair of the Political Science Department at Montana State University in Bozeman.
How does the singular coverage of a crisis by the media potentially generate a rally effect? Executives are the actors who receive the bulk of the coverage during the crisis. How does this matter for the U.S. Senate race here in Montana? It could very well matter a lot. Why? Because in a period where electioneering is challenging at best, Governor Bullock is dominating earned media. And that earned media is overwhelmingly, if not exclusively, positive. Steve Daines, on the other hand, is receiving almost no coverage by comparison. [Parker, Big Sky Political Analysis]

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larry kurtz said...

“Gov. Bullock believes the criminalization of marijuana has ruined the lives of too many Americans and cost taxpayers too much money imprisoning non-violent offenders, and supports legalization and taxation of marijuana with appropriate regulations to prevent abuse,” his campaign told USA Today. ‘The governor will work to remove barriers at the federal level that conflict with states’ decisions to have medical marijuana or legalize it outright.’” source