MT-AL: Juneau may run

[Zioneer]

Great, Juneau is probably the best candidate Democrats can get here, besides Governor Bullock. And I doubt he'd be interested in a House seat.

[Zioneer]

If I were Juneau, I'd wait until the seat opens up in 2018 when Zinke tries to take down Tester.  Tester's campaign would bolster her numbers substantially, and I think she could win an open seat.  

Midterms.. They are almost invariably bad for Democrats now, as their base becomes more and more minority-oriented....

Democrats can hold red state seats in midterms (sometimes, but picking one up, especially a statewide one, would be very difficult. Zinke is also a strong candidate, although I don't know much about the bench.

Democrats need Montana to be competitive at every office. Small states are too often overlooked. Glad they're fielding a relevant candidate.

Montana is not a small state.

As long as it has very few electoral votes and only one US Representative, it's always going to be a small state. Heck, Utah is a small state, and we have 4 Reps. Small meaning population of course.

[Zioneer]

Strong fundraising report from Juneau: $264K in 8 weeks.

Excellent. She seems like an excellent candidate. And assuming things fall apart on the GOP presidential ticket, that should have downballot effects that help her.

[Zioneer]

Also, it turns out Juneau came out as gay. Montana has a bit of a libertarian streak, so I don't know how much this might affect her.