MT-AL: Rob Quist (D) vs. Greg Gianforte (R) vs. Mark Wicks (L), May 25

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

If the Republicans were nervous about this election before, they must be in a coma right now.

As a Republican, who would you vote for?

[Skye]

A question. Doesn't the GOP electorate vote on Election Day, while the Dems turn out in the early vote? I know Trump was trailing in FL, and other battleground states before the ED vote. I don't know how Montana voting patterns so I'm curious.

i think it all comes down to the question, if some republicans are getting cold feet....don't think there are much more dems to motivate.

It'll be hard to move them to Quist, but if Wicks can pick them up, maybe we might have a Bill Clinton 1992 part two... that is if there are enough votes still out.

I guess Claire McCaskill got 55% of the vote because of her popularity right?

TBF, Akin didn't implode a day before the election.

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ALL REMAINING MONTANA VOTERS, VOTE WICKS

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

A question. Doesn't the GOP electorate vote on Election Day, while the Dems turn out in the early vote? I know Trump was trailing in FL, and other battleground states before the ED vote. I don't know how Montana voting patterns so I'm curious.

i think it all comes down to the question, if some republicans are getting cold feet....don't think there are much more dems to motivate.

It'll be hard to move them to Quist, but if Wicks can pick them up, maybe we might have a Bill Clinton 1992 part two... that is if there are enough votes still out.

I guess Claire McCaskill got 55% of the vote because of her popularity right?

Quist and McCaskill are not a fair comparison. Quist is a Berniecrat. That's extra hard to attract conservatives. Splitting with Wicks is the path.

[ApatheticAustrian]

A question. Doesn't the GOP electorate vote on Election Day, while the Dems turn out in the early vote? I know Trump was trailing in FL, and other battleground states before the ED vote. I don't know how Montana voting patterns so I'm curious.

i think it all comes down to the question, if some republicans are getting cold feet....don't think there are much more dems to motivate.

It'll be hard to move them to Quist, but if Wicks can pick them up, maybe we might have a Bill Clinton 1992 part two... that is if there are enough votes still out.

I guess Claire McCaskill got 55% of the vote because of her popularity right?

TBF, Akin didn't implode a day before the election.

THIS


at first it was only a flesh wound, but it festered until the election and came home to kill him...

.... not even talking about the obama wave.

[The_Doctor]

A question. Doesn't the GOP electorate vote on Election Day, while the Dems turn out in the early vote? I know Trump was trailing in FL, and other battleground states before the ED vote. I don't know how Montana voting patterns so I'm curious.

Well, like I said before, the early vote is usually counted first on election day, and the most Democratic votes almost always come in first. Bullock was up 13 points (55-42) with roughly 30% of the vote in in 2012, and he only won by 4 in the end.

Ahhh, OK, so yes, the Dems vote early, GOP does ED. That makes more sense about your earlier comment about Quist leading narrowly in the early vote.

[MT Treasurer]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

[Skye]

If the Republicans were nervous about this election before, they must be in a coma right now.

As a Republican, who would you vote for?

Eh, I wouldn't vote for a guy that body slams reporters just cause they ask questions, in case it ends up being true (Which certainly looks like it).

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

[windjammer]

Too late

[McGovernForPrez]

This was already basically a tossup before this incident. I think this will drive Quist over the edge.

[MAINEiac4434]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

Really, it's adorable they think that this is all it would take.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

This was already basically a tossup before this incident. I think this will drive Quist over the edge.

Heck yeah!

[ApatheticAustrian]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

i guess his team is atm trying to find out if shunning the topic or moving fast-forward is the better idea....


.... since everyone is talking about it and national media is catching it up, i bet an apology is coming.

[Skye]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

Yeah, well, after a congressional candidate body slams a reporter, few things are going to be enough to lessen the damage done.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

Yeah, well, after a congressional candidate body slams a reporter, few things are going to be enough to lessen the damage done.

Only viable thing would be to leave and for the GOP to select someone new.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

Really, it's adorable they think that this is all it would take.

in a close race, it could be enough to convince republican voters to vote for him instead of non-voting or going libertarian.

[Brittain33]

The team is probably trying to make sure he doesn't get arrested between now and tomorrow morning.

[MT Treasurer]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

Yeah, well, after a congressional candidate body slams a reporter, few things are going to be enough to lessen the damage done.

Yeah, well, it's certainly better than ignoring that it happened.

[TheSaint250]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

Yeah, well, after a congressional candidate body slams a reporter, few things are going to be enough to lessen the damage done.

Only viable thing would be to leave and for the GOP to select someone new.

Yeah, with 24 hours left. That makes sense.

The best thing is to let it continue as is.  If Gianforte wins, deny him (not sure how this works; not familiar with congressional procedure with this). If Quist wins, so be it.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Too bad this didn't happen a week earlier, otherwise Violent Greg would be finalizing his concession speech now.  Hopefully less pro-assault voters turn out tomorrow like they did in November.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Gianforte needs to do damage control now.... somehow... Honestly, IMO it'd be the best if he were just honest about this entire thing and apologized publicly.

That's not enough.

Yeah, well, after a congressional candidate body slams a reporter, few things are going to be enough to lessen the damage done.

Only viable thing would be to leave and for the GOP to select someone new.

Yeah, with 24 hours left. That makes sense.

The best thing is to let it continue as is.  If Gianforte wins, deny him (not sure how this works; not familiar with congressional procedure with this). If Quist wins, so be it.

Ethical thing to do. Call it off, and renominate.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Quist handled it well.

[Gass3268]

Too late

I don't know, a third of the electorate is still a lot and those folks tend to be undecideds.

[Holmes]

Wow.