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

[MT Treasurer]

Let's not act as if this special election tells us anything about 2018 or 2020, regardless of who wins. You guys are acting as if the presidency is at stake tonight.

[Skunk]

LOL someone is triggered, my posts are getting deleted.

[heatcharger]

A reminder that the DCCC spent a tenth on this race what they've spent in GA-6 so far.

Compare the cost of the Atlanta media market to all of Montana's combined. Then think about how Trump won this state by 20 while only winning GA-6 by 1.5.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

What is Schweitzer up to these days?

#SchweitzerWouldveWon

[Kamala]

What is Schweitzer up to these days?

#SchweitzerWouldveWon

I don't doubt it!

[Chief Justice Keef]

A reminder that the DCCC spent a tenth on this race what they've spent in GA-6 so far.

Maybe cause they knew it really wasn't winnable?

Bullock won the state against Gianforte as Clinton lost by 20 points. Jon Tester got elected twice here.

[Beet]

Right, six months of hearing "Boinie woulda won!" is getting so annoying. All the Bernie people I know voted for Clinton. Going further to the left would not have picked up anything. Emmanuel Macron, a 3rd way Clintonite centrist, won in a landslide. Whereas the Muslim-loving Corbyn is going down. But please, tell me more about how if Clinton had just been more pure she would have done better, and she lost because of her own faults rather than being pushed too far left by Sanders.

Wait, I thought you retroactively switched to Bernie after Hillary's loss?

I did for a while but then I realized not to be a r_tard. Anyway, my posts praising Bill Clinton and the DLC, which a Republican on here agreed with, were deleted. People are allowed to tell me "f off' as a substantive post, but I am not allowed to respond.

[Suburbia]

It's not surprising.

not surprising, just disgusting. this man clearly lacks the temperament for this job.

[Gass3268]

A reminder that the DCCC spent a tenth on this race what they've spent in GA-6 so far.

Looking like a good call.

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A reminder that the DCCC spent a tenth on this race what they've spent in GA-6 so far.

Maybe cause they knew it really wasn't winnable?

Bullock won the state against Gianforte as Clinton lost by 20 points. Jon Tester got elected twice here.

I ask you to compare Tester and Bullock's policies and views to Quist.

[henster]

Takeaways:

1) Republicans stayed loyal

2) Quist was a poor candidate with too many skeletons in his closet who ran a bad campaign according to MT Treasurer, whom I trust. These things made him unlike Bullock, Tester and Schweitzer

3) Early vote screwed Quist

Why do Dems skeletons seem to matter more than Rs? Trump had debt issues and tax issues no he didn't play at a nudist resort but did admit to grabbing women's genitals.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Greg Gianforte (Republican)    48.6%   99,005
Rob Quist (Democratic)    45.6%   92,967
Mark Wicks (Libertarian)    5.7%   11,705

[Hindsight was 2020]

Let's not act as if this special election tells us anything about 2018 or 2020, regardless of who wins. You guys are acting as if the presidency is at stake tonight.

Oh I agree he probably won pre-body slam but it's just depressing that this type of behavior is going to be encouraged

[Xing]

Just watch the county by county results and don't overreact to early returns. It's probably the best to wait until at least 70% of the vote is in (if not more than that) before making a projection, even if it "looks" like there is a winner early on.

Well, you tried, TN Vol.

[Maxwell]

*brings up star candidate that never would've run*

ugh shut up

[This account no longer in use.]

MT Treasurer, the only actual Montanan here, has said before that these races tend to take a long time to call and the vote often swings to one side quickly and unexpectedly. Let's all stop Beetposting, please.

[Kamala]

*brings up star candidate that never would've run*

ugh shut up

sorry

[Beet]

LOL someone is triggered, my posts are getting deleted.

Honestly, that's probably good for the quality of this forum. You always predict the very worst to happen to yourself and your party, pretend it never happened when you're wrong, and on the occasions that you're right obsessively demand apologies from people who call you out for your behavior and claim you're one of the smartest posters here. It gets very tiring to deal with very quickly.

When did I pretend it never happened? I freely admit when I am wrong. I was wrong about France. But people on here act like I am always wrong, and keep bringing up ebola and Fukushima as if I'm some crazed idiot, and never mention my correct analysis which is often years ahead of time.

[Brittain33]

A reminder that the DCCC spent a tenth on this race what they've spent in GA-6 so far.

Maybe cause they knew it really wasn't winnable?

Bullock won the state against Gianforte as Clinton lost by 20 points. Jon Tester got elected twice here.

It was winnable with a stronger candidate. Quist has quirk but it doesn't look like that's enough for a Dem in MT. He was already the candidate before this race started to look competitive.

[The_Doctor]

I don't think anyone can extrapolate without 50% in.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Let's not act as if this special election tells us anything about 2018 or 2020, regardless of who wins. You guys are acting as if the presidency is at stake tonight.

the fact that even a seemingly idiot like GF can cruise to victory says a lot.

suggests a better gop candidate could even increase those numbers.

[Adam Griffin]

Reminder that a strong ground-game can only add about 3 points to your margin in contests like these. So if Quist loses by more than 3, save all the "but muh DCCC" crap...even if you ignore that he was massively-funded by MT standards and had more than enough money to do whatever was necessary.

[MT Treasurer]

*brings up star candidate that never would've run*

ugh shut up

IMO Marc Racicot should have run IMO

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Greg Gianforte (Republican)    48.7%   99,297
Rob Quist (Democratic)    45.6%   93,049
Mark Wicks (Libertarian)    5.7%   11,719

Gianforte + 3.1% over Quist atm

[The_Doctor]

So if he's guilty of the misdemeanor, can he stay in the House? Or will he have to resign?