In a state with 56 counties, at least six saw new Democratic central committees pop up in response to Quist’s statewide tour, said Nancy Keenan, the executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. “Montana special election?” Clyburn said, when HuffPost asked if the DCCC planned to get more involved in the race. But Gianforte makes it easy for Montana Democrats to paint him as a caricature of an out-of-touch rich guy. His gubernatorial bid turned out to be a close race; Gianforte won 46.4 percent of the vote to incumbent Gov. “And, traditionally, Republicans just turn out more mechanically to vote around here.” Take a survey: Should the national Democratic Party jump into the Montana special election or sit it out?

Source: Huffington Post April 05, 2017 17:08 UTC