President Donald Trump on Saturday made his fourth trip to Montana since July, which political historians here believe is more than any other US president. This race has become Trump vs. Tester -- at least in the President's eyes -- with Republican candidate Matt Rosendale far more of a bystander. Republicans hope the President's visit Saturday will inject a jolt of electricity into Rosendale's candidacy by awakening any Trump supporters who aren't paying close attention. When Trump arrived for his first visit in July, Tester placed an ad in more than a dozen newspapers across the state: "Welcome to Montana and thank you President Trump for supporting Jon's legislation to help veterans." Six years ago, the Libertarian candidate captured more than 6% of the vote in a race Tester won by only 4 percentage points.

Source: CNN November 03, 2018 12:21 UTC