I'm glad that Montana voters saw past the incident and chose who is reported to be a Trump supporter. There are many districts where judges local govs who are part of the coup would've put Gianforte in jail, thus stealing the election because a candidate wasn't fully ready for the press assault.
Establishment 'pubs didn't support the guy. Surprise, surprise. They'd rather lose a few seats and be able to hand-pick candidates without restriction again. What has to happen is Trump supporters who wrest nominations away from the party machine have to be given support and training in dealing with the media to avoid setups and/or pitfalls.
That's my take on it, from afar.
Excellent points! First thing to note is that this guy did not try to hide from Trump...and like the 2016 election, the Republicans who DID NOT run from Trump did much better than those who did run, as our only 2 Senate losses were from NeverTrumpers,
Then, yes, Trump’s people should set up a parallel operation (assuming that the RNC even has one) to teach Trump candidates how to handle both the left and the RNC themselves...both having the same goals. Newcomers have no clue just how nasty these races become and they need to be ready.