[montanajoe]

No Republican can coast in Montana unless he listens to the outside “experts” and believes the BS they sell him or believe the cheerleaders who think admitting a race is close or you may be behind is a bad thing. Its possible for a Republican to take the seat up here but it ain't going to be easy.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Any Republican who doesn’t take the race seriously and runs it accordingly is going to deserve their fate.

I will point out that the last Senate appointee, Paul Hatfield, failed to win his primary (against Baucus in 1978), so there is a danger in trying to give (what will probably be) Lt Gov. Walsh a leg up. Plus, going into the election as an incumbent defending Zero & Reid’s Senate majority could also hurt him.