Posted on 11/12/2018 6:10:59 AM PST by Kaslin
Tuesday’s midterm elections weren’t a slam dunk for either party, not by anyone’s estimation. Democrats managed to avoid another apocalyptic election meltdown and keep their base from flipping out by flipping the House, if barely, and Republicans added slightly to their already slight majority in the Senate. We sent at least three Red State fake moderate Kavanaugh thumbs-downers packing and, even better, the GOP ‘squishy caucus’ ranks have been whittled down to Ben Sasse and his imaginary better angel. There’s still Collins and Murkowski, of course, but now President Trump’s judicial nominees aren’t depending on ‘good feelz’ from either to get confirmed. And that’s definitely a good feeling for conservatives.
Thankfully, as I wrote last Monday in my then-unwelcome (judging by a few of the comments which basically boiled down to ‘you’re an idiot’ and ‘kill yourself’) ‘silver lining’ prediction piece, all isn’t lost for Republicans or the Trump agenda. Not by a long shot.
But alas, Montana, none of this is thanks to you. That’s right, instead of helping further the agenda of the person you voted for at a 56 percent clip in 2016, you instead chose to send the massive, flannel-shirt wearing crew-cutted wonder, Democrat Jon Tester, back to the Senate for - wait for it - a THIRD term.
But the insanity doesn’t stop there, Montana. While you sent Tester back to us at a 50.1 percent clip - 246,291 votes to Republican Matt Rosendale’s 230,974 - you turned around and sent WWE wannabe Greg Gianforte, a Republican, to the U.S. House as your lone representative by a margin of 251,291 to the Democrat’s 226,251. So in other words, MORE Montanans voted for Gianforte than Tester and - the real kicker - upwards of 20,000 pulled the lever for Gianforte only to turn around and vote for the Democrat for U.S. Senate. Apparently, in Big Sky Country these days body slamming reporters is totally cool (and I’m not even judging, just making an observation - as a reporter), but saying ‘yes’ to President Trump’s judicial nominees and tax cut bills are a big ‘nah.’
What’s worse, an overwhelming percentage of Montana voters actually seem to have wanted change in Washington. “A clear majority, 76 percent of voters, did not approve of the job federal lawmakers were doing,” writes the Helena Independent Record. “But that same group of voters, by a significant margin, chose to send Tester back for a third term, deciding he was the best choice to improve the gridlock.”
No, there’s no excuse for this insanity, Montana, and if nobody else is going to tell you I will - You need to get your act together. It’s embarrassing. At least neighboring North Dakota had the good sense to chuck their dead weight. You, you sent all 300 pounds of it back to Washington for another six years.
In a political age as divided as ours is, every inch of territory must be retained at all costs. Liberals have the cities and they are making gains in the suburbs. They have the numbers and the promise of more should they succeed in their goal of bringing the entire Third World to our shores. What we have, for now, is Red states, and lots of them. And thanks to the wisdom of our founders each one of those Red states comes with two senators, two bulwarks against liberal tyranny. In the next several election cycles, the House and especially the Executive will be increasingly tougher for Republicans to win and hold, but with the Senate we have a chance. In this political age, there is NO EXCUSE whatsoever for a Red state to send a Democratic senator. None.
Jon Tester is probably a decent guy, and he isn’t the worst of the Democrats, not by a long shot. But he’s still a Democrat. Which means, like most, he’ll pretend to be ‘bipartisan’ on non-controversial issues like veterans care while stabbing President Trump in the back on tax cuts and judicial nominees. I mean, at least West Virginia’s Joe Manchin voted for Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. Jon Tester? He voted with Chuck Schumer like he usually does.
Montanans, you should have known better. You should have been better. Thankfully, there could be a bit of redemption coming in 2020, when you’ll have a chance to re-elect your lone GOP senator. But as far as 2018 is concerned, Montana, thanks for nothing!
Up yours,
Sincerely,
Montana
And didn’t the good ole boy farmers put him over the top? After Trump has given Farmers alot more positive legislation vs Obama.
Unfortunately, Mittens is about to join this group.
It's hard to believe that Montana--a state that's red as a tail light--it even has no sales tax--would keep electing a leftist liberal like Tester.
Election tampering, again. It’s not the voters that count, it is the counters who vote that determine elections in commie countries, comrade which is what we have been for decades, only more open and brazen about it recently.
The house Rep got more votes? Sounds shady.
Montana has more ranchers than farmers. But, Tester’s win came from votes that came out of the liberal strongholds, Missoula and Bozeman. The places where all the California Liberals moved to because they thought it’d be cool to live in the mountains. Only, those places aren’t really the mountains. Anymore than Anchorage is really like rugged Alaska or Asheville is really like living in the mountains.
All four places, where probably at one time were decent places to live, are now filled with liberals with money that think they can brag that they live the “mountain lifestyle” and they are so rugged, because they were flannel every once in a while.
Mind you, the liberals in Asheville passed an ordinance that street lights and lights from businesses had to be turned off, so people could better see the stars at night as they walked thru the streets. Genius’s, they are.
It would seem that some voter ballot shenanigans are going on there......................
I used to live in Montana and lived there when Tester was first elected. He was just a farmer rancher good old boy pretending to be a Republican.
But Montana is not a red state. Half of the state is red and the other half is bright blue. So many people have moved there from California Washington Oregon that you cannot count on Montana voters for anything.
In my travels, I've found that there's one single major issue in most statewide elections in these Great Plains states: Where do you live, and how long have you been here?
If the GOP wants to win these elections, they should find a candidate who has lived in that state for at least 40 years. In Montana. running a candidate from Baltimore is like running a candidate from Baghdad.
Heitkamp lost because her opponent successfully painted her as a stooge for D.C. interests. Her Kavanaugh vote simply sealed the deal, since it confirmed that she was Heidi Heitkamp (D-Planned Parenthood), not Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota).
Tom Daschle -- the sitting Democrat leader in the U.S. Senate -- lost his South Dakota seat in 2004 when it was revealed that he was taking advantage of a D.C. tax rebate program that required him to attest that D.C., not South Dakota, was his permanent residence. "Oh, you're not a South Dakota guy anymore, Tom? Then get lost and stay there in that sh!thole in D.C."
Party affiliation means less in these Great Plains states than it means anywhere else, it seems.
Trump won Montana by more than 20 points, for heaven's sake. LOL.
The first place all the caravan aliens, and middle eastern type aliens ought to be sent when Democrats welcome them with open arms is to Montana. I heard there’s a lot of space out there for them.
Montana folks apparently are just willing to take them with, arms wide open.
Thanks you Montana A$$holes, for nothing! Now, go out and dance in some Buffalo $hit and celebrate! Red State, Bull$hit, just another state full of “brainless takers!”
Voters are generally speaking way too stupid as a group to figure out even the most obvious facts. This is why it is crucial for Republicans to effectively communicate the issues, what people should think about the issues and why their opponents are the wrong choice.
“And didn’t the good ole boy farmers put him over the top? After Trump has given Farmers alot more positive legislation vs Obama.”
The dirty little secret, as with Alaska, the Montana good ole boys are on Obama Care/Medicaid, EBT cards and such. The rugged individual stuff is a myth. They’ve been bought and sold.....
John Tester wins every time because he is able to manipulate enough conservatives to vote Losertarian. His campaign always spends resources touting the Losertarian as the true “conservative”. Tester has never breached 50% in any of his election wins
I was wrong. Tester went above 50% in this election.
“...Montana, thanks for nothing!”
Dumb bastards although with democrats voter fraud always has to be factored in.
“It’s hard to believe that Montana—a state that’s red as a tail light—it even has no sales tax—would keep electing a leftist liberal like Tester.”
Only explanation I can think of is that the people there must be under the impression he’s another Zell Miller. They believe they’re voting for a conservative Democrat.
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