Montana gov. candidate Greg Gianforte goes from wary Trump backer to all-in
HELENA — When Donald Trump visited to Montana last year ahead of the state's Republican presidential primary, technology entrepreneur Greg Gianforte was running on the GOP ticket for governor and made it a point to avoid his party's likely presidential nominee. Gianforte later reluctantly pledged support for Trump, but tried to distance himself from him during an unsuccessful campaign to unseat the state's Democratic governor.
Now, the multimillionaire technology entrepreneur is trying to win an open seat in Congress and has gone all in on Trump.
Gianforte has co-opted the president's "drain the swamp" catchphrase, pledged to advance Trump's agenda and brought in Vice President Mike Pence and Donald Trump Jr. for campaign rallies ahead of Thursday's special election against Democrat Rob Quist. They're vying to replace Ryan Zinke, who became Trump's Interior Secretary in March.
Gianforte's shift from a hesitant backer of the reality show star's presidential bid to a candidate whose success or failure largely hinges on the president mirrors that of the Republican party.
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