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Snarkoleptic

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17. The reporter (or someone very nearby) recorded audio of the assault...

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Wed May 24, 2017, 08:25 PM

May 2017

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That Montana race just got more interesting. [View all] wildeyed May 2017 OP

If the voting district is more GOP than DEM, this guarantees he will be elected. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #1

It's Montana, which is more Libertarian/Independent than anything, wildeyed May 2017 #3

The district is the entire state of Montana. kst May 2017 #24

That's what I was thinking too. That's how the Donald maintains his base. BigmanPigman May 2017 #30

body slammed? D_Master81 May 2017 #2

Pretty out of control, for sure. wildeyed May 2017 #4

The Undertaker is his campaign manager. What do you expect? AngryAmish May 2017 #5

He will now win GulfCoast66 May 2017 #6

Gianforte is a thug. MontanaMama May 2017 #7

Modern GOP, not traditional conservatives necessarily, Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #41

Chris Hayes is covering it now on MSNBC. rogue emissary May 2017 #8

Missed it. Bleh. wildeyed May 2017 #11

He said Ben is going to be calling into the show soon. rogue emissary May 2017 #12

Just missed that too. wildeyed May 2017 #18

k&r DesertRat May 2017 #9

More interesting? Maybe. More likely to increase Gianforte's support? Probably. LonePirate May 2017 #10

I live in blue blue blue Missoula MontanaMama May 2017 #13

Beavis was out there campaigning for him. One asshole deserves another. Buns_of_Fire May 2017 #14

Beavis came out here twice and so did that 2naSalit May 2017 #25

Why is he Beavis? dawg May 2017 #42

Now he will propably win and that will make a large impact Doreen May 2017 #15

was reading on twitter D_Master81 May 2017 #16

Jacobs wrote a fairly benign story about Gianforte's Russian index funds. wildeyed May 2017 #21

The reporter (or someone very nearby) recorded audio of the assault... Snarkoleptic May 2017 #17

WHOA! wildeyed May 2017 #22

If they reward that type of vile, thuggish, violent behavior, then seriously ecstatic May 2017 #19

Hey ecstatic! MontanaMama May 2017 #27

We know how they feel about "the media", so this probably helps Gianforte. Repukes like bullies. Tarheel_Dem May 2017 #20

Keep showing us your "Christian" values, Gianforte... hunter May 2017 #23

Yeah... MontanaMama May 2017 #28

He also bought a full Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton for a Creationist museum. hunter May 2017 #36

JFC. MontanaMama May 2017 #37

Gianforte's campaign just blamed it on the "aggressive liberal journalist" flibbitygiblets May 2017 #26

Of course they did. It'll GET them votes. nolabear May 2017 #31

Yes this may be contrived bucolic_frolic May 2017 #39

They did, of course. But their statement didn't match the Audio. AgadorSparticus May 2017 #33

Ben Jacobs is so aggro, wouldn't put it past him. wildeyed May 2017 #34

Maybe the people of this district GallopingGhost May 2017 #29

Bunch of the early vote is in already, so who knows. wildeyed May 2017 #35

lol, that works. GallopingGhost May 2017 #40

Hey, he may get arrested tomorrow on the polls chelsea0011 May 2017 #32

Wouldn't THAT be delicious. n/t MontanaMama May 2017 #38