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wildeyed

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21. Jacobs wrote a fairly benign story about Gianforte's Russian index funds.

Wed May 24, 2017, 08:33 PM

May 2017

Gianforte is a wealthy man, so the fact that he owns a few index funds does not mean he is in on the Trump Russia thing. He got punched for asking Gianforte about the CBO scores that came out today. If he can't handle than kind of mild pressure, maybe he is not cut out for the job.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/28/greg-gianforte-republican-candidate-congress-russia-companies

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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