Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale plans to run for another Senate run in 2024 against weaker Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, Politico reported Friday.
Rosendale, who lost to Tester in 2018, has told lawmakers he plans to attack the senator again. The two sources spoke candidly about the conversation on condition of anonymity. Said Politico. In a statement to Politico, members of the House Liberal Party did not rule out running for the Senate, instead pointing to recent polls that suggest they are well-supported in the hypothetical Republican primary.
it’s rosendale lost Support for Tester was 50.3% vs. 46.8% in 2018, and the latest polls suggest that the House of Representatives will likely have an advantage in 2024. An OnMessage poll in late February said Rosendale would beat the Senators by five points.
The Senate race “will be decided by people all over Montana, not by Mitch McConnell.” This week, the PPP released a poll that reflects Montana has taken a big step toward that decision,” Rosendale told Politico.
Rosendale leads former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy by more than 50 points in head-to-head in the Republican primary. according to Based on June 19-20 Public Policy Poll (PPP) survey. Rosendale also received a favorable rating of 67%, compared to 10% for Sheehy.
Senator Steve Danes of Montana, chairman of the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC), is urging Sheehy to run alongside Tester, according to Politico.
“He’s watching the race. He’s carefully considering it,” Daines said of Sheehy. (Related: Republicans maintain firm lead over incumbent Democratic senators in Crimson State: Poll)
WASHINGTON, DC – February 9: Senator Jon Tester (D, Montana) speaks to reporters en route to a closed-door briefing for senators on Chinese spy balloons at the US Capitol. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Republican Senators Ted Cruz (Texas) and Mike Lee (Utah) have encouraged Rosendale’s senatorial ambitions, with Cruz telling Politico that Rosendale ” “He would be a great candidate,” he said.
“I hope he does,” Lee told Politico of a potential Rosendale run. “Certainly we could use him in the Senate.”
Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke was also rumored to be running for the Republican nomination, but Politico said he would likely endorse Sheehy if he ran.
Montana, along with West Virginia, Ohio, Arizona and Wisconsin, is one of several states where Democrats hold Senate seats, and Republicans think the 2024 election is in jeopardy. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin has been characterized as Democratic-leaning. according to To Cook Political Report.
Prior to joining the legislature, Mr. Rosendale served as a member of both houses of the Montana Legislature and served as state auditor from 2017 to 2021. according to Go to Ballotpedia. He won the 2022 U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority, defeating his closest opponent by more than 30 points.
Neither Rosendale nor Tester immediately responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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