GOP coalition for Tester: That must be a joke, right?
Keith Regier | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 2 months AGO
The Daily Inter Lake ran an article on Sept. 5 titled “GOP coalition puts support behind Tester.” This article required the suspension of disbelief in order to read it.
To think that a Republican would vote for Jon Tester is preposterous. This is the Jon Tester that voted against the middle class tax cuts, against Mr. Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, against securing our borders, against pro-life legislation, against the Second Amendment by confirming Sotomayor and Kagan for the Supreme Court, condones gating access to public lands and voted for Obamacare; basically against Montana values.
Any self-described Republican voting for Mr. Tester is either lying or self-deceived. The article reported that Mr. Tester cited “strong personal relationships with several in the group.” This makes readers surmise that the “coalition” is a desperate attempt by Mr. Tester’s friends, using deceit, to help him.
Let’s be honest. If you vote for Mr. Tester, you are a Democrat. Republicans will vote for Matt Rosendale for a more prosperous and safer Montana.
Regier, a Kalispell Republican, represents Senate District 3.
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GOP coalition for Tester: That must be a joke, right?
The Daily Inter Lake ran an article on Sept. 5 titled “GOP coalition puts support behind Tester.” This article required the suspension of disbelief in order to read it.
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