Knowing how intense/pathological their hatred of the man is, the Democrats' reaction to a Gianforte win (with a beautiful Republican trifecta) will truly be a sight to behold even if Trump loses -- the ultimate ‘trigger the libs’ race on the ballot this year. It’ll be great to finally see MT under complete Republican control without a governor who reflexively makes use of his veto pen, especially if there’s a Democratic trifecta nationally. Unlike Racicot, Gianforte is a reliable conservative on virtually every major issue.
It should also be noted that the Cooney campaign was just hit with a second ethics violation, which Republicans were quick to turn another ad. There won’t be a 6-point gap between the Senate race and this race (Daines and Gianforte are both at 48% here, and I’m pretty sure the undecideds in this race lean Democratic), but this is not the kind of story Cooney needs as voting is already underway. A large part of Cooney's campaign just reinforced the image Gianforte has painted of him throughout the campaign (negative partisan career politician), and whether people want to admit it or not, Gianforte has been very effective as a campaigner. My final prediction (I’ll post a county map soon) is Gianforte by 4 points, give or take a point.
Lean Republican.
Is Cooney such a bad candidate? I kinda like him. I don't get why New Jersey carpetbagger and bodyslammer Gianforte is doing so well.
The fact that Cooney thinks this is a winning issue for him tells you all you need to know about the state/quality of his campaign.
