MT-AL: Rob Quist (D) vs. Greg Gianforte (R) vs. Mark Wicks (L), May 25

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If Gianforte wins he'll have to resign within days, then we get ANOTHER Special Election.

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That audio is pretty damning. Hope Jacobs is alright...

If he's still Tweeting, he's probably alright.  Not in the ICU, like the fake tweeters have been claiming.

ben hasn't tweeted since 1 hour.

He just tweeted this:  https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/867535038749040640

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Vote Wicks.

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ALL REMAINING MONTANA VOTERS, VOTE WICKS

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LET'S. GET. BACK. ON. TOPIC.

THIS IS THE TOPIC NOW, HE BODY SLAMMED A ING REPORTER OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND THE EFFECT IT WILL HAVE

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ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS NOT GET CHARGED WITH A CRIME

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If Louie Gohmert, Trent Franks, or Paul Ryan would still vote for Gianforte, then they are saying that assault is a good and honorable thing. Any montanan who votes for Gianforte today is saying the same. Enough said.

What about those who voted for him before this happened?

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Just watch the county by county results and don't overreact to early returns. It's probably the best to wait until at least 70% of the vote is in (if not more than that) before making a projection, even if it "looks" like there is a winner early on.

Well, some people might stay level-headed and keep in mind how unrepresentative early returns can be, but we all know how much of Atlas will react later tonight.

If Quist is ahead by more than 10%: OMG! Quistslide here we come! Bye-bye, Crazy Greg!

If Gianforte ever takes the lead: OMG! Quist is done!

"If the Democrats can't win this after #Assaultgate and the CBO report, they might as well be on their way to dissolution."
- "I agree. But IMO we could see a MO-SEN 2012 redux here.... Oh wait, I just checked the 2016 results and apparently Trump won MT by 20 points. So Democrats are doing about 20 points better than Clinton? Will Trump even get 100 EV in 2020 now?"
- "Yeah, maybe. I don't want to overreact, but I believe that the party which loses this race might as well give up on controlling anything federally until after 2022."
- "If Quist wins, it is even more evidence that Montana is going the way of Vermont or maybe Colorado!"
- "Yeah, but what if Gianforte wins after all of this? Maybe MT is turning into... West Virginia? Also OR and WA should be put on WV watch... they're all similar states, right?"

Wow and I thought I was a partisan hack for thinking Rauner can win reelection.

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So, are we for the most part going into this blind, since all we had were pretty sh!tty pollsters and then Google Consumer Surveys?

Why did no really good pollsters poll the race?

Something about robocalls being illegal in Montana and polling being rather expensive.

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Where can we see results coming in?

NY Times should have a results page at about 9-9:30 EST, polls close at 10 EST.

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What time do polls close again in Montana?

10 EST

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Gianforte +5 to Quist +2

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Is there a news channel or something to watch for results?

The NY Times site
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/montana-house-special-election

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Is there a news channel or something to watch for results?

The NY Times site
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/montana-house-special-election

Thanks, but I meant like a live TV station.

CNN usually has the results going, they did for GA-6 and should for today.

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According to NY Times, Quist is pulling ahead with 15% of precincts in.

Missoula popped in that's why.

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>Everyone instantly makes assumptions based on little early vote.

Kek

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Will you guys stop automatically assuming things?  Its way too early to make a call.

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                         Quist vs Clinton

Yellowstone -         36.6       31.4
Gallatin -               53.8      45.1
Missoula -              61.3      51.9
Cascade -              42.8       35.2
Lewis & Clark -       52.8       41
Ravalli -                 37.0      27.6
Deer Lodge -          62.4      48.9
Jefferson -             37.5       29.8
Big Horn -              36.8      49.4
Chouteau -             37.0      28.1

Quist to Bullock is a better comparison.

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It appears Gianforte may have BODYSLAMMED Quist to victory.

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Gianforte is rolling! Or should I say....Slamming!

ing Krazen kek

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Can we not call this yet and simply wait for more results? Geez...

Please listen to Treasurer, wait for more results.

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Will Trump talk trash on Twitter about this victory? Or will even he know better?

Considering how he didn't tell people to go out and vote on Twitter like he did for KS and GA, no.

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A reminder that the DCCC spent a tenth on this race what they've spent in GA-6 so far.

Maybe cause they knew it really wasn't winnable?

Bullock won the state against Gianforte as Clinton lost by 20 points. Jon Tester got elected twice here.

I ask you to compare Tester and Bullock's policies and views to Quist.

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Cmon and slam