Cook Political Report Shifts Montana Senate Race From ‘Toss Up’ to ‘Lean Republican’
Businessman and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy announced he’s running for U.S. Senate in Montana. (@SheehyforMT / Twitter screen shot)
The Cook Political Report has shifted the Montana Senate race from “toss up” to “lean Republican,” in what could prove a vital outcome regardless of who wins the presidential election.
In a piece published on Thursday, the Report’s Jessica Taylor explained that Republican Tim Sheehy, stands the better chance of unseating Democratic Senator Jon Tester come November:
Democrats began this cycle with their toughest map in decades, having to defend the red states of West Virginia, Montana and Ohio — in addition to a handful of other presidential battleground states.
Less than two months before Election Day,
