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Jon Tester

  1. rich people things
    To Buy a Mountain RangeA group of billionaires is maneuvering to secure acres of prime public land in Montana for personal use. Can anyone stop them?
  2. early and often
    Will a Generic Republican Beat Tester and Flip the Senate?Once a prize recruit with a gold-plated résumé, Tim Sheehy is now mostly counting on Trump’s coattails in the race that may decide Senate control.
  3. politics
    Joe Manchin’s Silent Partners in the SenateThe West Virginian is happy to take the heat for Democrats who quietly oppose filibuster reform, and they are happy he’s happy.
  4. 2018 midterms
    2018 Midterms Offered More Proof That Split-Ticket Voting Is a Thing of the PastDespite some much-publicized exceptions, voters in the 2018 midterms tended to go all-in on one party.
  5. 2018 midterms
    Dems Still Have a Good Shot at Flipping House, But Senate Is an Uphill BattleFifteen days before the midterms, polls show the House going blue, but the GOP is likely to maintain Senate control, or even pick up a seat or two.
  6. the kavanaugh hearings
    Red-State Democrat Joe Donnelly to Vote ‘No’ on KavanaughDonnelly is one of the Senate’s most vulnerable Democratic incumbents.
  7. Most ‘Trump Ten’ Democratic Senators Doing Better Than Trump in Their StatesThe president isn’t nearly as strong as he was in 2016 in many states where Democratic senators are running for reelection this year.
  8. president trump
    Trump Casually Implies He Could Ruin Jon Tester’s CareerThe Montana senator has become one of the president’s go-to targets in recent days.
  9. Trump Wants Senator Jon Tester to Resign Over the Ronny Jackson DebacleIt turns out that nominating an unqualified candidate who is alleged to have been drunk on the job was all a Democrat’s fault.
  10. Democratic Senate Looking Like a Reach — AgainProspects for a Democratic Senate after the midterms have waxed and waned, but it may be tough for Democrats to hang on in deep red states.
  11. democrats
    Is Democratic Cooperation With Trump Depressing Supporters?You can’t rant and snarl every minute, and when your opponent is Donald Trump, he’ll do much of the work of mobilizing your base.
  12. Trump’s W.H. Stops Feigning Bipartisanship Because It Has No Legislative AgendaFor Trump and Pence, “bipartisanship” now means attacking centrist Democrats for not supporting them in 2017.
  13. Vulnerable Democratic Senators Mostly Above Water; a Wave Could Keep Them ThereApproval ratio numbers for senators show a predictable erosion of support for Democrats running in red states. But they’re hanging in there.
  14. Things Are Looking Up for Democratic Senators in Trump CountrySix Senate Democrats running for reelection in states easily carried by Trump last year are benefitting from strong popularity and GOP fecklessness.
  15. Far From the Beltway Madness, Montanans Battle in a Special ElectionIn a Trump state that still has ticket-splitters, populist Democrat Quist is within striking distance.
  16. bob casey
    Maybe Senate Democrats Aren’t in Such Bad Shape for 2018With a horrific electoral landscape, it was thought Democrats would lose Senate seats even if they did well in the House. But things are looking up.
  17. equal rites
    Senator Jon Tester Proves It’s Not Too Late to Endorse Gay MarriageThe Montana Democrat needed another day to decide.
  18. men
    Montana Senator Jon Tester Lugs Around a Suitcase of MeatYour “Manliest Senator” award winner.