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Ford_Prefect

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5. The DNC did its calculations too early and didn't originally commit to 50 states.
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 09:45 AM
Oct 2016

They assumed they wouldn't have enough of a chance to gain in the House. So even though they raised more money than expected they wrote off Montana and a number of other GOP leaning states which has affected the down ticket races. They really do not pay enough attention to the idea that every seat needs to be contested if you are going to have congressional wins in the off year elections too. My Family lives there and it is frustrating to see the national ticket ignore the importance to Montana Democrats of national party support. Since Montana has such a small population it only rates one member in the House. That single position has huge influence within the state and supports the continuing (thus far) dominance of GOP power in the region.

I met Denise years ago when she was running for the state legislature. You could not ask for a better or more obvious candidate for the DNC or Hillary to vigorously support.

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