Hello! Here are the topics for today’s independent commentary:
- Montana on Wrong Track
- Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts
- Trump at 29%
- TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station
- One More Thing
MONTANA ON WRONG TRACK:
The Montana Free Press (MTFP) reports that Montanans aren’t confident about the state’s direction and generally disapprove of their top elected officials, according to a Montana Free Press-Rutgers Eagleton poll.
By the way, Montana is completely run by Republicans.
The MTFP also reported:
Only 36% of those polled said Montana “is currently going in the right direction,” while 53% said the state “has gone off on the wrong track.” The remaining respondents to the poll, conducted Aug. 27 to Sept. 7, said they weren’t sure.
The poll numbers are in, and the consensus is clear: our elected officials are absolute garbage. Even Donald Trump scored a whopping 53% disapproval rate, showing that Montanans might finally be exhausted by the never-ending MAGA circus.
Read the complete report from MTFP HERE.
MONTANANS FOR NONPARTISAN COURTS:
CI-132 is a simple initiative that puts one sentence into Montana’s constitution: “judicial elections in Montana shall remain nonpartisan.” Montana began electing judges in nonpartisan elections in 1935 in response to Montana’s powerful Copper Kings, who were buying judges to rule in their favor. This simple measure protects that long-standing tradition so we can keep judges accountable to the people’s interests, not deep-pocketed political interests.
Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts has released its first ad. Check it out HERE.
Please join me in voting YES for CI-132. Visit the website HERE.
TRUMP AT 29%:
The number of the day was 29 for President Donald Trump:
A total of 29% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, and 68% say they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. (Source)
Then, there’s this:
Overall, 29% of US adults approve of Trump’s handling of foreign affairs, a new low in CNN polling across both of his terms as president, while 71% say they disapprove. More see his foreign policy decisions this term as harming America’s standing in the world rather than helping it. Only 26% say they approve of the president’s handling of the situation in Iran, down from 33% a month after the war began. (Source)
TRUMP TV: THE ESSENTIALS STATION
In case you missed it, the Trump Administration launched a state TV station, just like they have in China, Russia, and North Korea.
On September 21, 2026, the White House officially launched a 24/7 digital streaming initiative titled “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station.” The platform was introduced directly on the White House’s official website and its YouTube channel following an escalating feud between the administration and mainstream media organizations.
There are reports that Trump TV got off to a rocky start. (Source)
The stream peaked at roughly 8,000 live viewers during its initial launch at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday. Within 90 minutes, viewership dropped below 4,000.
By late Monday night, it fell further to around 2,400 viewers. The stream reached a low point at approximately 3:30 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, drawing only 1,123 concurrent viewers. (Source) (Source)
ONE MORE THING:
While doing his history homework, my son asked me what I knew about Galileo.
I said, “He’s just a poor boy from a poor family.”
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