John Lewis is first.

Democrat John Lewis announced that he is running for Montana’s at-large U.S. House seat. Steve Daines currently occupies that seat. It seems that almost everyone is waiting for Daines to make a decision about running for U.S. Senate before they decide what to do.

Almost everyone except John Lewis – and you at least have to respect that. Lewis is running for U.S. House no matter what Daines does. This is somewhat refreshing considering what we’ve been seeing so far this election season – everyone waiting for the 800-pound gorilla to make a move.

Lee Newspapers reported that the announcement was “one of the first definitive moves in what’s become a political waiting game for Montana’s two major electoral contests in 2014…”   Continue reading →