MT Senate 2014: Getting Nasty

One thing for sure is that this 2014 election season will probably go down as one of the nastiest campaign seasons in Montana history – mostly because of the U.S. Senate race.

Montanans have been subjected to some interesting ads in the senate race between U.S. Representative Steve Daines and U.S. Senator John Walsh. We’ve seen ads about rape, physical violence, veterans, healthcare, and families.

There’s good news! We have not seen too many third party ads yet – and it’s only June!

Daines was first to air a negative attack ad and he may not stop. Will the independent voters in Montana, whose votes  Daines needs to win, grow tired of his attacks on John Walsh, a highly decorated Iraq war veteran?

On Friday night I happened to see the newest campaign ad from Congressman Steve Daines which is titled “Mistreated.”

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