In what was one of the worst-kept secrets of the 2012 political season (tying Denny Rehberg’s announcement that he was running for U.S. Senate) Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock will announce his intention to run for Governor today (Wednesday).

The Associated Press reported in an AP News Break on Tuesday that two people close to Bullock let the secret out that he was running for Montana Governor.  If you follow me on Twitter, you received that information yesterday through @TheWesternWord.

Early Wednesday morning (today) I received an e-mail from the Bullock campaign with the subject “Big News” in which he writes, “Later today, with my family by my side, I will announce that I am running for Governor of the State of Montana. Since we can’t all be in Billings for this announcement, I wanted you to hear first.” Continue reading →