In case you missed the May 1, 2011, edition of Newsweek, Montana’s junior senator, Jon Tester, was featured. You can check it out HERE.

In a story titled, “The Democrats’ Last, Best Hope” Newsweek reporter Andrew Romano writes,

“Sen. Jon Tester hunts, farms, has seven fingers, and could well determine his party’s fate in 2012. So why are they calling him a sellout?”

Personally, I think that’s what Tester wants. He wants to carve out a spot in the middle for the 2012 election and quietly convince his far lefties, “Pssst…I’ll have your back as soon as this election is over.”

The big question is can Tester sell this to his base supporters? Or will they start thinking he’s just another junior milquetoast version of Max Baucus (Montana’s senior senator who has been in Washington since cows were allowed to graze on the White House lawn, almost) and somehow he convinces Montanans (especially those in the middle) to send him back election after election. Continue reading →