Robert L Arnold
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Sunday 16 August 2026 08:20:00 GMT
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Eric Tiahrt 🇺🇸 :
I'll be voting for Bankhead because she actually has policies other than just anti-trump. Bodner is very hesitant to let us know any of his policies. Basically Montana democrats should have won but the split vote will hand Alme the senate. Jon Tester giving all his extra cash to Bodner is very disappointing.
2026-08-16 12:02:32
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daniel2003131 :
You have to be deep into politics to be worked up about a Montana primary that the winner is going to lose by a lot in the general.
2026-08-16 12:57:52
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Imharleysgirl :
This is 100% Sadly, as a Montanan, I feel confident that one of the biggest reasons that Seth Bodner is “more electable” comes down to the simple fact he is a male. I wish people would embrace voting for the candidate with the best policies and not for color, gender and because it’s how dad and grandpa voted. Wake up Montana.
2026-08-18 17:43:01
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ctdelfeld :
Perfectly said Robert. In addition to the Democratic Party pressuring Alani Bankhead to drop out in Montana, there are actually 3 other states (NE, ID & SD) where the Democratic party encouraged democratic nominees to drop out of national elections to help the Independent candidate win races for which there is a high probability the democrats will lose. When this method, which unfairly tosses aside the vote of everyone who voted democratic & all the hard work that went into the candidate winning the Democratic primary, was employed in the past, it did not work & the Independent lost. This disenfranchment of democratic voters by their own party will do more to suppress democratic turnout than any MAGA threats of ICE and law enforcement at the polls ever could. If a voter feels like the political party of his/her choice doesn't value his/her vote, he/she will either abandon the party or just stop showing up to vote which will further lower the chance of democratic wins. Democratic Senate nominees in Nebraska & Idaho dropped out as a result of the pressure. Alani Bankhead, the nominee in MT, who refused to drop out & Julian Beaudion, the democratic nominee in SD, who suspended his campaign for personal reasons, not to help the independent, both disagree with this strategy. I agree with both & the reasons for their disagreement. In MT, some national Democratic groups backed independent Seth Bodnar, the leader of the University of Montana system, but Democrat Alani Bankhead, an Air Force veteran and a first-time political candidate, refused to drop out, saying the strategy of running independents is a bad idea that hurts Democrats in the long term. Bankhead's & Beaudion's statements communicate exactly how I feel about this: “If you want to rehabilitate the brand, then you do it by rehabilitating the brand, not supporting independents,” Bankhead said in an interview. Undermining the voters’ will by asking the Democratic nominee to withdraw is “highly inappropriate” and further upsets voters, she said. Julian Beaudion, said in an interview before exiting the race that asking Democrats to drop out “hurts state and local parties more than it does the national brand".
2026-08-16 17:46:35
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Roxy La Feevers :
Montanan here. The people like Bankhead, the money likes Bodnar. Alme is going to win anyway, all this is doing is making the Democrats look like shit. They’re eating each other (including threats to Bankhead and her family) and all Alme has to do is stand back and watch.
2026-08-16 16:12:18
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Vicky_Byrd :
all you need to win in Montana is be a millionaire, not be from Montana, and just put an R by your name…so much for Montanans for Montana…
2026-08-19 11:51:27
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Amy Lou :
What are primary’s for?! Thank you for your voice of reason and explanations, hopefully enough people listen. Democracy for a reason, not for manipulation!!
2026-08-16 12:59:38
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Molly Chase653 :
This takes me back to the presidency primary in 2021. Sanders was winning and as best i could tell was going to win. Than the party decided they needed a center candidate. amazingly within a week all the other candidates dropped out of the race and threw their support to Biden. Interestingly many of those candidates got positions in Biden's government. I consider that moment as the fall of the democratic party. I often wonder where we would be today if Burney had been "ALLOWED " to run.
2026-08-16 14:17:49
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Stefen🌈 :
You are always the voice of reason
2026-08-16 08:39:53
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rachelley03 :
Defiance til death ✊🏼
2026-08-16 08:59:20
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Be_there4<3 :
“Politics cannot and should not be fantasy football!“ 👏 This! Thank you.
2026-08-16 14:06:37
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falco :
You should run for office 👏👏👏👏
2026-08-16 10:09:35
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Pam :
Unfortunately, the way our system is right now... Democracy is all about arithmetic. Whoever spends the most money, will usually get the most votes. We need to get rid of lobbyists and money in politics.
2026-08-17 02:06:57
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Victoria💙 :
Defiant member here! Keep up the good work ❤️
2026-08-16 16:45:23
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NovaVia :
Its not about what the people want any more. Its about the battle between democrats and republicans. Certain people will tow the line. Others wont. Each party wants servants...not servants to the people, but servants to the ideology and powers that dictate what the ideology is.
2026-08-16 15:07:59
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LJ_BSNRN :
Thank you for continuing to care for Americans, the workers of America, the souls who are suffering and fighting for their country and their freedom! ❤️🔥
2026-08-16 16:18:50
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I am Jane Doe :
I feel they think it's all a game... it's not a fucking game, it's people's lives. Defiance til Death.
2026-08-16 16:52:33
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Vicky_Byrd :
Unfortunately this situation will all but ensure the R will prevail….ugggg
2026-08-19 11:55:49
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Beverly 💙🆘🇺🇸🌊 :
💙✌️100%
2026-08-16 11:36:26
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TH Fannin Gen ❌ 🇺🇦 :
People have to have a reason to vote FOR something, not just against something else.
2026-08-16 20:08:16
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Dogmomkel :
I appreciate your input
2026-08-16 11:42:46
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DNutt :
Oh Robert! You bring such comfort in the Logic of your words. Thank you.
2026-08-16 12:09:34
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Firebird :
These are scary times, thank you Robert 🙏🙏🙏
2026-08-16 16:14:45
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Mr Z :
well said
2026-08-16 08:33:46
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TLM :
Your vote matters until some do not like the choice! We must stand our ground! Our future depends on it for everyone’s future not just a few!
2026-08-16 12:57:39
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