Voters drowning in ads from ‘obscene’ amounts of cash flooding Montana U.S. Senate race

Associated Press

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Republicans have struggled for 18 years to topple Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. This year they finally see potential victory within their grasp in a race that could determine the balance of power in Congress. The contest between Tester and former U.S. Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy is shattering campaign spending records and Democrats have a significant financial edge. But recent political trends appear to favor Sheehy: Tester is the last Democratic senator across the five-state Northern Plains region and the only remaining statewide elected Democrat in Montana.