Montana Free Press (https://montanafreepress.org/series/2020-election/)
This week, Montana Free Press is closing out 2019 by looking back at some highlights from the first year of the Montana Lowdown podcast. This 2019 review episode features host and MTFP editor-in-chief John S. Adams in a conversation with the show’s producer, Alex McKenzie.
‘I want to talk about our culture, I want to talk about the forces that drive decisions,’ says the Republican candidate for Congress.
The Republican representative from Columbus has served three terms in the Montana House, and as chair of the State Administration Committee the past two terms.
Tim Fox and Al Olszewski debated at Carroll College this week, while Greg Gianforte raised funds at the Montana Club with Donald Trump Jr.
‘I’m in this game to win it,’ Olszewski says. ‘I am not going to peel off and become arm candy for Congressman Gianforte.’
Rains says he’s running to help ensure that farming and ranching remain viable for future generations of Montanans: “We have to find a way to make sure that ranchers and farmers can prosper on the ranch, otherwise rural Montana’s going to just vanish.”
“I envision the auditor’s office being a watchdog consumer protection agency, where it’s going after bad-faith actors and holding them accountable,” Morigeau says.
While acknowledging an uphill battle against primary opponents with statewide political experience, Joe Dooling says he sees a path to the Republican nomination — and an increasing voter wariness of GOP churn that leaves incumbencies behind when higher office calls.