Three-term U.S. Senator Jon Tester, D-Montana, is in a fight for his political life. Tester’s Republican challenger, Tim Sheehy, a Navy SEAL combat veteran, has received strong support from GOP leadership and an endorsement from former President Donald J. Trump.
Tester’s seat is considered one of the most vulnerable in the Senate. One reason: Montanans love their guns, and Joe Biden – the titular head of Tester’s party – is the most anti-gun president the country has ever seen.
As a result, Tester has tried to tap dance around guns and Second Amendment issues. His reelection campaign even released a video that shows him traveling the state in an old pickup with a Model 99 Savage in a gunrack, while the narrator talks about Tester’s strong support for “gun safety and hunter education.”
Tester’s 2A tap dancing ended Friday at around 3 p.m., when he sent an email to his supporters announcing that Brady PAC would match campaign donations for 48 hours:
Sent: 6/7/2024 11:04:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Subject: The next 48 hours are key
Hi folks, it’s Jon Tester. I’ve got some big news, some bad news, and some good news.
Here’s the big news: I officially have a GOP opponent in the race for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat—Mitch McConnell’s handpicked candidate, Tim Sheehy.
But the bad news is: McConnell and all of his super PAC buddies are spending a whopping $65 million to prop up their handpicked candidate and attack me. In a race as close as this, every dollar could make the difference.
And the good news: A group of generous donors saw the polls tightening and agreed to match every donation for the next 48 hours.
Opportunities like this don’t come around often, and we need to take advantage of them while they’re here. This is the best time to make a difference in our campaign, and your gift will go twice as far.
Will you become a General Election Founding donor by splitting a MATCHED donation between my campaign and Brady PAC now?
I’m proud to say that I rely on grassroots support from folks like you.
Let’s go win this thing,
Jon
The move was somewhat hush-hush. Brady PAC’s fund-matching agreement was not mentioned anywhere on Tester’s reelection website, and Tester was not included in a list of endorsed candidates on Brady PAC’s website.
Brady PAC, “is dedicated to a singular goal: creating a safer America by supporting and investing in candidates who are committed to enacting, improving, and defending Gun Violence Prevention (GVP) policies across the country,” according to its website.
Kris Brown, president of Brady United Against Gun Violence, chairs Brady PAC’s board of directors.
It’s not too much of a stretch to say most Montanans do not support Brady PAC’s goals, especially “universal background checks and an assault weapon ban.”
Tester’s reelection campaign did not return calls or emails seeking to know why he is now accepting funds from one of the country’s leading anti-gun groups.
Meanwhile, Sheehy has made his support for the Second Amendment clear:
“I will fight back against any attempt by liberal politicians like Joe Biden and Jon Tester from pursuing a radical gun control agenda that threatens our Second Amendment rights. Our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As a Navy SEAL who fought for our country and to protect our freedoms, this is a fundamental constitutional right that must and will always be protected under my watch,” Sheehy’s website states.
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He’s a politician. Which means he’s a liar and a thief, and when he isn’t kissin’ babies he’s stealing their lollypops. 😉
And don’t ask why your daughter can’t walk in a straight line anymore.
“Stealing their lollipops”. A great scene from The Hunt For Red October.
hunting rights? for those body armor wearing deer I keep hearing about?
The 2A isn’t about hunting -unless it’s “enemies foreign and domestic” season. Come amd take it.
Tester knows his gravy train is about to run off the rails, and he’ll just brush off this as no big deal – while he and his wife enjoy a jet setting vacation around the world courtesy of his donors.
Wait you say, didn’t Trump just get convicted with 34 felonies for doing something like that?
Umm, yeah, but Joe Testor has a D behind his name, so no worries, his charges will be reverted back to a petty misdemeanor on the offchance he’s busted.. right Miner?
Huh? The Dim gets a large pension forever. Hardly off the gravy train🙄
That pension is in addition to whatever any politician especially a Democrat can steal.
Another piece of work, but alas isn’t Montana Liz country? Fortunately Liz was defeated.
No I think the “Cheney’s” are from Wyoming.
No I think the “Cheney’s” are from Wyoming.
Allow me to help you out jon tester…FJB.
TRUMP 2024.
Firearm ownership is not a reflection of someone’s politics.
Buying a gun does not translate to 2nd Amendment support.
Maybe I’m missing something, but it looks to me like instead of him taking Brady money, he is fundraising FOR Brady. Which is even worse, as far as I’m concerned. He only say “a group of generous donors” are providing the match.
“A group of generous donors saw the polls tightening and agreed to match every donation for the next 48 hours.
(skip)
Will you become a General Election Founding donor by splitting a MATCHED donation between my campaign and Brady PAC now?”
That’s how I read it too, but then copyediting (even simple proofreading) is a lost art. However, either way, it’s two sides of the same bad coin.
The next time you see something about anti-gun wanting to ban guns or tell you that you can not carry your gun, remember, they are advocating that you not be able to defend your loved ones or your self and would prefer your loved ones or you die. Because monsters are real, you need to be able to defend against them, you need to be able to kill them if necessary… yes, monsters are real and here’s one of them.
VIDEO: Stabbing suspect of 3 year old smiles and laughs in court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGr7_3JhG1c
Boondock Saints.
In addition to being a gun grabber, Tester is a fat POS.
Tester? I’ll never paint another model car again.
Ah the good ol’ days. Looking back, was it really that fun, or did I subconsciously enjoy the smell?
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Mitch McConnell’s handpicked candidate – If true the race between Tester and a RINO (at best). Interesting that Tester whines about the chin/spineless McConnell and NOT the Trump endorsement.
I’ve lived in Montana for 32 years. MT is full of democrats who own a pump shotgun and a bolt action elk rifle and think you shouldn’t be able to own anything else. Tester is just a stooge who votes the Dem party line and supports whatever Chuck & Nancy tell him to do. I can’t wait to vote this November. I live in a super liberal University town but luckily I’m only 20min from the real Montana.