Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy of Montana revealed his plan to defeat Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) in an interview with Breitbart News at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday.
Sheehy said Tester is a career politician with a consistent progressive record and has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars in battleground states.
But a confident Sheehy explained: “I think our message this time is different than previous elections. And our message is, number one, common sense. We’ve got to bring common sense back to this country.”
I am running for the United States Senate to make Montana affordable again, make America strong again, and ensure the next generation of Americans can thrive in this great state. #Retired as a tester pic.twitter.com/NfLnAJzDeC
— Tim Sheehy (@SheehyforMT) July 9, 2024
“I think for the first time ever, at least in recent times, Montanans are really feeling the impact of national policies,” he added, citing gas prices, inflation, home prices, the southern border and out-of-control crime as ripple effects for state residents.
Sheehy also said Tester has voted for left-leaning policies every time and Montanans are starting to wake up to the consequences of his record.
It’s a tough time for families living paycheck to paycheck, but instead of helping Montanans; @JoeBiden and Jon Tester We opened the borders and used taxpayer money to put illegal immigrants up in luxury hotel rooms.
That’s outrageous. #Retired as a tester pic.twitter.com/nI5D31oPJR
— Tim Sheehy (@SheehyforMT) July 11, 2024
Breitbart News reported on June 26 that a poll showed Sheehy leading incumbent Tester by just three points.
“Montana is important because it will determine who runs the 51-seat U.S. Senate next year. Currently, RealClearPolitics shows Republicans holding 49 seats and Democrats holding 43. Montana remains a close race, along with Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada,” wrote The Post’s John Nolte.
According to Breitbart News, recent reports have suggested that Tester and several other Democratic senators believe President Joe Biden will lose the November election to former President Donald Trump.
“Given Biden’s weak position in Montana and his loss of reelection chances to Republican Tim Sheehy, Tester is understandably worried about Biden’s prospects,” the article states.
