For Montanans the choice should be clear, either a Math Teacher who has lived the struggles of the average Montanan, or a Multi-millionaire that has stood on the side of the Koch Brothers and Corporate interest.
Amanda Generating Excitement:
The experts said that if she raised $100,000 in the first month, then maybe she might be worth looking at supporting. Since her campaign began two weeks ago, Amanda Curtis' campaign for the US Senate in Montana has raised over $260,000 and has received many large endorsements already including all major Labor Unions, The Montana Sportsman Association, The Montana Conservation Voters, Montana Firefighters Association, and many more. She is generating excitement in Montana.
Montana is NOT a Red State:
You may think that she does not have a chance and that Montana is a "Red" state, but that is inaccurate. Montana could be described as a "Purple" state. Sometimes we elect Democrats, sometimes we elect Republicans. The seat she is running for has been held by Democrats for over 100 years. Bill Clinton won Montana in 1996 and Obama lost Montana by 3 points in 2008.
Amanda Curtis: "Show Up and Say Yes!"
Last year Amanda held a Tedx Talk on "Paying Attention & Getting Involved." It is a worthwhile watch. In her talk, she asks two things of people that are disenfranchised by politics. She asks people to do two things, "Show Up" and "Say Yes." When Walsh dropped out of the race, Amanda recieved many phone calls from around the state asking her to run. After giving the Tedx Talk she said she could not let them down and had to say "yes." That is the type of person she is, when she says something she will do it. Watch it here.
She is "One of Us!"
Not so much her campaign, but the people of Montana have adopted the slogan, "One of us!" It seems that whenever anything positive is mentioned about Amanda, it is followed by "she is one of us!" Almost every day there is a positive editorial in one of the major newspapers in the state promoting her and asking people to "show up and say yes to Amanda." Recently there have been polls in the Bozeman Chronicle and Ravalli Republic asking who will you vote for. In both polls, which are in red areas of the state, Amanda stomped Daines. Bozeman, by the way, is Daines hometown. I do not put much stalk in these polls but it shows that her supporters are willing to work for her to help her win. Even in many places across the state people are making home made signs to help Amanda with expenses.
Daines is wrong for Montana
Steve Daines has already, in many cases, proven that he is out of touch with the people of Montana. He voted to cut pell grants and does not care how much interest college students have to pay for student loans. He has supported allowing private interest to buy and develop public lands. In Montana, hunting and fishing are king. Montanans like to have access and use public lands. If Daines had his way, the hunting and fishing access would be severly limited. He does not excite people and really the only thing he has going for him is his money and millionaire interests.
Transparency
How many politicians have you ever known that let their constituents know exactly what was going on in their government every single day? My guess is that you do not know any. Meet Amanda Curtis, during every day of the last session of the state legislature, Amanda created a video blog to keep people informed of exactly what was going on each day. That, in my book, is extra ordinary. You can see them all here.
Show up and Say Yes to Amanda
If you follow politics you probably know that many people do not even pay attention until after Labor Day. While she will never match his money, she can win by introducing herself to the people. People usually like her after one visit with her. Please help her win the senate seat by showing up at her Actblue Site: Donate Here to Amanda. She can win and she will win if we can get her on the airwaves and get signage out for her.