Rob Quist is far more competitive then many would have assumed in his race for congress. He has almost no previous background in politics, but the fact of the matter is when you take one look at him he screams “I'm from Montana” and if there's one thing Montanan’s cherish it's being one of them. He's also run on a surprisingly progressive platform for a red state that went for Trump last November by 20 points.
Despite the obvious obstacles we find ourselves nipping at the heels of New Jersey millionaire Greg Gianforte in public polling. Recent polls show anywhere from a mid single digits race to a high single digits race, which has closed the gap dramatically since when the polls first started testing. That's great news, but privately it's even better news for us.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/13/trump-2018-midterms-gop-alarm-238342
At the Republican National Committee’s spring meeting, strategists expressed alarm about a pair of upcoming special House elections and what they might portend for the battle for the lower chamber next year.
They apparently have good reason to be alarmed.
And he offered a surprisingly unvarnished forecast of looming special elections that the party has been favored to win. While the race for a Georgia House seat is a tossup, he said, one in Montana later this month is closer than public polling indicated.
So we’ve got the momentum, we’ve got Republicans in despair over the shock their representatives would vote to take away their healthcare and we’ve got a candidate that fits Montana to a T. Oh yeah and did I forget to mention that Quist has now raised over $4 million in grassroots donations? He's got a campaign running by the people and for the people.
Sounds like we can pull off the shock of the decade here. Can you imagine what a win here would do for Jon Ossoff in Georgia? Let’s start the snowball rolling with a win in Montana and really put the fear of extinction into Republicans. 12 days left, let’s do this!
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And spread the word in your social media circles whether that be on Twitter, Facebook or any other form. This race has been far too under the radar. Let's change that as we did with James Thompson. When we work together we are unstoppable. Greg Gainforte and Republicans are about to find that out the hard way.
For those who do tweet let's get the #EnlistForQuist hashtag going!