Bankhead's candidacy faces challenges from an independent PAC supporting Seth Bodnar, which has spent at least $5.8M on television ads to undermine her and position Bodnar as the main challenger to Republican Kurt Alme. While critics suggest Bankhead's campaign was funded by dark money to act as a Republican plant, she continues to campaign in a race that VoteHub rates as Solid R and Decision Desk HQ forecasts as a 9 in 10 win for Alme.
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Alani Bankhead Defends 49k Primary Votes to Stay in Montana Senate Race
US Politics10 days ago
The Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Montana published an op-ed in the Washington Post vowing to remain in her contest despite pressure from party establishment leaders to withdraw. Alani Bankhead argued that the party must rebuild its own brand and accused leadership of attempting to override the approximately 49,000 voters who selected her during the primary election.
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