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Top Dem Breaks Ranks With Shock Senate Endorsement
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- Pete Buttigieg, former transportation secretary, has endorsed independent candidate Seth Bodnar in the Montana Senate race, breaking from the Democratic Party to support him over Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead.
- Buttigieg praised Bodnar's character and bipartisan approach, highlighting his military service and commitment to fighting corruption, defending reproductive rights, and lowering costs.
- Bankhead, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, alleged the Democratic National Committee offered her a job to drop out of the race, a claim denied by the DNC.
- Bodnar, a Green Beret and former University of Montana president, emphasized his independent stance and willingness to work across party lines, appealing to Montana voters' preference for candidates over party affiliation.
- Some Democratic nominees in other deep-red states have withdrawn to support independents, but Bankhead criticized this strategy, arguing it could harm the party's long-term prospects.
