A Montana senator declines re-election run, opening door for an independent candidate ^56.8%

NPR - By Kirk Siegler - 3/27/2026, 4:01 AM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.4% - Appeal to Emotion 13.1% - Negativity Bias 13%

BUTTE, Mont. - It's long been an adage in Montana politics that if you're running for office, you'd better have a float in the Butte St. Paddy's Day Parade, which draws thousands to the mining city's historic uptown, soaking up the nostalgia - and the Guiness. Here, you're just steps from the towering old mining headframes and the one... more