DSCC is picking the right battle in Montana. Conrad Burns is slimy.

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via Judi Lynn's LBN post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1686731&mesg_id=1686731

Mont. Democrats Get Help Criticizing Burns

By SARAH COOKE
The Associated Press
Monday, August 8, 2005; 6:49 PM

HELENA, Mont. -- The Montana Democratic Party _ aided by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee _ is airing a television ad criticizing Republican Sen. Conrad Burns for his dealings with a GOP lobbyist who is under federal investigation.

The DSCC contribution on the ad referring to lobbyist Jack Abramoff was its first salvo in the Senate ad wars that are just warming up. Republicans aired an ad criticizing West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd late last month.

Burns is running for his fourth term senator and four Democrats have entered the race. His seat is one of 33 Senate seats up for election in 2006.

The Burns campaign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee said the ad is false and asked TV stations to stop airing it.
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Watch the Ad here:

http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/democratic1.download.akamai.com/8082/video/20050808_dscc_smelltest.mov

John Morrison and John Tester are probably the leading Dem. candidates right now.

John Morrison's site:
http://www.johnmorrison.us/
I knew him about 25 years ago. He was a good guy, and very smart, and those qualities probably remain. He pissed off the LGBT community in MT last year by failing to endorse civil unions.

MyDD and Kos seem to like John Tester, as does Pearl Jam's bassist Jeff Ament (from Big Sandy, MT, like Tester):
http://www.swingstateproject.com/2005/05/mt-sen_jon_test.php

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1. I'll be working for Morrison starting in Jan

I met him campaigning for Schweitzer last Fall - Great Guy and will be a good MT Senator

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2. Thanks. What's the feeling in Montana? I know Morrison's leading

in fundraising.

What's your gut, and what parts of the state do you know about?

I was born in Glasgow, went to HS in Havre, and college in Missoula, but I haven't lived in MT since 1983.