How outlets cover Kurt Alme · Jun 2 – Jun 3, 2026
Kurt Alme Wins Republican Nomination for Montana Senate Seat
Kurt Alme won Montana’s Republican Senate primary. Coverage diverges on whether to center his Trump and Daines backing or the three-way race after Daines’s exit.
Lead article · NBC News · CENTERTrump-backed Kurt Alme wins Montana GOP Senate primaryKurt Alme won Montana’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat, setting up a November race. The coverage also identifies independent Seth Bodnar and Democrat Alani Bankhead as candidates in that contest.
Center outlets emphasize Alme’s backing from Donald Trump and Steve Daines and his late entry into the race, while noting criticism of the ballot switch. Right-leaning outlets frame the result as a three-way contest after Daines’s exit, including Bodnar’s criticism of Alme’s entry and reported fundraising lead.
Outlets by lean
2 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
NBC News emphasizes Alme’s backing from Trump and Daines and his late switch into the race.
How it looks for Alme, by side
2 OF 3 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 1 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 1 informational.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
JUN 2 – 3Articles per day by side. JUN 2: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. JUN 3: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.