How outlets cover Seth Bodnar · Oct 12, 2026
Montana Democratic Party Chair Resigns, Endorses Seth Bodnar
Montana Democratic Party chair Shannon O’Brien resigned and endorsed independent Senate candidate Seth Bodnar. Coverage centers on the endorsement and responses, with some reports adding polling or the party’s leadership change.
Lead article · Montanafreepress · CENTERState Democratic Party chair resigns, endorses independent Bodnar for U.S. SenateCommunity verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Bodnar in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Bodnar’s record.
Montana Democratic Party chair Shannon O’Brien resigned and endorsed independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar.
Center outlets present the resignation and endorsement in similar, largely informational terms; some also detail nominee Alani Bankhead’s criticism, Bodnar’s response, polling, or the party’s new chair.
Outlets by lean
4 RATEDCompare by side
Center outlets report the resignation and endorsement, while some also include Bankhead’s response, Bodnar’s welcome, or polling.
How outlets portrayed Bodnar, by side
4 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 4 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
OCT 12Articles per day by side. OCT 12: Left 0, Center 4, Right 0.
Only center outlets have covered this. We’ll alert you when a left- or right-leaning outlet does.Only center outlets have covered this so far. We’ll alert you when a left- or right-leaning outlet does.