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Steve Daines Withdraws From Montana Senate Race and Endorses Kurt Alme

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Lead article · Los Angeles Times · CENTERTalk about rigged elections. In Montana, Republicans snub voters to anoint a U.S. senator
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tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · LOS ANGELES TIMES

Steve Daines withdrew from Montana’s Senate race just after the filing deadline, while his preferred successor, Kurt Alme, entered minutes before it. The column argues that the coordinated handoff limited voters’ choices and compares it with similar maneuvering in Illinois and California.

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Los Angeles TimesMAR 18 · 6:12 AM ET
Talk about rigged elections. In Montana, Republicans snub voters to anoint a U.S. senatorDaines left the Senate race just after the filing deadline as his preferred successor entered it.CRED 84BAL 25 BAD
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