embraced his status as an outsider who came to Montana to start a business as he sought on Sunday to fend off concerns over wealthy newcomers driving up property taxes during the first debate inis considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats on the ballot and Sunday’s debate was the first time the two candidates have confronted each other publicly. Republicans need to gain just a couple seats in the November election to retake the Senate majority.
Sheehy blamed Democrats for the increasing economic pressures faced by many households. The 37-year-old political newcomer and former Navy SEAL said Tester and President Joe Biden were not doing enough to rein in inflation.From his Montana ranch, a retired lawmaker is angling for a comeback in a crowded House raceHe also said he’d been glad to move to Montana in 2014 to raise a family and start an aerial firefighting business near Bozeman.
Many economic indicators remain positive in Montana and across the U.S., including growing job numbers and low unemployment. But ballooning property taxes along with rising costs for some goods and services are fueling political tensions with the potential to influence the election’s outcome. “They’re trying to fool us to say, ‘We’re going to solve it,’” Sheehy said. He derided as “political theater” an immigration bill from Democrats that was blocked by Republican lawmakers.Tester acknowledged more needs to be done about immigration and said Biden’s move on asylum should have been done earlier. He also emphasized his success in passing legislation to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits work and to stimulateThe candidates also clashed on abortion.