First Person is a series of quick videos from the Cook Political Report editors exclusively for our premium members.
This week, Jessica discusses the race ratings change for Montana's Senate race and the implications it has for the Senate majority.
Transcript:
Jessica Taylor. I'm the senate and governor's editor here at the Cook Political Report, and we've made a major ratings change in our senate ratings, this week. We have shifted the Montana senate race that is, held by Democrat Jon Tester since two thousand six from toss-up into lean Republican. Meaning, at this point, we see Jon Tester as the underdog and his Republican opponent, former Navy SEAL, Tim Sheehy, as a slight favorite.It doesn't mean that Tester's out of it, but this race has definitely shifted over the past few weeks, and there's a couple of reasons for that. First of all, Montana is is Democrats' toughest seat to hold. If if we look at where we start, it's a fifty one forty nine Democratic senate, But with the open West Virginia seat, virtually assured
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