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IMO, they run a very high risk of becoming their own worst enemies, though, so good luck with that.</em></p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/11/meet_scott_sale.php">09:37 AM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/11/meet_scott_sale.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h2>October 20, 2006</h2> <h3 id="a000248">Vote early for Jon Tester</h3> <p><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.testerforsenate.com/vote-for-jon-tester" target="new"><img src="http://www.testerforsenate.com/graphics/ivoted.jpg" border="0"></a><br /><br /> Jon Tester is voting today. Why? Because it's the way we can win this election. Early voting means that we "bank" votes and don't use precious resources getting out the vote. We can concentrate on the people who haven't voted. Get out the vote is every thing this year. <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/voting/Vote.html">Here's information on early voting.</a></p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/10/vote_early_for.php">07:33 AM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/10/vote_early_for.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h2>October 12, 2006</h2> <h3 id="a000228">Tom Brokaw on Jon Tester</h3> <p><a title="Big Sky voters face tough choice in 2006 - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com" href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15240540/">Big Sky voters face tough choice in 2006 - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com</a><br /> Shot in Bozeman, the story makes the Jon Tester/Burns race into a national symbol of the political scene. At the end the question is: Is Montana turning blue? <br /> </p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/10/tom_brokaw_on_j.php">09:06 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/10/tom_brokaw_on_j.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h2>September 29, 2006</h2> <h3 id="a000189">Push Polling</h3> <p>You had to know with such a heated race that strange stuff was coming. Here are reports on push polling: <strong> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/28/23181/9242">Ed in Montana</a> </strong>and <a href="http://leftinthewest.com/index.php/2006/09/28/push-poll-moving-in-montana/#comments">Left in the West </a><br /> If you have any reports of it around the Gallatin Valley, please email us and we'll record it with authorities. media@gallatindemocrats.com</p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/push_polling.php">01:30 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/push_polling.php#comments">Comments (1)</a> </p> <h2>September 27, 2006</h2> <h3 id="a000182">Montana Republicans raise homeowner taxes</h3> <p>(Helena, MT) – Today, Democrats will release a new report that reveals that under twelve years of Republican control of Montana's state government, homeowners' property tax bills soared more than 50% on average. Today's figures strongly contradict Montana Republicans' election-time claim that they were responsible for reducing property taxes. </p> <p>WHAT: House Democratic Leader Dave Wanzenried, Public Service Commissioner Greg Jergeson, and Montana Democratic Party Chair Dennis McDonald</p> <p> </p> <p>WHEN: 2:00 pm TODAY, Wednesday September 27, 2006</p> <p> </p> <p>WHERE: Montana State Capitol Building, Helena, front steps</p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/montana_republi.php">12:18 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/montana_republi.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h2>September 20, 2006</h2> <h3 id="a000162">Conrad Burns Wins! Most corrupt Senator in all of USA</h3> <p><a href="http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=156">CREW RELEASES SECOND ANNUAL MOST CORRUPT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REPORT</a></p> <p>CREW's Most Corrupt Members of Congress:<br /> Members of the Senate:<br /> Conrad Burns (R-MT)<br /> Bill Frist (R-TN)<br /> Rick Santorum (R-PA) <br /> This encyclopedic report on corruption in the 109th Congress documents the egregious, unethical and possibly illegal activities of the most tainted members of Congress. CREW has compiled the members' transgressions and analyzed them in light of federal laws and congressional rules.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/conrad_burns_wi.php">01:07 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/conrad_burns_wi.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h2>September 19, 2006</h2> <h3 id="a000161">Dennis Rehberg on Yellowstone Public radio stream</h3> <p><a href="http://www.yellowstonepublicradio.org/news/election2006.html">Dennis Rehberg on Yellowstone Public Radio on MP3 or Windows media</a></p> <p><strong> Cece-in-MT</strong> (New MT blog very literate)<br /> <a href="http://cece-in-mt.blogspot.com/2006/09/tonights-interview-with-dennis-rehberg.html">Tonight's interview with Dennis Rehberg on YPR.</a><br /> <em>No one fed me the question. I am working one full time job, two part time jobs, I blog, and I make the time to be available for live interviews, debates, and court hearings on this November's election. Perhaps you should take that to mean that I actually bother to be informed about the elections, and the power of the people of Montana's vote and my vote. Perhaps you should understand that I think it is important to point out to people what is wrong with what candidates claim to be the truth, instead of letting yet another lie slip by. Or perhaps you secretly appreciate our blogs, for pointing out the consistent holes in your stated priorities vs. your actions. (Personally, I know it is the latter.)</em></p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/dennis_rehberg_1.php">12:19 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/dennis_rehberg_1.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h3 id="a000159">Senator Jon Tester takes lead in new poll</h3> <p>New Rasmussen poll: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20060918/pl_rasmussen/montanasenate20060918">Montana Senate: Tester (D) 52%; Burns (R) 43%</a><br /> <em>Tester has added nearly 10 points to his base vote; 92% of Democrats now say they'll vote for him in November, up from 84% last month. He's also pulling votes from 20% of Republicans. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of GOP voters are supporting Burns.<br /> </em><br /> Matt has the lowdown at Left in the West:<a href="http://leftinthewest.com/index.php/2006/09/18/more-data-from-rasmussen/">More Data from Rasmussen</a><br /> <em>But trendlines are one of the most reliable ways of reading horcerace polls. And the trendlines here are great.</em></p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/senator_jon_tes.php">06:11 AM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2006/09/senator_jon_tes.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> <h2>October 02, 2005</h2> <h3 id="a000002">Burns Tells Montana Seniors and Families Facing </h3> <p> 30% Plus Heating Oil Price Hikes as Winter Looms:<br /> "Buddy, You're on Your Own"</p> <p> For the better part of a month, Conrad Burns and his Republican colleagues have been talking about helping Montanans face the soaring home-heating costs that are expected this winter. But this morning, Burns voted against essential grant funding to help Montana provide families with heating, housing and food grants. Burns’ actions don’t back up his rhetoric.</p> <p>Burns Voted to Cut Funding for Housing, Food and Heating Grants. This morning, Burns and his Republican colleagues voted against Sen. Harkin’s amendment to increase funds for the Community Services Block Grant program, which provides states with federal dollars to help people with housing, food and heating costs. By voting against the amendment, Burns went along with the House-passed resolution that “reduces CSBG spending to $320 million, half the $637 million level approved for 2005.” Harkin called the cuts “callous and ill-advised.” [AP, 9/30/05 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/w</p> <p class="posted"> Posted by admin at <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2005/10/burns_tells_mon.php">09:19 PM</a> | <a href="http://www.gallatindemocrats.com/archives/weblog/2005/10/burns_tells_mon.php#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>