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Green Party candidate was on state Republican payroll
Green Party candidate was on state Republican payroll
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A man who registered as a Green Party candidate for Montana's U.S. Senate race was on the state Republican Party's payroll and heads a newly formed anti-tax group, according to a review of election documents.
Timothy Adams filed as a challenger Monday against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, who faces a tough re-election campaign, in a race where a Green Party candidate could siphon votes from the Democrat.
The Green Party qualified as a political party in Montana on Monday, which was also the state's deadline for candidates to file for office. Green Party officials blasted an email that morning to solicit candidates who could register by the day's end.
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In his Senate filing, he lists a Three Forks post office box as his address. The reason for the disparity was not immediately clear.
More: https://apnews.com/amp/aae15528a9fe415282402c4e14090c75
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A man who registered as a Green Party candidate for Montana's U.S. Senate race was on the state Republican Party's payroll and heads a newly formed anti-tax group, according to a review of election documents.
Timothy Adams filed as a challenger Monday against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, who faces a tough re-election campaign, in a race where a Green Party candidate could siphon votes from the Democrat.
The Green Party qualified as a political party in Montana on Monday, which was also the state's deadline for candidates to file for office. Green Party officials blasted an email that morning to solicit candidates who could register by the day's end.
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In his Senate filing, he lists a Three Forks post office box as his address. The reason for the disparity was not immediately clear.
More: https://apnews.com/amp/aae15528a9fe415282402c4e14090c75
I posted this last night during the crazy election returns, but Maddow just tweeted it again.
MSNBC link
In Montana race, Green Party candidate was on GOP’s payroll
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Now, I suppose it’s possible that this guy, who was paid by the Montana Republican State Central Committee as recently as 2015, underwent a dramatic reevaluation of his political beliefs, and somehow went from the far-right to the far-left quite quickly.
But it seems more likely that the GOP is engaged in some unfortunate electoral mischief.
In the hopes of preempting angry emails, let me acknowledge that the Green Party is an actual entity, with plenty of sincere activists who care about the party’s platform and vision.
That said, we’re occasionally reminded that while the Republican Party rejects everything the Green Party stands for, the GOP nevertheless sees the Green Party as incredibly useful in moving the country to the right. Indeed, we know just as a matter of arithmetic that if Green Party voters had backed the Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin in 2016, Donald Trump would not be president today.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/montana-race-green-party-candidate-was-gops-payroll
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Now, I suppose it’s possible that this guy, who was paid by the Montana Republican State Central Committee as recently as 2015, underwent a dramatic reevaluation of his political beliefs, and somehow went from the far-right to the far-left quite quickly.
But it seems more likely that the GOP is engaged in some unfortunate electoral mischief.
In the hopes of preempting angry emails, let me acknowledge that the Green Party is an actual entity, with plenty of sincere activists who care about the party’s platform and vision.
That said, we’re occasionally reminded that while the Republican Party rejects everything the Green Party stands for, the GOP nevertheless sees the Green Party as incredibly useful in moving the country to the right. Indeed, we know just as a matter of arithmetic that if Green Party voters had backed the Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin in 2016, Donald Trump would not be president today.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/montana-race-green-party-candidate-was-gops-payroll
Link to tweet
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anyone who runs as a "tea party" (Hunter party?) candidate.
Gloves should be off from now on. 
