Anyone else think Jon Tester should attempt a Slade Gorton-style comeback in 2026 by challenging Sen. Steve Daines? Get his revenge for Daines recruiting Sheehy in the first place? He has NOTHING to lose, and comparing their 2 Senate voting records in terms of effectiveness would be easy and last time Tester won was a midterm ALSO with Trump in the Oval Office!! 💙🇺🇲
Anyone else think Jon Tester should attempt a Slade Gorton-style comeback in 2026 by challenging Sen. Steve Daines? Get his revenge for Daines recruiting Sheehy in the first place? He has NOTHING to lose, and comparing their 2 Senate voting records in terms of effectiveness would be easy and last time Tester won was a midterm ALSO with Trump in the Oval Office!! 💙🇺🇲
Has that ever succeeded in US history? A defeated incumbent senator running again and winning? Sure it worked for Trump and Grover Cleveland at the presidential level but I’m not sure. At any rate at the very least Tranel should have more than enough name recognition now too for a statewide run if she chooses to go for it.
Anyone else think Jon Tester should attempt a Slade Gorton-style comeback in 2026 by challenging Sen. Steve Daines? Get his revenge for Daines recruiting Sheehy in the first place? He has NOTHING to lose, and comparing their 2 Senate voting records in terms of effectiveness would be easy and last time Tester won was a midterm ALSO with Trump in the Oval Office!! 💙🇺🇲
Sherrod Brown is the one I'd like to see try this. Though Tester might have a shot too.
Him too with a capital H
Has that ever succeeded in US history? A defeated incumbent senator running again and winning? Sure it worked for Trump and Grover Cleveland at the presidential level but I’m not sure. At any rate at the very least Tranel should have more than enough name recognition now too for a statewide run if she chooses to go for it.
Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Washington), the last Republican to represent them in the Senate achieved exactly this.
Lost his seat 51% - 49% to Brock Adams (D) in 1986, then ran for the other seat in 1988 and WON 51% - 49% against future Gov. Mike Lowry (D). 💙🇺🇲
Yes it has more than once
North Dakota, with Kent Conrad in the 1990s.
Yes with a capital Y