FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new poll shows Republican challenger Tim Sheehy taking the lead over incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, in the battle for a U.S. Senate seat in Montana that pundits say could determine what party controls the U.S. Senate.
Fully 50% of those polled said they would pick Sheehy over Tester if the Nov. 5 election were held today, the poll found. Tester, in office since 2007, was supported by 41%.
The new poll also found that 3% said they would vote for “some other candidate,” 2% said they wouldn’t vote, and 4% said they weren’t sure.
In the presidential race, the same poll found Republican Donald Trump fared far better at 59% than Democrat Kamala Harris at 38%.
The poll found that only 18% of likely Montana voters said their personal finances were getting better these days, while 54% said their finances were getting…
