Less than a week after he announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate, potentially setting up a rematch against Montana Sen. Jon Tester (D), Rep. Matt Rosendale (R) has reversed course and is dropping his bid.
As we reported, on Friday, Rosendale, 63, announced that he would seek the Republican nomination in Montana. The catch there is he would be facing a tough primary challenge against former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, 38, made tougher by the fact that former President Donald Trump elected to endorse Sheehy rather than Rosendale in the race.
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Apparently, that was enough to persuade Rosendale to reconsider. On Thursday, he announced he would no longer pursue the Senate bid.
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