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She filed her paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, and her website is online. In the grand tradition of today’s candidates when they announce, she has a page for making donations, but not a page on the issues.
Her biography stresses her connections to Montana, and includes this:
Denise’s Montana roots run deep. Her family’s ancestry traces back to before Montana was even a state, possibly 54 generations on this soil.
Fifty-four generations. That will impress the “I was born in Montana and have a birthright those who moved here don’t have” crowd. It might have a bearing on getting elected — I’m skeptical — but it has absolutely no bearing on her ability to represent Montana in Congress.
She needs to raise at least $4–5 million to be competitive. To do that, she’ll need to take strong, progressive, stands on the issues as she makes the two cases she must make: why Joe must go, and why me to replace thee. That will be tough. She’s starting very late.