That is a very Republican district.

to hundreds of people. These were not Republican activists, these were average citizens.

I don't anticipate a significant diminution of support for Republican efforts,

The two previous Republican contesters got the same percentage of votes. I thought that I might do at least 20 percent or better. But it seems that there is a consistent base that is content with Sam Johnson.

The Republican Party in Montana deserves a candidate who's able to make decisions and will stick with them and a candidate who's going to be honest with everyone.

If it passes, it's almost a resurrection for the governor. It shows he can govern again. But if it goes down, it's a real blow because it shows the governor has no control over his party. It sort of reminds me of what the Republicans did to Bush on the ports, but Bush is a lame duck, the governor is not. He's their best hope in the state for this year.