Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has long been seen as the Democratic Party’s best hope of winning a Senate seat in his state, but he persisted in a presidential primary run that never gained any traction. Now he has ended that primary run while continuing to show that the good of the nation was never his top goal by refusing again to run for Senate.
“While there were many obstacles we could not have anticipated when entering this race, it has become clear that in this moment, I won’t be able to break through to the top tier of this still-crowded field,” Bullock said in a statement. Yeah? It has become clear? How is it any more clear in early December than it was in August or September?
“I leave this race filled with gratitude and optimism, inspired and energized by the good people I’ve had the privilege of meeting over the course of the campaign,” Bullock’s statement continued. Okay, if you’re so energized by meeting people, go home and meet a bunch more in Montana, on a Senate campaign. You don’t have any interest in that job? I don’t care. “Do you have a sense of responsibility to your country” is the question at hand, and clearly the answer is no.