Some good news today out of Montana:
Two days after a surprisingly strong showing in a Georgia special election, congressional Democrats are adding a new race to their list of priorities, a contest in Montana that pits local musical legend Rob Quist against businessman and creationist Greg Gianforte.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is making an initial six-figure investment into the Montana state party to back Quist’s campaign, DCCC spokesperson Meredith Kelly told The Huffington Post.
It will be left to the state party and the campaign to decide how best to use the funds, whether on mail, television or door-knocking operations. The spending is in the low six-figures, but is unlikely to be the last cash infusion from the national party as attention increasingly turns to the state’s race.
Closer than expected finishes by Democrats in Kansas and Georgia have left progressive grassroots activists feeling more emboldened than ever, demanding that the national party compete in areas that once seemed impossible. Liberal blogging website Daily Kos, for example, and their contributors have stepped up where reluctant Democrats have not ― sending more than a million dollars to help flip an ultraconservative district in Georgia held consistently by the GOP since the late 1970s.
This is a winnable race and Quist needs all the financial help to get out the vote. Click here to donate and get involved with Quist’s campaign.