MT-Sen: Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale, reports Politico, is telling his colleagues he plans to seek a rematch with Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, something he very much did not deny when the site asked him. The 2018 nominee instead touted a recent survey from the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling that showed him beating the man the NRSC actually wants to be its standard bearer, wealthy businessman Tim Sheehy, 64-10 in a hypothetical primary.
Rosendale argued this contest will be determined “by the people across Montana, not Mitch McConnell,” adding, “This week, PPP released a poll that reflects Montanans took a major step towards that decision.” However, Politico notes that it still remains to be seen when that decision would be made. Sheehy, for his part, also hasn’t publicly committed to running, though the National Journal recently reported that he is “expected to jump in around the second quarter FEC filing deadline on July 15.”