Debate Gives Red State Senate Democrat Chance to Stem Montana GOP Challenger’s Momentum

Three-term Sen. John Tester and poll-ascending Tim Sheehy clash on the border, abortion policy, public lands management, health care programs, Ukraine support.
Debate Gives Red State Senate Democrat Chance to Stem Montana GOP Challenger’s Momentum
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) speaks during a news conference about the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 28, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said the Biden administration has “not done a good job” on the border, and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy declined to confirm or deny support for federal abortion restrictions, during a Sept. 30 debate, the first and last scheduled in their pivotal U.S. Senate race.

The hour-long exchange on the University of Montana campus in Missoula also featured discussions on federal public lands management, support for Ukraine, and affordable housing and health care programs, with Sheehy disputing claims he supports “pure privatization” of Medicare/Medicaid.

John Haughey
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