U.S. Senate
Middlemen?
flatheadbeacon.com
By Kellyn Brown
08-26-11

A narrative is emerging from Montana’s 2012 U.S. Senate race that contrasts with the last general election when dozens of new lawmakers were swept into office riding a wave of Tea Party support.

Instead, the early plotline for this contest pitting incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester against Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg is focused on the ways in which they oppose their party’s resolute policy positions.

Tester has been identified by his “moderate politics.â€