Mr. Gianforte has lived in Montana for nearly 25 years. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhile it has drawn far less interest than a special House election in Georgia, the Montana race is drawing the attention of both parties. Mr. Quist has raised more than $2 million, in large part because of liberal online donors — a fact that Mr. Gianforte highlighted on the Thursday call. “The challenge is my opponent has over 30,000 contributors.”Polling by both parties has indicated that Mr. Gianforte is leading in the race, but only narrowly, which the Republican acknowledged on the call. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“We’re in a single-digit race,” he said, adding that the left would relish the symbolic importance of snatching a Republican-held House seat.

Source: New York Times May 05, 2017 21:45 UTC