Current Events > GOP congressman forfeits campaign a week in because Trump said so.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/15/rosendale-drops-montana-senate-bid-00141812

GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale is dropping his Montana Senate bid less than a week after he officially launched it, he confirmed to POLITICO.

Rosendale had publicly explored a campaign for months, teasing his entrance into the race in conversations with like-minded Republicans. But by the time he got in, it appeared already too late: Just hours after his entry, former President Donald Trump endorsed veteran Tim Sheehy. Rosendale said he concluded his path was irrevocably severed by the former president.

As everyone knows, I have planned to run for the US Senate and to win both the primary and the general election, Rosendale said in a statement. However, the day I announced, President Trump then announced that he was endorsing a different candidate.

Rosendale conceded in his statement that in Montana, Trumps endorsement of Sheehy would be too much to overcome.

Rosendale also faced a serious fundraising challenge given the head start that Sheehy and his allies had. Sheehy, who runs an aerial firefighting company, is also personally wealthy and willing to self-fund. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) recruited Sheehy and urged Trump to endorse his pick.

By my calculations, with Trump endorsing my opponent and the lack of resources, the hill was just too steep, Rosendale said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4460734-rosendale-says-he-still-loves-trump-despite-endorsement-of-opponent/

Matt Rosendale said he still loves former President Trump despite Trumps recent endorsement of Tim Sheehy, an opponent of the Montana Republican Senate candidate.

I love President Trump, Rosendale said in an interview with CNNs Abby Phillip highlighted by Mediaite after Trump endorsed Sheehy.

Embarrassing.

it's a fucking cult and thankfully once they flood all their money to Trump they'll be a thing of the past, I doubt the billionaires are willing foot the bill for an incompetent cult that can't even get in power anymore to do their bidding

SecretBase posted...

I love President Trump,

Right wing cults are SO fucking weird.

I still love President Trump he says, from the bottom of the outhouse

GOP noses are Brown.

Since he didn't actually lose, he could still get a cabinet seat I guess.

Hesitation is not a good thing for a political candidate. It does weed out the ones ill suited to the job.

Up whose ass are they going to forcefully inject their tongue once that rotten orange haggis expires?

These people would be an embarrassment if they had any further hopes of appearing remotely principled to anyone sane.

Goldenguy posted...

Up whose ass are they going to forcefully inject their tongue once that rotten orange haggis expires?

These people would be an embarrassment if they had any further hopes of appearing remotely principled to anyone sane.

oh, once Trump is gone theyll reinvent themselves and claim they never really supported him all that much.

The day Slug Virus is gone from the political landscape will be a good one.

I dont think yall understand how hollowed out the former GOP is. Literally nothing from the pre-Trump era exists.

It doesnt revert back. This is it.

TimeForAction posted...

oh, once Trump is gone theyll reinvent themselves and claim they never really supported him all that much.

And both the voters and the media will enable them. Like they did after GWB.

The GOP will have no money for anyone but Trump this year huh? That won't end well.

Goldenguy posted...

Up whose ass are they going to forcefully inject their tongue once that rotten orange haggis expires?

These people would be an embarrassment if they had any further hopes of appearing remotely principled to anyone sane.

Whichever GOP politician that Putin attaches his puppet strings to.

Rosendale conceded in his statement that in Montana, Trumps endorsement of Sheehy would be too much to overcome.

That's because Montana is loaded with dumb fucking trumpers who haven't yet figured out that the Fanta Menace has been political kryptonite to most of those he endorses outside of cherry-red districts.

Lol but everyone who Trump endorses loses, that should've been a great sign.

"Trump killed my campaign, but I still love him because I'm desperate to be acknowledged by the slug virus's followers!"

It's a cult.

Good news is if Trump supported him, he's a batshit insane person. Bad news, like JD Vance and Tommy Tuberville, they could potentially become Senators who are among the most unqualified people possible.

Tim Sheehy is a piece of shit

Srk700 posted...

Whichever GOP politician that Putin attaches his puppet strings to.

Cucker Tarlson.

mybbqrules posted...

the Fanta Menace

This is the best thing Ive read today.

Dark_Arbron posted...

This is the best thing Ive read today.

It's always a good time to remember the better insults of Trump.

Witless Fucking Cocksplat
Mango Mussolini

are two of my favorites.

EPR-radar posted...

It's always a good time to remember the better insults of Trump.

Witless Fucking Cocksplat
Mango Mussolini

are two of my favorites.

Mango Mussolini is one I remember for sure. Agent Orange is a good one too.

EPR-radar posted...

It's always a good time to remember the better insults of Trump.

Witless Fucking Cocksplat
Mango Mussolini

are two of my favorites.

I'm still partial to "Patron Saint of Sore Losers". Believe it or not, we have a Republican to thank for that one.

solosnake posted...

Tim Sheehy is a piece of shit

I don't even know who he is and Trumps endorsement of him says everything it needs to about him.

IfGodCouldDie posted...

I don't even know who he is and Trumps endorsement of him says everything it needs to about him.

We know Sheehy is a piece of shit because he is a Republican candidate for office.

Trump's endorsement just tells us that Sheehy is an especially rancid piece of shit (and is also likely to have a remarkable ability to suck golf balls through garden hoses).

In fairness, there is a very small, but still non-zero chance that if he fought trump something bad would happen to him or his family.

EPR-radar posted...

We know Sheehy is a piece of shit because he is a Republican candidate for office.

Trump's endorsement just tells us that Sheehy is an especially rancid piece of shit (and is also likely to have a remarkable ability to suck golf balls through garden hoses).

Pretty much