Dems’ Stealth Plan to Reclaim the Senate Hits a Rough Patch
If the “D” label is a liability, sidestepping it might work—but only if everybody plays along.
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The OppositionDems’ Stealth Plan to Reclaim the Senate Hits a Rough PatchIf the “D” label is a liability, sidestepping it might work—but only if everybody plays along.Lauren EganJun 17, 20265122Share(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Shutterstock)FOR A BRIEF MOMENT over the weekend, some Democratic officials in Montana had high hopes that their party’s candidate for the United States Senate would drop out.It’s not that the candidate, Alani Bankhead, an Air Force veteran and political newbie, was beset by scandal. It was that they wanted the field to be cleared for someone without a D next to their name. Seth Bodnar is an independent running for the seat being vacated by Republican Sen.
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