Tim Miller· Oct 28, 2024
Miller said it would take something very surprising for Democrats to win the Montana Senate race, effectively calling it for the Republican despite Jon Tester being a strong candidate.
“it would take something very surprising, I think, for the Democrats to win the Montana senate race right now even though Jon Tester is a good candidate”
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- Race WinnersOct 28, 2024
“it would take something very surprising, I think, for the Democrats to win the Montana senate race right now even though Jon Tester is a good candidate. It's just the nature of our polarized times.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+101 skillHow this was scored
- right:
- yes
- race:
- 2024-senate-mt
- election year:
- 2024
- skill:
- 101
- topic:
- elections
- held going in by:
- Democratic
- result from:
- wikipedia-2024-senate
- who won:
- Tim Sheehy
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- race name:
- 2024 U.S. Senate election in Montana
- decided in the:
- general
- they said:
- Tim Sheehy
- days before the vote when called:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1.01
- the winner's party:
- Republican
- the naive guess:
- the party holding the seat keeps it
- Election Day:
- 2024-11-05
- the result is:
- certified
- the party they named:
- Republican
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