BILLINGS, Mont. – Political groups fighting for control of the U.S. Senate have poured more than $118 million into the contest between Montana's Democratic Gov.
Steve Bullock and Republican incumbent Steve Daines, a record shattering figure for the sparsely-populated state that dwarfs spending on a per-voter basis in all other Senate battleground states.
The cash deluge comes amid growing Republican worries they could lose control of the chamber, and as Democrats seek to reverse a years-long GOP surge in Montana including President Donald Trump winning the state by more than 20 percentage points in 2016.For residents of Big Sky Country it means an unrelenting barrage of advertisements any time they turn on their computers, televisions and.