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Former Morrison employees endorse Tester in [MT Dem] Senate race
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| Contributor | WesternDem |
| Last Edited | WesternDem Jun 02, 2006 03:51pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 02, 2006 03:00pm |
| Description | Three former employees of the state auditor's office have signed a letter urging people to support state Senate President Jon Tester in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday instead of their former boss, Auditor John Morrison.
"Jon Tester is the one candidate who can defeat Conrad Burns and make all Montanans proud of their senators again," said the letter signed by former deputy state auditor Jill Gerdrum, former chief legal counsel Betsy Griffing, and former public information officer Wendy Raney.
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The letter from Morrison's former employees is carefully worded — "Tester is a true public servant with respect for the average Montanan."— but Craig Wilson, pollster and political science professor at Montana State University-Billings, said its meaning is clear.
"They are taking a position in code words that, given the ethics issue, Tester's a better candidate," he said.
Considering the accumulation of events — the letter from the attorneys, Richards' endorsement of Tester, and now this — "I would have to say that within the last week, Tester's campaign has kind of gained the big mo' (momentum)," Wilson said. |
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