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An Associated Press story published in the Flathead Beacon reports former Rep. Pat Williams said that Nancy Keenan told him yesterday she was “absolutely not” interested in running for the U.S. Senate.
No one who accepts the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat now occupied by John Walsh will incur the opprobrium of the Democratic Party if Steve Daines wins the election. The person who accepts the nomination will earn the party’s gratitude for making the run, plus gain valuable experience as a statewide candidate.
State Rep. Amanda Curtis, for example, would put herself in a good position to run for chief of the Office of Public Instruction, a post now held by Denise Juneau who runs afoul of term limits in two years. And since Curtis is not seeking re-election to the legislature, her running for a federal office would not endanger Democratic prospects for gains in the legislature.
Expect a lot of trial balloons being released this week by potential replacement candidates and aspiring kingmakers.