Montana Senate Race: She Refused to Drop Out
Montana Senate candidate Alani Bankhead refused to drop out of the 2026 race — and the pressure campaign got ugly. Dark money, seven super PACs, AI data centers, and a national party that quietly decided some red states can't be won.
Alani Bankhead won her Democratic primary in Montana. Four hours before the filing cutoff, an independent entered the race. What followed: a pressure campaign to force her out, yard signs in her own Helena neighborhood telling her to drop out, harassment aimed at her family, and seven super PACs that all share one treasurer.
She's a former federal agent who spent…
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