Montana Democratic chair Shannon O'Brien resigns, backs independent Seth Bodnar over party's Senate nominee
Bankhead polls 18.3% to Bodnar's 27.1% and Republican Kurt Alme's 43.4% in Decision Desk HQ's polling average (The Hill).
O'Brien, chair since 2025, quit Monday, Oct. 12, and picked Bodnar over Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead for Montana's open Senate seat, writing in an MS NOW op-ed that Bankhead lacks the resources "or will" to win (The Hill); she is the latest Montana Democrat to back Bodnar.