Is the most glowing House endorsement of 2018 this one for Montana's Kathleen Williams?
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A Republican incumbent as awful as Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte can make it difficult to focus on a Democratic challenger’s good qualities. “Didn’t assault a reporter and then lie about it” may be a low bar, but only one candidate in a two-way race invIs the most glowing House endorsement of 2018 this one for Montana's Kathleen Williams?
A Republican incumbent as awful as Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte can make it difficult to focus on a Democratic challenger’s good qualities. “Didn’t assault a reporter and then lie about it” may be a low bar, but only one candidate in a two-way race involving Gianforte can clear it. But an endorsement by the Missoulian manages to focus on Daily Kos-endorsed candidate Kathleen Williams’s good qualities like wow: Not to be too dramatic about it, but Kathleen Williams is the congressional candidate Montana has been waiting for. Experienced. Knowledgeable. Thoughtful. Measured. Most remarkably, Williams exudes that unique combination of grit and camaraderie that embodies the very best traits of Montanans, and which is an essential trait of any truly great statesman. While the endorsement does cite Gianforte’s assault of a reporter—which caused the newspaper to withdraw its endorsement of him in last spring’s special election—it devotes much more attention to Williams’s impressive qualifications: Williams has worked for the U.S. Forest Service and has lead nonprofit conservation organizations, managed the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks water resources program and was a lead staffer for the Montana Environmental Quality Council. With more than 35 years’ experience in natural resources, Williams deeply understands the complexities of lands management as well as how various agencies operate. [...] Williams also has more years of legislative experience. She was first elected to the Montana Legislature in 2010 and served three terms, during which she built a reputation for earning bipartisan support on a range of legislation dealing with everything from health insurance to water policy to for-profit public benefit corporations. GET OUT THE VOTE for Democrats. Just click here, enter your zip code, choose the event that works best for you, and RSVP to attend. Don't stop there! Can you give Kathleen Williams $3 to help beat Greg Gianforte? Read more