Sullivan is said to be an improvement, but I don’t know if I’ve heard from any actual Alaskans about him. He definitely has similar name ID to Treadwell.
As for Rounds, he didn’t govern as a conservative, think McDonnell in Virginia. I haven’t heard a single positive about the guy from Freepers, other than he has big name ID as a former governor. Senate Conservatives Fund has also blacklisted him from their endorsement roster for being too liberal.
I wouldn’t be so sure about Daines. He’s essentially in the same position as Denny Rehberg was going into 2012, and we all remember what happened there. Though Schweitzer is out, the rats could still find a viable challenger, and I really can’t see the base going wild for Daines, who is a moderate at best. Montana is not as red as people think, especially for senate elections. I mean, they elect idiots like Baucus and Tester.
The only thing I ever heard about his Governorship was the abortion ban. But that doesn't surprise. The establishment wing is very strong in the prairie states, especially the Dakotas and Montana. Republicans elected from those states are usually porkmasters. There are a couple state legislators in the race against him (and a lady doctor with auburn hair). I don't know if they are any better and I doubt they can compete with him. Noem is the only person who is likely to have been able to.
Montana is not as red as people think, especially for senate elections. I mean, they elect idiots like Baucus and Tester.
Yes, I know. Baucus's seat has never elected a Republican since popular elections began. The last Republican to hold it was a progressive RINO elected by the state leg in 1907. I believe only Mary Landrieu's seat in LA has been held longer continuously by the rats, it last elected a Republican in 1876.
I'm not really afraid of the rats post-Schweitzer choices in MT however. The 2 I've seen mentioned are State Supreme Court Justice Brian Morris and LT Governor John Walsh. And if one of them doesn't get in then they should be screwed for sure.