Montana
Trump-backed candidate in Montana caught on tape making racially-charged remarks about Native American tribe
Trump-backed Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has been caught on tape making offensive comments about Native Americans, according to reports.
Audio recordings, first reported by Char-Koosta News last week, revealed that the Montana Republican made racially-charged remarks about the Crow Tribe, who have land in the southcentral part of the state. At one point, Sheehy accused tribal members of being drunk in the morning.
“I rope and brand with them every year… A great way to bond with all the Indians while they’re drunk at 8am….” Sheehy is heard saying with a laugh in a clip from a fundraiser on November 6, 2023. The remark came after Sheehy said that one of his ranching partners is a Crow member.
The Independent has not independently verified the tapes but has contacted Sheehy for comment.
Sheehy is Trump’s pick for Montana’s Senate seat and will face Democratic Senator Jon Tester in November.
In another recording, four days later at another campaign event, Sheehy called the tribe a “tough crowd”. He recalled when he strapped a Sheehy sign to a horse and traversed the Crow reservation. “They’ll let you know when they like you or not, if Coors Light cans flying by your head… They respect that,” he said.
At other campaign rallies, the Republican candidate reportedly claimed that Crow members made fun of him by calling him “white boy” and threw beer cans at his head when he missed a “double-heel” shot at their rodeo, Char-Koosta News reported.
Trump, who has endorsed Sheehy, won Montana in 2020 by 16 points. Despite the former president’s support in the red state, Sheehy could see some trouble in November, as Native American voters have been a powerful force in recent years. Indigenous residents make up about 6 percent of the state’s population, according to the New York Times.
Native American voters are “hugely important to the Democratic base,” Jim Messina, an Obama White House aide and former adviser to Tester, told Politico in May.
Senator Tester defeated a Republican in 2006, due in part to peeling off some of his rival’s Indigenous support. “Tester was able to cut into that bloc and really move them towards him,” Messina said.
Sheehy is leading Tester by 3.5 points, according to The Hill’s polling averages.
Montana
No. 9 Montana Western upsets No. 3 College of Idaho in Frontier Conference Clash – Victory Sports Network
DILLON, Mont. – In their first conference game of the season, The College of Idaho Yotes fell short against the University of Montana Western, losing 42-25 on Saturday at Bulldog Stadium.
Montana Western’s Michael Palandri had a standout performance, throwing for 398 yards and four touchdowns. He also added two on the ground. The Bulldogs built an early 14-0 lead in the first quarter, and despite a strong effort from the Yotes in the second half, the deficit proved too large to overcome. Bulldog wide receiver Dylan Shipley had nine receptions for 176 yards and 1 touchdown. Montana Western’s Keegen Muffich led the defense with 16 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss. Landon Charlton added 12 tackles.
Andy Peters led The College of Idaho offense, completing 23 of 44 passes for 267 yards and rushing for a touchdown. Peters also rushed for 75 yards on 16 attempts. Running back Caden Young found the end zone on a one-yard run in the second quarter, while Jackson Stampfli added a 49-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Kicker William Botch contributed a 19-yard field goal just before halftime.
The Yotes offense showed resilience, accumulating 438 total yards, including 189 on the ground. Peters’ fourth-quarter rushing touchdown capped a three-play, 47-yard drive, but the Bulldogs’ defense held firm, forcing turnovers on downs in the red zone and limiting the Yotes’ comeback attempts.
Defensively, Tanner Steele led The College of Idaho with eight total tackles, while Jacob Arms recorded an interception that set up a late scoring drive.
The Yotes will look to bounce back in a nonconference game next Saturday, September 21, when they travel to Ashland, Oregon, to take on Southern Oregon University. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. MT
Gibson Matthews, 8, stands for a portrait with Montana Western decals fixed to his cheeks during the Frontier Conference football game between College of Idaho and Montana Western on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Bulldog Stadium. Matthews enjoys all things sports, his father James said, and is an especially big Bulldogs fan.
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