r/MontanaPolitics • u/SomeSchmidt • May 01 '26

Federal Has Bodnar taken a stance on anything?

Someone please tell me why this guy is getting so much attention. His website is full of the most generic and meaningless statements. He doesn't take a stance on a single issue or propose a single solution. The only reason people seem to be interested in him is because he doesn't have the "Democrat" or "Republican" label. However, he's definitely being marketed as an alternative for Dems which makes him seem more like a spoiler ticket.

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u/Dull_Ad5440 May 01 '26

You seem to have a major boner against Bodnar. Most of us simply want to end Republican rule in the Congress.

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u/SomeSchmidt May 01 '26

Yeah, I'm definitely not hiding my frustration. And it's because I too want to end Republican rule. There's a lot of ways this Bodner bid could go wrong and, as noted above, I don't see anything of substance in his campaign.

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u/phdoofus May 01 '26

You need to embrace the suck and realize there are no good candidates for anything right now. Bodner is free to run. You can't hate on him for running and you can't hate on him for being an independent. I haven't even sat down and gave enough of a shit to figure out how I want to cast my vote but I know that. I might reasonably ask 'how young are you anyway?' because politicians have learned never to reveal too much too soon because that can be used against you. It's been that way for a long time. I haven't done it but I might suggest doing that for all the other candidates and compare and contrast and then get back to us. This seems a lot more like you want Bodner to drop out just because you don't want him 'splitting the vote' than anything. Fair enough but then just say that.

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u/SomeSchmidt May 01 '26

Seth Bodnar, Embrace The Suck

Yeah, I know that's not what you're saying but it was too good to pass up. I've been voting for decades and I've seen a lot of GOP tactics to win elections they shouldn't, a lot of bad campaigns, and a lot of bad candidates. Bodnar's campaign so far has the hallmarks of two of these so yeah, I'm not stoked and was kind of hoping someone would chime in to make me feel better about his campaign. Still waiting.