DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Matt Rosendale, the Republican looking to unseat Democratic Montana Sen. Jon Tester in November, is running as an unflinching supporter of President Donald Trump, welcoming the President’s visit to Great Falls on Thursday [7-5-18]. But Rosendale, the state auditor, was not always as enamored with the businessman-turned-politician as he is today. During one of the most heated periods of the 2016 Republican presidential primary, Rosendale backed Sen. Ted Cruz, signing up as a member of the campaign’s ‘Montana Cruz Leadership Team’ and showing his support for the Texas Republican multiple times on Twitter. Two days before Rosendale’s name was included on the list, Cruz told conservative radio host Mark Levin that Trump is “a New York liberal who is pretending to be a conservative to try to fool Republican primary voters…’ The Republican Senate candidate is now fully on board with Trump. The President’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., campaigned with Rosendale in June, who has applauded much of what Trump has done in office.”
–Dan Merica, “Republican candidate in Montana is embracing Trump. But that wasn’t always the case.,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 5, 2018 2:38 pm