Candidates, it’s probably not a good idea to bodyslam members of the media on the eve of your election. From Yahoo News:
This is not the first time Gianforte has clashed with a member of the media. At a campaign event in April, a supporter asked Gianforte his views on how the media could be reined in, the Missoulian reported.
“We have someone right here. It seems like there is more of us than there is of him,” Gianforte responded, after making a strangling gesture with his hands. “I don’t have a simple solution for you.”
Sixty percent of votes in the election have already been cast via absentee ballot. In Montana, any registered voter can request and use an absentee ballot.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued a statement after the incident calling on Gianforte to withdraw his candidacy and urging House Speaker Paul Ryan and the National Republican Congressioinal Committee to denounce its candidate.
Though not in the room when the violence ensued, BuzzFeed News reporter Alexis Levinson was nearby and tweeted her account shortly after the incident.
Remember, you don’t have to speak with them. But a good, old-fashioned choke-slam is not going to reflect well for you at the ballot box.
Am I the only one thinking, YES!
Even here, you might be the only one hating the 1st. amendment—–
Stace please don’t!
Wonder if Paul Ryan will assigned Gianforte to an anger management class as part of the freshman indoctrination?
Don’t Mess with Montana!
The press will now have to be provided with Safe Spaces?
If they can’t handle Montana how are they going to cover Syria?
Is this a real comment?
The guy got asked a legitimate policy question and, according to the 3 Fox News reporters in the room, the candidate responded by putting his hands around the reporters neck, pushing him to the ground, and punching him. And you don’t think that’s an issue?
I think the interns reporting for the Weather Channel get treated worse.
um, I didn’t see anything in the campaign rule book about not body slamming reporters, still I can’t believe this is a good idea.
Maybe he was just testing them out to see if they were real or fake news!
Trying to envision what a DiSanto body slam would look like.
Solid advice PP thank you.
You’re welcome. I try to be a helper.