Jon Tester

That's true, but that's Bozeman, and Bozeman's still four and a half hours from where I live. So I still have a shot to get to the airport that has the nonstops. But the bottom line is that you're right. From a news perspective, the areas that are more rural versus urban get reported on. But quite frankly, don't don't get reported on nearly as much as they probably should.

That's true, but that's Bozeman, and Bozeman's still four and a half hours from where I live. So I still have a shot to get to the airport that has the nonstops. But the bottom line is that you're right. From a news perspective, the areas that are more rural versus urban get reported on. But quite frankly, don't don't get reported on nearly as much as they probably should.

And because of that, I might add, political people tend to pit urban versus rural when we have the same challenges out there. We have to have the same challenges for the most part, with the exception of distance. We all want to be able to, you know, have good health care and put food on the table and have a good job and be able to send their kids to college, all that stuff.

And because of that, I might add, political people tend to pit urban versus rural when we have the same challenges out there. We have to have the same challenges for the most part, with the exception of distance. We all want to be able to, you know, have good health care and put food on the table and have a good job and be able to send their kids to college, all that stuff.

And because of that, I might add, political people tend to pit urban versus rural when we have the same challenges out there. We have to have the same challenges for the most part, with the exception of distance. We all want to be able to, you know, have good health care and put food on the table and have a good job and be able to send their kids to college, all that stuff.

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. I'm going to tell you that I think that I've been involved in state politics and federal politics since since 98. So a little over 25 years. And I see the change. Right. I think it's changed. The absolute biggest change. We always had young TV reporters that were looking to go to bigger markets. That's always been.

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. I'm going to tell you that I think that I've been involved in state politics and federal politics since since 98. So a little over 25 years. And I see the change. Right. I think it's changed. The absolute biggest change. We always had young TV reporters that were looking to go to bigger markets. That's always been.

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. I'm going to tell you that I think that I've been involved in state politics and federal politics since since 98. So a little over 25 years. And I see the change. Right. I think it's changed. The absolute biggest change. We always had young TV reporters that were looking to go to bigger markets. That's always been.

But what we always had is we had seasoned reporters working for print media. That isn't happening anymore. Those seasoned political reporters are gone. And those political reporters not only reported on what was going on in Washington, they reported on what was going on locally. And they held us all accountable. And they were the local historian in some ways. They knew

But what we always had is we had seasoned reporters working for print media. That isn't happening anymore. Those seasoned political reporters are gone. And those political reporters not only reported on what was going on in Washington, they reported on what was going on locally. And they held us all accountable. And they were the local historian in some ways. They knew

But what we always had is we had seasoned reporters working for print media. That isn't happening anymore. Those seasoned political reporters are gone. And those political reporters not only reported on what was going on in Washington, they reported on what was going on locally. And they held us all accountable. And they were the local historian in some ways. They knew

more about this stuff than anybody right absolutely they they had they had the uh the corporate memory to go be able to go back and institute the memory i should say to be able to go back and be able to report and say this is what happened back in 1979 and this is and it's no different or by the way these guys are screwing up because they're doing this and that accountability

more about this stuff than anybody right absolutely they they had they had the uh the corporate memory to go be able to go back and institute the memory i should say to be able to go back and be able to report and say this is what happened back in 1979 and this is and it's no different or by the way these guys are screwing up because they're doing this and that accountability

more about this stuff than anybody right absolutely they they had they had the uh the corporate memory to go be able to go back and institute the memory i should say to be able to go back and be able to report and say this is what happened back in 1979 and this is and it's no different or by the way these guys are screwing up because they're doing this and that accountability

is critically important for a democracy to work and work well. Without that accountability, you've got public servants that are out there doing stuff that they shouldn't be doing, and nobody knows about it. And it's not to the best interest of their constituents and certainly not the best interest of democracy.

is critically important for a democracy to work and work well. Without that accountability, you've got public servants that are out there doing stuff that they shouldn't be doing, and nobody knows about it. And it's not to the best interest of their constituents and certainly not the best interest of democracy.

is critically important for a democracy to work and work well. Without that accountability, you've got public servants that are out there doing stuff that they shouldn't be doing, and nobody knows about it. And it's not to the best interest of their constituents and certainly not the best interest of democracy.

They shouldn't be. They absolutely shouldn't be. And you contributed to a lot of things. I actually contributed to campaign finance and the amount of money that's coming into these. But that's probably a different topic for a different show that we could talk all day about. But the bottom line is, is that we need Robert C. Byrd back in Congress.

They shouldn't be. They absolutely shouldn't be. And you contributed to a lot of things. I actually contributed to campaign finance and the amount of money that's coming into these. But that's probably a different topic for a different show that we could talk all day about. But the bottom line is, is that we need Robert C. Byrd back in Congress.

They shouldn't be. They absolutely shouldn't be. And you contributed to a lot of things. I actually contributed to campaign finance and the amount of money that's coming into these. But that's probably a different topic for a different show that we could talk all day about. But the bottom line is, is that we need Robert C. Byrd back in Congress.