Late last month, when Democratic Sen. Jon Tester finally announced that he's running for reelection from Montana, you could almost hear the collective sigh of relief from party leaders nationwide.
Because of that, they probably represent more promising models for a party that's largely leftbehind, but can't afford to write off states like Ohio and Montana forever.
When Tester first arrived on Capitol Hill, coastal types were quick to call him a"new kind of Democrat," which had a nice ring to it. Unfortunately, they couldn't agree on what kind of Democrat he was. Some pundits pegged him as a populist. Others saw him as a Western libertarian. One even floated the phrase"macho Dem.
Tester comes by his backcountry persona honestly. He was born in the small, remote town of Havre, 35 miles south of Saskatchewan. His mother's parents were Swedish homesteaders who established the family farm in 1912; his father's family were Mormons who followed Brigham Young to Salt Lake City, where many of his relatives still live and practice the religion.
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