Republicans’ chances of keeping both of Montana‘s Senate seats just shot through the roof after Democrats failed to clear the field for Seth Bodnar, an independent backed by ex-Sen. Jon Tester.

As of now, Bodnar is running in a three-way race that is expected to split the Democratic vote in Montana and potentially gift wrap Kurt Alme, the Republican nominee, the win in November. Montana Democrats in the state legislature made a late push to get Alani Bankhead, their party’s nominee, to drop out, but she vowed to stay in the race on Monday — the last day to remove herself from the ballot.

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