Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is electable, just not in the Democratic primary

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is an anomaly. He’s the Democratic governor of a rural, red state and a moderate who’s won reelection in counties Trump swept in 2016. But will his “electability,” as he calls it, be enough to move his long-shot campaign forward? He certainly thinks so.

“I come from a state where a lot of people voted for Donald Trump. Let’s not kid ourselves. He will be hard to beat,” Bullock said during last night’s Democratic primary debate. “Look, I’m a pro-choice, pro-union, populist Democrat who won three elections in a red state. Not by compromising our values, but by getting stuff done. That’s how we win back the places we lost: showing up, listening, focusing on the challenges of everyday Americans.”