Washington Times · Dec 11, 2022
Sen. Jon Tester: Dems need to refocus messaging on rural America
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., arrives for the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership election at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Sen. Tester is chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense which funds the Pentagon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat, said Sunday that his party needs to revamp its messaging strategy for rural Americans following diminished support from such voters in last month’s midterm elections.
Mr. Tester will be up for reelection in 2024 — if he decides to run again — making him a potential battleground candidate when Democrats will be trying to hang on to their razor-thin Senate majority.