You cannot believe this audio. Gianforte just lost it and took it out on @bencjacobs. WOW. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhoH4v8xYlU …
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Journalism is more vital---yet more dangerous---than it has been in the modern American era. Glad to hear
@Bencjacobs is okay.
A huge number (by Montana standards) of votes in this election have already been cast by mail. So hard to say if incident affects outcome
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I thought this story takes the CBO score out of the headlines. But since that's the reason for the bodyslam of reporter, it enhances it
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Not to get all Torts professor-y: even if Jacobs were threatening offensive contact (e.g. assault), Gianforte's touching disproportionate
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So this appears to be a battery even if Gianforte's account were accurate (and it appears not, given audio, broken glasses, witnesses, etc.)
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So his statement is an admission of battery. Well played crisis PR Team.
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Could the House expel him or otherwise not let him serve? Not that Rs would, but...
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This might win him Republican votes
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And remember how the state GOP Chair almost singlehandedly stopped this from being an all-mail election because that helps Democrats? Karma
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Lots of slack in the electorate. Turnout good for a special but not quite at '14. And big D/early R/day of split.
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