Montana election: race had tightened even before Gianforte assault charge

In a dispatch from the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs sent before he was ‘body-slammed’ by Republican candidate Greg Gianforte, the reporter finds both parties spending millions in a race with national significance

This report was filed by Ben Jacobs shortly before the incident on Wednesday when he was “body-slammed” by Republican candidate Greg Gianforte, who was later charged with misdemeanor assault.

The special election on Thursday for Montana’s congressional seat was seemingly crafted to be a metaphor for something, but no one can quite agree on what it is.

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