Sen. Walsh Drops Election Bid

Appointed Sen. John Walsh (D-MT), reeling from published reports that he plagiarized his War College thesis, said the effects upon his campaign from the revelation is causing him to end his effort to win election to the seat.  Walsh had been appointed in February to succeed Sen. Max Baucus (D), who resigned early to become U.S. Ambassador to China.  Walsh had been the state's sitting Lt. Governor. Republican nominee Steve Daines, the state's at-large Congressman, now has the opportunity to expand his general election advantage while the Democrats scramble to find a replacement nominee.  The party now must hold a statewide nominating convention, and do so before August 20 in order to qualify a general election candidate. For more information, please contact David Ashinoff at (202) 547-5013 or ashinoffd@agc.org.