Senate hopefuls trade jabs at first all-candidate debate

Four U.S. Senate candidates — Republican Kurt Alme, Democrat Alani Bankhead, independent Seth Bodnar and Libertarian Kyle Austin — debated in Bozeman on Oct. 11, marking Alme’s first debate appearance. Alme, the frontrunner, was the target of the lion’s share of the debate’s attack lines, mostly for backing congressional Republican stances on tariffs, immigration and the war in Iran. Bankhead and Austin each took notable swings at Bodnar, primarily arguing that he is not as “independent” a candi...