Montana Has Had It With Rich Outsiders. Will That Help Jon Tester Win Re-Election?

KALISPELL, Mont.—This state’s rightward shift will make it difficult for Democratic Sen. Jon Tester to win a fourth term next year. Montanans have voted every other Democrat out of statewide office and decisively backed Donald Trump in the past two presidential races. 

Yet residents share a bipartisan frustration that may be Tester’s best hope for clinching another term. They are fed up with monied outsiders streaming into the state and blame them for driving up prices, taking land and eroding Montana’s rugged culture.