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As prominent national Republicans line up behind a political newcomer and decorated veteran as their pick to win back a coveted Senate seat in 2024, grassroots Montana conservatives are frustrated with what they perceive as unwelcome outside influence attempting to sway the primary race.

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Steve Daines of Montana and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recruited Tim Sheehy, who quickly secured endorsements from Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and several other senators since his late June campaign launch. However, Montana Republicans and grassroots activists who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation view Sheehy as the D.C. establishment’s candidate and would rather see GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale run for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.

“You’ve got really ultimately establishment vs. grassroots in Sheehy and Rosendale,” Darin Gaub, co-founder of Restore Liberty and Montana state director at the Freedom Caucus Network, told the DCNF.

[Source.](https://dailycaller.com/2023/07/28/jon-tester-matt-rosendale-tim-sheehy-montana-conservatives-balk-republican-leaderships-senate-2024/) > As prominent national Republicans line up behind a political newcomer and decorated veteran as their pick to win back a coveted Senate seat in 2024, grassroots Montana conservatives are frustrated with what they perceive as unwelcome outside influence attempting to sway the primary race. > National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Steve Daines of Montana and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recruited Tim Sheehy, who quickly secured endorsements from Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and several other senators since his late June campaign launch. However, Montana Republicans and grassroots activists who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation view Sheehy as the D.C. establishment’s candidate and would rather see GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale run for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. > “You’ve got really ultimately establishment vs. grassroots in Sheehy and Rosendale,” Darin Gaub, co-founder of Restore Liberty and Montana state director at the Freedom Caucus Network, told the DCNF.

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It's almost like there's a fraternity of political class members that you have to be accepted into before they'll allow you to run in the party for a leadership spot. Almost like they have an agreement to own that position and therefore they assert that they only have the right to fill the position. You can't simply be popular with the grassroots/people in the state's party, you got to have that party secret handshake initiation to take the reserved spot.