Montana Republican Senate candidate criticized for racist Facebook posts
by Richard Luscombe from World news | The Guardian on (#6CXBY)
Surfacing of old posts threatens to damage reputation of Tim Sheehy, one of party's leading hopes to take control of Senate
The US Senate campaign of Montana Republican Tim Sheehy has been forced on to the defensive following the publication of misogynistic and racist social media posts he is alleged to have written.
Sheehy is one of his party's leading hopes to help it take control of the Senate in next year's elections, and he is running for the Republican nomination to challenge Jon Tester, seen as one of the most vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election.
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