MIA: Ryan Zinke is Running Scared
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Candidate for MT01 Has Now Missed Three of the Last Debates
Helena, MT – Ryan Zinke, Republican candidate for MT-01, has now skipped the third Western District debate in a row. He has kept a very low-profile on the debate trail ever since a damning report by a Trump-appointed Inspector General revealed that Zinke had lied to investigators who were conducting a corruption and criminal investigation into Zinke during his short, scandal-plagued tenure at the Department of the Interior.
Here are some questions we’d like to ask Ryan Zinke, if he ever shows up on the campaign trail.
Do you think it's okay to lie to federal investigators and our law enforcement?
You have been at the center of at least 18 ethics and criminal investigations from your time in public office. What is different about this time? Or do you plan to continue to seek higher office to enrich yourself?
In the past, you left your job as Montana’s representative to take a cushy job in the administration. Are you planning on using this congressional seat as simply another rung on the ladder to national name recognition?
You keep invoking your work with Donald Trump, yet Donald Trump fired you. If your political hero didn’t think you were up to the job, why should Montanans?
“Zinke is refusing to face the very Montanans who’s votes he wants,” says Sheila Hogan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. “That’s not how you win support from Montanans. Zinke’s too scared to defend his scandal-plagued track record.”
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