Nearly 120 potential delegates that would choose the Republican Party’s nominee to succeed U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke are behind Greg Gianforte, according to a letter distributed by his supporters – appearing to give him a near-lock on the nomination.
The letter, signed by 117 local and state Montana Republican Party officials and officeholders, calls Gianforte “a conservative leader … (we) can trust,” and says he has “the support and infrastructure necessary to defeat whoever the liberal Democrats nominate for the upcoming special election.”