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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

‘Not accurate’: Republican wrong to say Montana has more bears than people

A very dark gray bear cub standing in a dewy, grassy field with its nose turned up to what look like oak branches, with trees and the base of a mountain in the distance.
A grizzly bear cub near Yellowstone national park in Montana. Photograph: Alan Rogers/AP

In the compendium of false claims, an offering from Tim Sheehy, a Montana 2024 Republican Senate candidate, is readily disprovable.

In an interview with Breitbart, the former Navy Seal observed that the state, which he referred to as “flyover country”, did not typically have much in political power – a situation that could change with the balance of power in the US Senate races next year.

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