Morrison Relationship: Will it Hurt at the Polls?

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By Dana Green, 4-07-06

In a follow-up story in the Great Falls Tribune, pollsters speculate on how Morrison's acknowledged extramarital affair, and his behavior during a federal probe against the woman's fiancee, will impact the ongoing race for Montana's U.S. Senate seat.

A political science professor at Montana State University-Billings said that the political "chess game" had changed entirely, while others believe the news could have little impact on the race. Meanwhile, top state Democrats, including Morrison's primary opponent, state Senate President Jon Tester, say little about the revealed relationship, stating only that it was a "personal matter."

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Comments

By Don McDonald, 4-11-06

John Morrison has devoted most of his adult life to the people of Montana, and one stumble should not be a politically fatal. His wife and their children have forgiven him, and he is even more determined to represent all Montanan's and not just the special interests who consumed most of Conrad Burn's energy, time and focus. Several thousand years ago it was said, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone. John has paid a high price for the indescretion, and he is prepared to go forward and represent his constituants honestly and with every fibre of his being.

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