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Campaign Beat

Sally Mauk

Campaign Beat is Montana Public Radio's weekly political analysis program. It's hosted by Sally Mauk and features Lee Newspapers State News Bureau Chief Holly Michels and Rob Saldin of the University of Montana’s Mansfield Center and Political Science Department.

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20 episodes

  1. Campaign Beat: 2026 election wrap-up 12:57
  2. Campaign Beat: VP, DEI and AI usher in Election Day 13:42
  3. Campaign Beat: Peculiar polls, VIP visits and closing arguments 14:16
  4. Campaign Beat: Debates, defections and Donald Trump 13:46
  5. Campaign Beat: Ballots, birth dates and betting on Trump 11:28
  6. Campaign Beat: New polling, new ads, new challenges 14:12
  7. Campaign Beat: Dark money talks; Senate candidates debate; Gas prices speak volumes 13:30
  8. AI enters the chat; Poll results reveal surprises; New ads probably sound familiar 14:07
  9. Divided Democrats, candidate conspiracies and new ads: Campaign Beat returns 14:10
  10. Campaign Beat: Surprises, schisms and lopsided turnout 12:48
  11. AOC stumps for Forstag; Money pours in; Windy Boy urged to retire 14:12
  12. Campaign Beat: Buttigieg in Butte; Dark money mischief; Who's the spoiler? 13:47
  13. Parties find common ground; PAC money raises questions; What will the Trump effect be? 14:07
  14. Sexual abuse allegations abound; 'Dark money' meets AI; ICE dispute moves to Supreme Court 13:54
  15. Campaign Beat: Ballrooms, brutality and big bucks 14:11
  16. Democrats vs. independents; Republicans vs. Republicans; Busse vs. social media 14:02
  17. Democrats dump on unions; Republican resentment surfaces; Windy Boy faces abuse allegations 13:58
  18. Campaign Beat: Establishing a name and shifting the blame 13:51
  19. Campaign Beat: 'No Kings'; Shirtless on social media; Strange bedfellows 14:00
  20. Republicans embrace Trump; Education or electioneering? Will Dems back Bodnar? 12:31