My regional paper has an article today about the Democratic candidate seeking to unseat Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo).

starherald.com (Goes to the Scottsbluff, Nebr. Star-Herald)

As someone pointed out here a few days ago, the idea of running on “they’re running for their wealthy benefactors and not you” was one of the best-received potential messages for a candidate. He is running specifically on that.

TORRINGTON, Wyo. — Democrat Gary Trauner met with Goshen County residents on Thursday at the Java Jar during a stop in his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

He is seeking to replace incumbent Republican Senator John Barrasso for the seat. Barrasso has held the seat since 2007. He will also be running against independent candidate David Dodson.

Trauner said he is running in the hopes of breaking up the deadlock of modern politics in Washington D.C. The state’s current congressmen, he said, focus on helping themselves and their supporters to the detriment and against the wishes of their constituents.

“They’re being supported by Wall Street,” he said. “They’re getting their money from corporate entities and that’s what they support.”

He pointed out policies that give lower tax rates to New York businessmen and that deny Medicare the ability to negotiate drug prices.

“I would argue that literally nobody in Wyoming (supports them),” he said, “except for our federal delegation.”

He also pointed to the 2017 tax bill, which he said gave temporary tax cuts to the middle class while giving permanent cuts to the wealthy.

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