Not even "body slamming" a reporter – and getting charged with misdemeanor assault on the eve of the election – could keep Greg Gianforte from victory in Montana. On Thursday, the Republican with rap sheet defeated the populist in a white cowboy hat, Rob Quist, whose longshot campaign had captivated the grassroots base of the Democratic Party.
The assault charge came after most of the
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