Democrats use vulnerable GOP senators to get rare win on environment
Trump's decision to withdraw his controversial nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a rare example of Democrats and conservation groups being able to leverage the vulnerability of Republican senators to their advantage.
Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), whose electoral survival is key to Republicans holding the Senate, had faced rising pressure on whether they would support William Perry Pendley, the de facto head of the agency who has a long history of advocating for selling off public lands.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D), who's in a tight race with Daines, used the pending vote as his latest line of attack, running an ad last week that condemned Pendley and promised to "keep our public lands in Montanans' hands."
On Saturday, Trump withdrew the nomination.
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