U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) will skip the Republican National Convention in August to focus on his Senate campaign against incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), his campaign told the Hill on Monday. Rehberg said he hopes to brand himself as an independent Republican who puts state issues before partisanship.Rehberg is among the first Republicans to announce he’s skipping his party’s convention in Tampa, Fla. Distinct Democrats, including Tester, will miss their party’s conventionin Charlotte, N.C.. Other Democrats not attending comprehend Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.), and three West Virginians: Sen. Joe Manchin, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, and Rep. Nick Rahall. Rehberg’s campaign in Republican-leaning Montana for a Senate seat in a state with two Democratic senators, Tester and Max Baucus, will be no simple feat. Rehberg has a history of pushing against the establishment, coming outside against the economic bailouts of 2008, President Barack Obama’s health attention reform in 2010, and Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) budget proposal.Glance at More…
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