Multimillionaire Greg Gianforte told K Street lobbyists that he supported the Obamacare repeal, but partially walked it back when it turned out that 70,000 Montanans would lose their health insurance.
Today the CBO released their report on the Republican bill. When a journalist tried to ask him for a comment about it, this happened.

On the eve of a special election to fill Montana’s lone House seat, Republican candidate Greg Gianforte lost his cool while being interviewed by reporters at his Bozeman, Montana headquarters when, out of the blue, Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs says Gianforte body slammed him...
Here’s how BuzzFeed reporter Alexis Levinson, who was also present during the incident, described it:

“This happened behind a half closed door, so I didn’t see it all, but here’s what it looked like from the outside – Ben walked into a room where a local tv crew was set up for an interview with Gianforte. All of a sudden I heard a giant crash and saw Ben’s feet fly in the air as he hit the floor. Heard very angry yelling (as did all the volunteers in the room) – sounded like Gianforte...”

Nice. Felony assault the day before a close election.
That's an unexpected and unconventional strategy.
He's sure to capture the highly coveted "violent and unhinged" vote.
I bet the guy is a dream to work for.

To be fair both candidates have had their financial history questioned.
However, one you can relate to, and one...not so much.

Quist, who supports single-payer health care and legalizing marijuana, has weathered his own history of financial woes, stemming from what he says was a botched gallbladder surgery that for years left him unqualified for affordable insurance.
Forced to pay out of pocket for follow-up surgeries, Quist accessed Social Security and sold off part of the ranch he inherited from his family...
“Rob’s story is resonating with voters who want someone who will stand up for them,” Tina Olechowski, Quist’s communication director, said in a statement. “After medical complications following surgery, Rob got into debt. He paid off his debt, but Rob believes no one should ever face bankruptcy just because they get sick.”
By contrast, Gianforte, who narrowly lost a bid for the Montana governor’s mansion last year, raised $2 million from the Congressional Leadership Fund, a dark-money super PAC funded by “tobacco companies, video game manufacturers, other corporations and wealthy donors,” according to Bloomberg BNA...
Republican attacks on Quist’s personal financial struggles have increased amid heightened scrutiny of Gianforte’s own investments. Gianforte listed in financial disclosures a nearly $48,000 stake in a French-Swiss cement maker accused of making payments to the Islamic State terror group, as HuffPost first reported on Wednesday.
Gianforte also invested nearly $250,000 in index funds with holdings in Gazprom and Rosneft, the Kremlin-controlled oil and gas firms sanctioned by the U.S. after Russia invaded Crimea, The Guardian reported last month.

I can overlook the Kremlin. I can even overlook ISIS. But tobacco companies?
That's a step too far.

Meanwhile, another Berniecrat like Quist, won in Trump country.
I wonder if there is a lesson to be learned?

Democrat Christine Pellegrino has defeated her Republican challenger in a New York state special election, just months after the district went big for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race.
Pellegrino, a delegate for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during the Democratic presidential primary, defeated Republican challenger Thomas Gargiulo in the District 9 State Assembly special election.