Op-Ed: Could Seth Bodnar Run for the U.S. Senate? This Might Be Montana's Moment

Could University of Montana President Seth Bodnar be Montana’s next U.S. senator? It sounds improbable — which, in today’s politics, is exactly why it sounds promising.

Washington has become a place where performance matters more than results, outrage more than outcomes, and party loyalty more than people. The two major parties have turned governing into a blood sport, and voters are exhausted by it. One recent poll shows that 45 percent of Americans now identify as independents — not Democrats, not Republicans, but people who are tired of being told they must pick a side in a culture war inst...