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A U.S. Senate candidate representing the Libertarian Party in Montana seemingly defied his own party and ended his campaign while endorsing a Republican opponent, before backtracking a day before the November 2018 midterm elections. Rick Breckenridge originally announced during a 31 October 2018 conference call with reporters that he would be bowing out of the race and backing GOP candidate Matt Rosendale in the latter's bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester: Breckenridge's mention of dark money was a reference to an anonymous mailer sent out urging voters to support him and casting Republican candidate Matt Rosendale as an advocate of increased government surveillance. Both men accused Jon Tester's allies of being behind the mailer. Tester, the Democratic incumbent, denied the allegation, with his campaign saying in a statement: We condemn this mailer and any other efforts like it. Period. But Breckenridge's own supporters refused to follow his call to support Rosendale. The Montana Libertarian Party said in a statement that many of their members felt betrayed by the announcement, but that the party would continue to fully support and endorse him: On 5 November 2018, Breckenridge reversed course and said that he was not dropping out of the race, and that his endorsement of Rosendale only addressed the issue of dark money:
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