The 2012 political cycle is getting under way. Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate, Steve Daines has raised over $225,000 in just 6 weeks. Daines sees this as a positive for his campaign.

Steve Daines announced he would run for the seat, held by Jon Tester, on November 13, 2010.

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