BILLINGS — Democratic voters and political observers are pressing for one of two candidates to exit Montana's U.S. Senate race before Aug. 10, warning that a split could hand the seat to Republican Kurt Alme. Click here to learn more:Another possible shakeup in the Montana U.S. Senate race? Montana State University Billings Political science professor Paul Pope believes the current three-way race heavily favors Alme, and other political experts around the state agree. Pope believes that if either Bankhead or Bodnar were to drop out, the other would have a significantly better chance to win the Senate seat. Pope added that despite Bullock being well known, he believes Bodnar would also need to exit the race or else the same vote-splitting issue will continue.