U.S. Federal Election Commission filings as of July 29 show philanthropist Steve Friess has loaned himself another $1 million since Cowboy State Daily’s last . He alleged the outlet has a “conflict” because Friess’s late father gave seed money to Cowboy State Daily in 2019. “Maybe one day Cowboy State Daily and Claire (sic) McFarland will report the news instead of propping up Steve Friess,” said Gray. “When your questions read like Steve Friess campaign talking points, Wyoming voters have every right to wonder whether you are a journalist or a Friess Campaign hack.” He also asserted that Christensen is in second place, and claimed Cowboy State Daily was trying to help Christensen win.