Finding Senate · Montana Republican
Kurt Alme FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://almeforsenate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/What-Montanans-Need-To-Know-About-Kurt-Alme_5.22.26.pdf · classifier confidence 0.95 (escalated)
- First detectedJuly 9, 2026
The page combines prescribed message themes for specific media channels (TV, streaming, Fox News, OTT, YouTube) with explicit ad-format recommendations (:15 and :30 units) and asset provisioning, all of which are directed at an outside ad buyer rather than voters. The framing 'Montanans watching television and streaming video online need to know' is a channel-segmented directive, not direct voter communication. Taken together, these elements constitute classic red-box guidance for an independent expenditure group.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
Montanans watching television and streaming video online need to know that:
Segments the audience by media channel (TV, streaming) and frames the message as what that audience 'needs to know' — classic media-buy targeting instruction rather than direct voter persuasion.Voters react well to :15 and :30 video advertising units.
Explicit ad-format guidance (unit lengths) that only makes sense as instruction to an outside ad buyer, not content for voters.Republicans consume information on Broadcast TV, Fox News, and OTT.
Channel-by-segment media-buy instruction pairing a voter demographic (Republicans) with specific media channels.YouTube video ads provide a good value for reaching voters.
Platform-specific media-buy recommendation framed as cost-efficiency guidance for an outside spender.Kurt Alme Photos and Video can be found here: https://almeforsenate.com/media/
Ad-asset provisioning — directing outside groups to creative assets for use in paid advertising.
Plain text of the archived page
What Montanans Need To Know About Kurt Alme (5/22/26) Montanans watching television and streaming video online need to know that: • Kurt Alme is running for Senate to make our communities safer, support law enforcement, make life more affordable and protect the Montana way of life. • Kurt Alme is a federal prosecutor and public servant who has spent his career serving Montanans. • As Montana’s top federal prosecutor, Kurt Alme was tough on crime. President Trump nominated Alme to serve as U.S. Attorney, twice - because President Trump knew Kurt would stand for law and order. • As Montana’s state revenue director, Alme cut taxes and brought tax relief for Montana families. As Montana’s budget director, Kurt Alme helped deliver a balanced budget. Kurt Alme Photos and Video can be found here: https://almeforsenate.com/media/ Where Voters Get Their Information • Voters react well to :15 and :30 video advertising units. • Republicans consume information on Broadcast TV, Fox News, and OTT. • YouTube video ads provide a good value for reaching voters. PAID FOR BY ALME FOR SENATE
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 26 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected on 2026-07-09; $2,172,787 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate, and $417,614 opposing.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION | $1,500,071 | 17 | 2026-05-06 – 2026-06-24 |
| S | AMERICAN MISSION | $572,717 | 2 | 2026-05-22 – 2026-05-22 |
| O | MONTANA FREEDOM PAC | $417,614 | 6 | 2026-05-07 – 2026-06-11 |
| S | MONTANA FREEDOM PAC | $100,000 | 1 | 2026-05-07 – 2026-05-07 |
S Supporting O Opposing
FEC filings can be trailing evidence — smaller expenditures may surface only in periodic reports. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.
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