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For his july visit, tester bought ads in newspapers across the state. but roons arepublicans are hitting back on tax cuts and immigration. >> he may look like montana, but he votes like them. >> tester's most effective answer to trump's popularity may be this. >> i think personality plays big here and how montana you are. >> what does that mean? >> every chance tester has, you see him emphasizing his deep roots in montana. how many generations he's been here. the playbook to attack rosendale is to emphasize how he's not been here very long. >> 16 years ago. that's not very long in montana year...

>> as the ranking member of the veteran affairs committee, tester revealed improper behavior. and trump quickly called for resignation. if you'd known the president would go after you so hard on ronnie jackson would you still do it? >> if you look at what my job is, the united states senator, it is to confirm nominees. i've got a job to do and i did my job. >> trump won montana by 20 points. so for his july visit, tester bought welcoming ads in newspapers across the state. but republicans are hitting back for tester's votes against trump on tax cuts and administration. >> he votes like them. >...

Republicans are hitting back for his vote against trump on tax cuts and immigration. >> he may look like montana, but he is looking like them. >> reporter: and the most effective answer to the popularity may be this. >> well, personality plays big here, and also how montana you ? >> every chance tester has, you see him emphasizing his deep roots in montana. and the playbook to attack rosendale is to emphasize how he's not in here very long -- >> 16 years ago. that's not very long in montana years. tester took advantage of a big controversy. >> herding my cattle, branding the calvcalves. >> but...

Here. i think how montana you are. that really matters. >> what does that mean? >> every chance tester has, you see him emphasizing his deep roots in montana. generations he's been here and the play book to attack rosendale is to emphasize how he's not been here. >> 16 years ago. that's not very long in montana years. >> reporter: tester took advantage of a big controversy after rosendale called himself a rancher. >> herding my cattle. >> reporter: but turns out he didn't own cattle. >> all hat, no cows. >> reporter: a campaign so local, it's been dubbed the flat top fight. ads built around it...

Him. julie: not quite. he slammed democrat tester for voting against the repeal of the affordable care act, for voting against a major tax cut bill and voting no on legislation to ban late-term abortions. i don't think there's any chance tester will be jumping on the trump bandwagon. how will his slam on tester resonate with voters do you think? >> i think with states where there are people is up for election -- in states where trump is popular where there are senators democrats up for election they are really worried about getting on the wrong side of donald trump. look at joe manchin in west...