text:  Here's our mission, and here's why this race matters. You need to vote for me, not because I want to be a senator, but because the future of our country and your children is at stake. And exactly right. We have to focus our resources in key areas. Veterans is another point. Veterans listening, you know, you've got to take an interest in this race because Montana, tied with Alaska, is the highest percentage veteran state in the nation. About 10.5% of Montana residents are veterans. The national average is 1.5%. We have a lot of veterans here.