Daines’s last-minute retirement maneuver leaves Capitol Hill stunned — and some frustrated

Sen. Steve Daines’s (R-Mont.) decision not to seek reelection — and last-minute switcheroo for his preferred candidate — caught the political world off-guard this week as it slammed the door on a competitive election process in polarizing fashion.  Daines, a two-term senator, sent shockwaves across Washington and Montana with a maneuver that saw Kurt Alme,…