The Montana U.S. Senate race took a turn when controversial businessman Tim Sheehy said that the U.S. should eliminate the Department of Education because it was turning children into slaves. The Huffington Post this week flagged a report from the Daily Montanan, which revealed the comments from the Republican candidate at a campaign stop in Billings. “We have a Department of Education, which I don’t think we need any more,” said Sheehy, on audio clips obtained by the Montanan. “It should go away. That’ll save us $30 billion right there.” Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest…