2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumEx-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer will consider campaign to replace Baucus
"I'm the kind of guy that, when I see a broke-down pickup, I'll get out with my tools and try to fix it, and I can tell you looking at Washington, D.C., from Montana, there is no bigger broke-down pickup than the Senate in Washington, D.C.," Schweitzer said in an interview, when asked if he was looking at a run to replace Baucus, who announced his retirement Tuesday morning.
Schweitzer, who left office earlier this year, remains popular in the state. His approval rating was 56 percent in a February survey from Public Policy Polling, with 37 percent disapproving.
He'd likely be Democrats' best chance at holding the seat in the Republican-leaning state.
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Warpy
(110,913 posts)because he's a progressive who runs as a progressive and gets elected.
I also know he despises DC, so we'll see whether or not he's able to hold his nose and do it.
cilla4progress
(24,589 posts)Would be a great choice!
Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)Gawd, what a great addition he would be to the hide-bound Senate!
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)in the current senate. He's a definite two-fer for our side. Really hope he runs
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)graham4anything
(11,464 posts)CTyankee
(63,771 posts)Maybe we could get some kind of answer...we certainly don't want to get another Dem who voted the way Baucus did.
I must say I do like Schweitzer. I remember back in 05 Al Franken had him on his radio show and he was very good...
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)Whether he can be a team player is important too.
But if he or she (if there is another candidate) is anti-gun, there is automatic funding to defeat the NRA.
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)background checks. Even some NRA members support background checks, as the organization itself did back in the day...
Jennicut
(25,415 posts)elected there. I live in Connecticut but recognize that the Repubs in my state are in many ways less conservative on many issues then the Dems in Montana. Schweitzer is good on many other issues besides gun control.
Kennah
(14,116 posts)tarheelsunc
(2,117 posts)DEMTough
(90 posts)I've seen him on Real Time with Bill Maher before, I liked him. He'd be a nice replacement for the anti-single-payer Baucus, since Schweitzer supports single-payer. Where Baucus was one of the corporate lobby's best friends, Schweitzer is inspired by former Senator Paul Wellstone. This is a candidate in a good, left direction. We need more like him to run in all of these red states.
Progressives are already lining up behind him.
Go Brian!
Arkana
(24,347 posts)He should do it.
Schweitzer in the Senate? A dedicated single-payer advocate and a genuine liberal with a cowboy streak? He'd be a huge hit.