This Democrat thinks he can win in 2016 as the anti-Obama

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231. As a Montanan by birth, with lots of family, friends and longtime connections in state,

as well as being a lifelong Dem, I'd say that Schweitzer is blowing smoke. Take what he says with a grain of salt.

He should have run for the Senate seat being vacated by Baucus. Yes, there were issues - some pointed out by Politico in a July issue ( http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/brian-schweitzer-montana-democrats-93990.html) and others concerning campaign finances and other controversial items - that would have provided lots of fodder for Koch-supported GOP slurs, but he could still likely have pulled it off for that office.

But he shot himself in the foot then by spurning that possibility and has not made any serious efforts to rebuild burnt bridges. Insofar as a realistic national run is concerned, it's a real pipe dream.

But keep on smoking if it makes you happy.