Anyone but Brian Swizzler
You just voiced the opinion of probably 40% of the Montana population.
A recent poll had him in the 60’s in approval ratings, but when asked whether he should be re-elected, the number dropped to 57% against a generic Republican opponent.
Roy Brown has high name recognition and is a tireless campaigner who will not be underfunded. Schweitzer won Yellowstone County (Billings) in the last election, but was running against a rather liberal Republican from the western part of the state.
Brown should carry Yellowstone County, and that alone will put him in a very different ball-game.
So I’d estimate that Brown easily is starting at no more than a 55-45 disadvantage.
That’s a winnable race.