[Montana Headlines]

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.

[Bear_Slayer]

Brown needs to win in the Flathead and in Missoula; both large liberal locations.

[comebacknewt]

If the GOP can tie Schweitzer to Hillary, that is a winnable race.

Tough, but winnable.

[Clintonfatigued]

“Schweitzer won Yellowstone County (Billings) in the last election”

That’s something I wouldn’t have expected. Was Bob Brown damaged there by his regional base or was there some special circumstance that made the populace of Billings Republicans defect from him?