Schweitzer: I'd be a better president than Hillary Clinton

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I agree with him. While I do have faith in Hillary, the Democratic Party needs to return to its populist roots.

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I believe Schweitzer has calculated that he has absolutely no chance with the Democratic Establishment and is basically telling them f**k you.  That may play well with some of the anti-Hillary elements in our party, but those folks are very far from a majority of Democratic voters.  Perhaps he is trying to consolidate them early before someone else can?

Schweitzer's tactics are starting to resemble the sledgehammer approach John Edwards took toward Hillary in 2008.  And it probably contributed to her not getting the nomination.  But Edwards didn't get it either and Clinton is a much stronger candidate now than she was in 2008.

One can only hope Bernie finds enough of a hole to win.

I agree with him. While I do have faith in Hillary, the Democratic Party needs to return to its populist roots.

If the Democratic party were to go that route, I'd sure like to see Warren lead the way rather than some self serving prick like Schweitzer.

Admittedly I would too, considering all the work she's done. But unfortunately, since she won't run, that point is moot.

Schweitzer is just telling it like it is. Obamacare doesn't do enough to protect the people from rogue insurance companies, we need to teach respect for our Fourth Amendment rights instead of only caring when Republicans are in office, and we need to get off of Wall Street's teat as a party. That's why I support him over Hillary Clinton. He isn't afraid to speak out against the establishment.

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IA and NH are probably above average states for Schweitzer (caucus and independents, respectively), so I could see doing quite well there and giving the impression of a horse race. He'd almost certainly get crushed in the big Dem machine states like NY and IL, though.

Actually, Schweitzer's pro-gun views would probably hurt him here. NH Democrats don't like guns here, and Clinton's economic views are left-of-center enough to win over our voters. Plus, the establishment will be coming out of the woodwork for her - Hassan and Shaheen were two of her fiercest backers, and Shea-Porter also gave her endorsement of a Hillary candidacy (and Kuster strikes me as the type to back her too). I just might see Schweitzer winning Iowa, but New Hampshire is Hillary country.

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IA and NH are probably above average states for Schweitzer (caucus and independents, respectively), so I could see doing quite well there and giving the impression of a horse race. He'd almost certainly get crushed in the big Dem machine states like NY and IL, though.

Actually, Schweitzer's pro-gun views would probably hurt him here. NH Democrats don't like guns here, and Clinton's economic views are left-of-center enough to win over our voters. Plus, the establishment will be coming out of the woodwork for her - Hassan and Shaheen were two of her fiercest backers, and Shea-Porter also gave her endorsement of a Hillary candidacy (and Kuster strikes me as the type to back her too). I just might see Schweitzer winning Iowa, but New Hampshire is Hillary country.

Plus there's the fact that she won it in 2008 against someone much more formidable than Schweitzer.

Candidate strength is irrelevant anyway when you've got literally every major Democrat in the state rallying behind you in a primary. We can't tell if Schweitzer is going to be a strong candidate or not, but we can tell that he's not going to play well in my state.

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I hope Hillary & the DNC destroy this charlatan.

Agreed. If he actually gave a damn about liberalism and not himself he would be kicking Daines' a** in Montana right now.

Or he could not risk his resources on a Senate run where Daines would probably be favored anyway.

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I hope Hillary & the DNC destroy this charlatan.

Agreed. If he actually gave a damn about liberalism and not himself he would be kicking Daines' a** in Montana right now.

Or he could not risk his resources on a Senate run where Daines would probably be favored anyway.

Actually, PPP's June 2013 poll had Schweitzer leading Daines 48-45. Had he not known how much Reid and the Democratic establishment wanted to see him run and thus hold this seat, he probably would have ran. If he caved into Reid, it would have ruined his left-wing rebellion

This notion that Schweitzer would be a better President than Hillary is hilarious. His political career entails governing one of the smallest states; a state where Hillary was shown leading him by over 20 points and has subsequently failed to gain traction against potential Republican candidates, to. Amazing how he wants to repeatedly attack Hillary for crossing over party-lines and voting for the Iraq War, yet Schweitzer himself has proven he can't work in bipartisan fashion like Hillary can. He bypassed the Montana legislature to get single-payer healthcare which I support, but not when executive power is abused. If Schweitzer could get single-payer healthcare passed through Congress if he were President, I would personally admit that I was wrong about him, but not until then.  He says the Presidency would ruin his life? Not as much as it would ruin our lives as Democrats.

That was before public opinion shifted against Obama and the Democrats. Obama's approval in Montana fell eight points between June and November, when the tide started to shift to the Republicans, and if it even got to 2002's level, then Daines would be favored. He doesn't like Congress anyway enough to risk his career on, and he sure as sh*t isn't entitled to run.

And so what if he went around the establishment? As someone who was literally insured only because of Obamacare, I think I'm qualified to say that it doesn't go far enough. I don't think of the families like mine that can see a doctor because of the current system. I think of the families that still can't afford it because the government can't be bothered to pay for the basic human right of health. Giving everyone access to the healthcare that they need is what being a Democrat is all about, and if you want to knock Schweitzer for that of all things, then that's just simply not the Democratic way.

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He'd also be setting the agenda instead of taking orders.