PPP: Schweitzer (D) could win Montana in 2016

[Mr. Morden]

A majority saying he shouldn't run suggests its not likely he would do that well.

I don't see how it says any such thing.

[Mr. Morden]

A majority saying he shouldn't run suggests its not likely he would do that well.

I don't see how it says any such thing.

Q5.

He probably means the 2nd part of the statement: That people don't want him to run has nothing to do with how he would actually do in the General Election.

Yes, that's what I meant.

[Mr. Morden]

Voters rarely ever say that they want their home state politicians to run for national office.  They often say they don't want them to run, but then support them when they do so.  The relevant point here is that the poll has Schweitzer leading (in a state that's fairly Republican in presidential elections), even though supposedly people don't want him to run, thus showing that the voters "not wanting him to run" is irrelevant.  And even if he did lose Montana in the general election, who cares?  It's only 3 electoral votes, and usually goes to the GOP anyway.