Brian Schweitzer

Check out this article from the Washington Monthly on newly elected Montana governor Brian Schweitzer. He's been a rising star in the party ever since he came within a hair of upsetting Conrad Burns in the 2000 Senate Race. That he won in Montana could hold some valuable lessons for Democrats considering that he is from a red state and with the exception of gun issues isn't a Republican in Democrat clothing, i.e. Max Baucus. I tend to downplay elections like this (like the Thune victory over Daschle) that often are about local issues which pundits then try to say represents something larger. But Schweitzer is interesting.