Former Democratic Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer recently attended Mitt Romney's Republican retreat in Park City, Utah, which is unexpected for someone who is considering running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Here's my speculation as to why Schweitzer attended the Romney retreat: He may be considering running for president or vice president...as a Republican.
For those of you who are not familiar with Schweitzer, he's no fan of the Democratic establishment, having been a vocal critic of Democrats like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. While I'm certainly not a fan of the Democratic establishment myself, I'm considerably more progressive than Schweitzer is. Sure, he's taken stances to the left of mainstream Democrats on some issues, such as health care and campaign finance reform. However, he's also taken stances to the right of mainstream Democrats on issues like guns and the environment. Schweitzer was personally endorsed by NRA head Wayne LaPierre in his 2008 re-election bid for Governor of Montana, and Schweitzer has criticized President Obama and other Democrats for supporting clean air and clean water laws.
It's not completely out of the question that Brian Schweitzer may run for president or vice president as a Republican. If he did that, he would lose all of the respect I have for him, to put it mildly.
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