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Montana Governor Schweitzer for Interior Secretary?

With the news that Governor Ritter of Colorado will not seek re-election, Democrats in CO are scrambling to find a candidate to keep the seat. The Obama adminstration is interested in having a Democrat as governor there to help the President’s re-election chances in that state and in the West overall. The best candidate would be Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who is a former senator from CO and who has never lost a statewide election there.

Here’s where the speculation starts – reports say Salazar has interest in a gubernatorial run and may have even secured the blessing of Obama. Governor Schweitzer http://governor.mt.gov/ is already being mentioned as a possible replacement. Could the Governor be heading to DC in the next few months?

Full Story: http://montanamainstreetblog.typepad.com/montana_main_street_blog/2010/01/schweitzer-for-interior.html

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