“All over Montana, you can walk into a bar, a café or even a school or a courthouse and just listen for a while as people talk to each other,” Schweitzer explained, shortly after noting 93 percent of his state’s population is classified as Caucasian. “And you will hear somebody, before very long, say something outrageously racist about the people who’ve lived in Montana for 10,000 years” -- Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer at Ohio Democratic Party annual dinner.

Just the other day, Politico said Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s rhetorical prowess is a valuable asset and a dangerous liability for his future political ambitions. Case in point: Less than two weeks ago, Schweitzer delivered the keynote address at the Ohio Democratic Party’s annual dinner. In the speech, he told a gripping tale of his grandmother immigrating to the United States to start a new life. Riveting. In the same address, Schweitzer dipped into darker rhetoric to blast Caucasian Montanans as racist toward American Indians/Dustin Hurst, Watchdog.org. More here.

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Question: Is there a bias against Native Americans in Idaho?