The political journalists of NBC are wondering what the heck Gov. Brian Schweitzer was thinking by endorsing Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial primary election, which Creigh Deeds won yesterday in a huge landslide. From FirstRead:
*** The first rule of being DGA/DCCC/DSCC chairman — if you endorse, you better make sure your guy wins: Here’s another question we have: What the heck was Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, the current head of the Democratic Governors Association, thinking when he endorsed McAuliffe last week, especially as polls were beginning to show a Deeds surge? Schweitzer last night released a statement congratulating Deeds that said this: “Creigh is the natural choice to continue the legacy of Governors Warner and Kaine.” But people are obviously going to ask: How is Deeds the natural choice when Schweitzer originally endorsed McAuliffe? One can’t help but wonder: What did McAuliffe promise Schweitzer? Is this about Schweitzer’s own national ambitions?