MT-Sen: Schweitzer and Baucus rally the troops

Schweitzer stumping for Tester:

Said Schweitzer: "Missoula will decide if a man of the prairie, a man of Montana," will be the next U.S. senator, or if it will be an "auctioneer from Missouri ... a man bought and paid for by Washington, D.C., lobbyists."

"I already voted for Jon Tester, and you can, too," Schweitzer said.

Taken by the spirit of the rally, retired UM professor Lucien Hut shouted out: "I'll work so hard, I'll have Conrad Burns vote for Jon Tester."

To which Schweitzer quipped: "Just pay Conrad Burns, and he'll vote any way."

Even Max Baucus got in the spirit:

Montana's race will be monitored by the rest of the nation, Baucus said. They want to know if Montana is "finally going to put a check on the policies of George Bush."

That might sound tame to you, but for Baucus, that's pretty hard hitting.

While the party establishment freaks out a bit about this race, the energy on the ground is palpable.

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