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Vermont

democrank

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2. In general, Vermonters have high standards when it comes to their politicians.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 07:59 AM

Mar 2017

We seem to vote on issues rather than party, which helps explain why we have a Republican governor and a (very) Progressive Lt. Governor. In his last race, Senator Sanders won with about 71% of the vote, a greater number than existing Vermont Independents.

Vermonters (in general) reject negative advertising. The very existence of a negative ad would probably end up in a discussion on our local news.

As for Faisal Gill, the fact that he was once a Republican working in the Bush administration would be of little importance. What would really matter is where he stands today.

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