I recall seeing Randy Brock on TV when the VT delegation cast its votes for McCain. I wish Mr. Brock well, and hope that he can indeed attain statewide office once again-—hopefully as Lt. Gov. or as the state’s sole U.S. Representative (Lt. Gov. Dubie should get first crack at the governorship when Gov. Douglas finally decides to run for the Senate).
Brock is a liberal-to-moderate Republican, in the Douglas mode, right? It being VT, though, which is arguably the most liberal state in the nation now (it gave Obama 67%, a higher percentage than did MA or RI), I’m not going to complain about running liberal-to-moderate Republicans such as Brock or Douglas for federal office. (Dubie, on the other hand, is a pro-life moderate, in the Steve Laffey/Don Carcieri mode, and is probably as conservative a candidate as could possibly be elected in VT.)
I thought Brock was more of a Dubie Republican, but I’m not entirely sure. He didn’t sound like an outright liberal in literature I read in the past. It’d be interesting to see if, heaven forbid, anything happened to Leaky or the Socialist, Douglas appoint Brock to the vacancy. Of course, since Brock is a Republican, if he lost the special, the media would just chock it up to “will of the people.” Were he a Dem, “profoundly racist.”