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Posted on 11/03/2006 6:17:51 AM PST by GQuagmire
CASTLETON, Vt. -- A new name may soon join Fidel, Vladimir, and Karl in the pantheon of famous socialists: Bernie. That would be Vermont's US Representative Bernard Sanders, who, in this election season of tight races, appears to be cruising to victory in his campaign for the US Senate, according to recent polls.
If elected Tuesday, he would be the first self-proclaimed socialist to serve in the Senate. Far from a stern ideologue, Sanders cuts an affable figure among his constituents, a trait on display at a rally this week at Castleton State College.
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--at least Sanders is honest about it--
What do you expect from Vermont? It's worse than Massachusetts, and that's saying something.
--What do you expect from Vermont? It's worse than Massachusetts, and that's saying something.--
As Vermont goes, so goes the Northeast. Think of Vermont as a "leading political indicator" for that unhappy region.
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Vermont is about as far Left as it gets. Even MA seems almost conservative in comparison.
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson: his motto.
"As revolutionary instruments (when nothing but revolution will cure the evils of the State) [secret societies] are necessary and indispensable, and the right to use them is inalienable by the people." --Thomas Jefferson to William Duane, 1803. FE 8:256
"Vermont is about as far Left as it gets. Even MA seems almost conservative in comparison."
Oh I know. I lived in New England for years. Moving from New England to South Central Pa was like moving from North Korea to South Korea (Ricko will get a big chunk of his votes from my area this Tuesday). Philly suburbs may doom him though. No surprise; a lot of people from South Jersey have moved in over the years. Someone who moves from, say, Camden NJ, to Chester, PA won't be voting GOP, odds are.
More like the 40th. This year.
i don't get VT. don't they have the most lax 2d ammendment laws? yet they still manage to be on the far left.
"i don't get VT. don't they have the most lax 2d ammendment laws? yet they still manage to be on the far left."
It's the demographics. When you have a state made up mostly of granola munchers, dairy farmers and dippy, spoiled college students, you tend to have a low crime rate, thus not much of call for "gun control." Of course, my idea of gun control is to hold the thing steady.
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The only one telling the truth about himself......
What an effing lie.
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Well, I will be voting for Tarrant. However, us good guys are out numbered about 2:1 from what I can see. This state is a playground for the Boston/New York/Connecticut shick and absent massive conservative / libertarian influx (no housing available if you decide to come here) this state will not change. The laws are set up to maintain the status quo.
Wiat a minute. Ther are 45 Dimmycraps as it is now, plus a handful of RINOs. How can Sanders be the first socialist?
It's sad; I spent 5 wonderful summers at summer camp in Vermont, on Lake Fairlee. It's a beautiful place and I love the area. But it's so completely pinko that I couldn't go back there.
BTW, isn't Sanders officially an "Independent"? What color will they put on the map if he wins? Or will they just adorn it with a hammer and sickle?
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Good question. :)
You're right-Vermont is a beautiful state. I was there recently, and the foliage was lovely.
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