Posted on 03/24/2010 12:36:19 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter
Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie leads all five of his potential Democratic opponents in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of this year’s race for governor in Vermont.
A telephone survey of likely voters in the state shows Secretary of State Deb Markowitz to be the most competitive Democrat for now. Dubie leads her by seven points, 46% to 39%. He posts a 48% to 35% lead over State Senator Doug Racine, a former lieutenant governor. Dubie earns 51% of the vote against State Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin, who picks up 33%. The Republican enjoys an even larger lead - 51% to 29% - over former state Senator Matt Dunne.
When State Senator Susan Bartlett is his Democratic opponent, Dubie holds a two-to-one lead, 52% to 26%. Anywhere from four (4%) to seven percent (7%) of the state's voters prefer some other candidate in every match-up, while undecideds range from 10% to 14%.
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What can you tell us about Dubie?
Good the more Govs we win or maintain the better
granted VT is a small state but a win will be a win
now if we can hold TX, FL and CA while picking up WI, MI, IL, PA, OH and CO while doing well in a host of others it wil lbe a GREAT redistricting year (ok i am asking a lot here but a guy can dream cant he)
Any chance Douglas will challenge Leahy? Probably our only chance.
WE need to zero in on getting Republican governors across the board - Governors have great influence on what happens in DC
and Vermont has been - ‘infiltrated’ years ago by Socialists - need to be liberated.
Brian Dubie is a fifth generation Vermonter and is running for Governor to make Vermont the best state in New England to do business.Brian grew up in Essex and is a product of Vermont public schools, graduating from Essex Community Education Center in 1977. Brian is a 1982 graduate of the University of Vermont with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
While a student at UVM, Brian joined the Vermont Air National Guard. Upon graduation, he was trained by the US Air Force in the F-4 Phantom and later the F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft. He continued flying in the Air Guard, while employed by Goodrich Aerospace in Vergennes as a mechanical engineer.
All told, Brian logged more than 2,500 hours in fighter aircraft. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and was a Commander in the Vermont Air Guard. In 1998, he joined the US Air Force Reserve. He is currently an Emergency Preparedness Officer in the National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency. Serving in that role, he earned a Meritorious Service Medal, First Oak Cluster, for his actions in New York following Sept. 11, 2001. In Sept. 2005, Lt. Gov. Dubie served for 2 weeks on the Gulf Coast in the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and for his service was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak leaf Cluster, and the Air Force Commendation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, for outstanding achievement at 1st Air Force Hurricane Katrina Operations Center. He is currently a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve.
In 1988 Brian joined American Airlines, where he is a captain today.
Brian first ran for public office when he ran and won a seat on the Essex Junction School Board in 1995. He served on the Essex Junction School Board from 1995 – 2000.
On January 9, 2003 Brian Dubie was sworn in as Vermonts 85th Lt. Governor. As Lt. Governor Brian has been passionate about protecting and growing jobs in Vermont. Brian has traveled all over the world promoting the Vermont brand and trying to bring new jobs to the state. Brian has lead two trade delegations selling $6million worth of milk to Cuba, a trade delegation to China promoting the products and services of 17 Vermont businesses and countless trips to Canada to both promote Vermont business and to attract new jobs to the state.
As LT. Governor Brian chairs Governor Jim Douglas’ Homeland Security Advisory Council, made up of representatives of federal, state and local governments, the Vermont National Guard, first responders, law enforcement, emergency managers and public health officials.
Brian also chairs the Governor’s Commission on Healthy Aging. The 15-member commission, composed of public and private experts from related fields, works to ensure focus and coordination as Vermont works to meet two important goals: containing health care costs and keeping elders active and productive in the community.
In August 2006, he founded the Vermont Aerospace and Aviation Association, whose twofold mission is to stimulate economic development and job growth within the state’s aerospace and aviation sector, and to promote math, science and engineering education for Vermont students.
He has served on the boards of the Vermont Chapter of the American Lung Association and the Governor’s Council on International Education. He is on St. Johnsbury Academy’s Board of Trustees. He is an affiliate of the Vermont Association of Scientists and Engineers (VASE), and a recipient of the New England/Canada Business Council’s Annual Leadership Award, the Vermont Chiefs of Police Association’s Martin Award, and the National Guard Association of the United States’ 2007 Charles Dick Medal of Merit. He is a 2008 recipient of American Airlines’ Order of the Eagle and a 2009 Aspen-Rodel Fellow
Brian lives in Essex Junction, Chittenden County, was born in Burlington, Vermont on March 9, 1959. He is married to Penny Bolio Dubie, and they have four children.
Unfortunately no.
yeah, I guess the only way he’s leaving the senate is on a stretcher.. like Kennedy
Vermont currently has a Republican governor so a win here would simply be a “hold”. Governor Douglas has, however, been holding off by veto numerous democrat spending plans for years so a win is crucial.
Also there is only one “at large” district in the state (only 600K people) so a win won’t help towards redistricting.
F-4 Phantom II guy, a REAL MAN’s Fighter!
Leahy became a senator when I was in kindergarten. I have no doubt he will still be there when my grandchildren are in kindergarten.
We need to back him and hope for Leahy and Sanders to get the Scott Browned treatment.
LOL, my boss was also an F-4 pilot and he’d love to talk to you about it over the next 8 hours or so!
true but as you say a hold is good for your state regardless. Also pure numbers its good (some bozo reporter was saying that if the GOP doesnt have a net gain of at least 6 Governorships than Obama wins) to hold onto any state.
I’m thinking he has an uphill fight since this is the first I’ve even heard his name.
My first “cruise” in USS Independence CV-62 we had CVW-6 with 2 F-4J Squadrons(VF-33 and VF-102)! The Phantom II always impressed my as a REAL MAN’s fighter!
The VTANG used to have F4s here when I was in high school I was always impressed by them. The things were so loud that when they started taking off classes were basically over for the next half hour or so and we were miles from the airport.
a large number of those polled reflexively said yes when they heard the name Dubie...so the poll might overstate his support
Your boy Dubie is crushing most of the opposition.
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