Vermont Shocker!!!

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[Straight Vermonter]

Polls covering the VT Governor's race, as recently as this past weekend, showed the Republican candidate down between 5 and 10 points to Democrat Doug Racine. Douglas appears to have squeaked out a narrow victory over Racine.

The Lt Governors had been too close to call in a tight three way race. Former air force pilot Brian Dubie appears to have won handily.

According to the Vermont constitution both race have to be decided by the Vermont legislature because neither ended with anyone getting 50% of the vote. The legislature appears to have unexpectedly moved from Republican control to a Democrat majority. Thi should be interesting for a while yet.

Vermont Governor

Name

Party

Percent of Vote

Total Votes

Douglas

Republican

45%

92,962

Racine

Democrat

42%

87,945

Williams

Libertarian

0%

830

Hejny

Vt. Grassroots

0%

655

Christian

Restore Justice-Freedom

0%

557

Diamondstone

Liberty Union

0%

542

Pearl

Independent

0%

506

Hogan

Independent

11%

21,964

Ericson

Make Marijuana Legal

1%

1,527

Badamo

Progressive

1%

1,216

Updated:

1:01:57 AM

Vermont Lt. Governor

Name

Party

Percent of Vote

Total Votes

Dubie

Republican

42%

81,301

Shumlin

Democrat

32%

63,417

Pollina

Progressive

24%

47,694

Jones

Vt. Grassroots

1%

2,899

Updated:

1:01:57 AM

[airedale]

Perhaps they should send Gore to the state to make his famous shouldn't the guy with the most votes win speach.

[ambrose]

Interesting... looks like the Rats will vote in Racine then.

[PoisedWoman]

Gee, they have a Make Marijuana Legal party and a Lt. Gov candidate named Dubie. Whatever are you Vermonters up to?

[Tall_Texan]

Shouldn't a candidate with the name "Dubie" be running on the "Make Marijuana Legal" ticket?

[maryz]

The legislature appears to have unexpectedly moved from Republican control to a Democrat majority.

I'm from MA myself, but I thought I heard a caller on Howie Carr yesterday say that in VT's legislature one house is pubbie and the other 'rat.

[Aquinasfan]

So every New England governor is Republican? Weird!

[Tall_Texan]

As soon as Vermont's Republican governor is sworn in, we need to declare "open season" om Leahy and Jeffords. Traitor bastards!!

[Madame Dufarge]

So every New England governor is Republican? Weird!

Sadly, no. We got stuck with a Rat in Maine. The death spiral continues.

[Straight Vermonter]

Since the Dems did not expect the shift in the legislature they made quite a show of saying the popular vote winner should get the seat. Not that I don't expect them to go back on their word.

[ambrose]

What's their margin of control?

[g'nad]

ping!

(and you said you didn't stand a chance...)

[Kenny Bunk]

Wassamatta-u?

You don't like living in the North Korea of America's economy? There is definitely something wrong here and I'm fresh outa ideas on how to fix it.

[Aquinasfan]

We got stuck with a Rat in Maine. The death spiral continues.

Too bad the hard core libs from Massachusetts are flocking to Maine. What's that about?

[nervousinvermont]

We have a Republican Gov!!

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=1001661&nav=4QcRCE4T

[RosieCotton]

Woo-hoo!

[Madame Dufarge]

There is definitely something wrong here

It's weird and getting weirder - it's like living with the Stepford People or something.

[Madame Dufarge]

Real estate is a lot more affordable here, for one thing.

I moved here from Massachusetts too, but I've been waving my arms and warning everyone, like an escapee from East Germany.

Unfortunately, I didn't realize the extent to which Maine had become Albania.

[Aquinasfan]

Unfortunately, I didn't realize the extent to which Maine had become Albania.

Bummer. I used to like Maine. Why does the left get all the great places in NE? P-town, Northampton, Portland?