A poll by a national public research group shows Peter Welch leading Gerald Malloy 49.7% – 43.2% in the race for the Vermont U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Patrick Leahy.
Sen. Joe Benning is honored to receive another high profile endorsement this week with the support of former Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie. In a statement to the campaign, former Lt. Gov. Dubie said “Joe Benning is exactly who we need in the Lt. Governor’s office.”
After 48 years in Washington, Senator Patrick Leahy’s retirement announcement was a cataclysmic strike for Vermont. The second shoe will drop when we hear Senator Sanders is ready to come home. Soon, 79 years of seniority on Capitol Hill will have evaporated. Then where are we?
Rounding out the 10 worst states are Oregon at 48, Vermont, Washington and New Jersey in a tie, and Massachusetts, New York, and Nebraska at 42.
This PAC issue is not just about the spending. It’s about what it is revealing about the Balint team’s worldview — which is that her skepticism of those who wield power can be withheld, and that race, gender and sexual identity can be weaponized when it’s politically convenient.
Condos encouraged voters to verify or update their voter registration information by this Wednesday, August 31 to prevent any possible delays with the mailing of their November 8 General Election ballot. Ballots will be mailed to all Vermont voters.
“I’ll repeat what I said when I called you a few months back when you were considering joining the race. We should use this as an opportunity to show Vermonters we can rise above the national fray and run only on our respective merits.”
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos issued a reminder that all Vermont voters will be mailed a ballot for the November 8 General Election, and encouraged voters to update or confirm their voter registration information by August 31.
New Hampshire’s election officials are dispatching monitors in three communities for the upcoming state primary after problems were found in the vote counting in the previous elections.
Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, the House Progressive caucus leader who was defeated by Republican Sally Achey in the 2020 general election, has been appointed by the local Democratic committee to run for the House following the withdrawal of the Democratic nominee.
Democrats have failed to stop this Progressive push and now voters must turn toward the Republican Party to bring our state back from the far extremes of the Progressive movement.
Secretary Condos, along with Chairs or their designees from the three major parties (Democratic, Republican and Progressive) certified vote totals and winners for all federal and statewide offices. The results and canvass report can be found on the Secretary of State’s website.