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Subscribe to RSSNBC News now reports Peter Shumlin (D) as the winner for governor of Vermont. He defeated Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie (R), 49%-48%.
The seat was held by a Republican, Jim Douglas, who is retiring.
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Praise the Lord for the happier returns of today for the Dems.
I'll second that, wokah.
The First Read headings today are giving new meaning to the phrase "lipstick on a pig".
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, the medicine go down, the medicine go down, just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go dowwwnnn . . .
In a most delightful way.
The Socialist Republic of Vermont nearly voted in a Republican?
Sens. Leahy and Sanders must have been planning a coup-d'etat in the unlikey event that ever happened.
Actually, Vermont elected a Democratic governor yesterday after electing a Republican for the past 8 years.
Jim Douglas was first elected in 2002, and was re-elected in 2004, 2006 and 2008. He appealed as a moderate traditional New England style Republican, the kind that is an endangered species in the national Republican party.
But even in a Republican "wave" year, his Lt. Governor, Michael Dubie, was too far right to win. Dubie brought in national Republican strategists to run his campaign and they adopted a scorched earth policy of negative campaigning and personal attacks on his opponent.
Dubie started the race as the favorite, and had a statewide reputation as a likable guy, and he had an advantage because of the ultra-close Democratic primary and subsequent recount giving him a head start against his opponent. But his nasty campaign destroyed that reputation and turned off voters, as did his hard right position on social issues.
Senators Leahy and Sanders have long been able to work with Republican officeholders (including recent past governors Jim Douglas and Richard Snelling) - it is only Republican appointees to the US Supreme Court who pull off coup d'etat when they don't like the way the voters decide an election.
I think the Democrats should celebrate their 9 governors win against the Republican's 23. Bring out the balloons. LOL!
Be careful what you wish for. Republicans will have to lead in the house. Boehner is not capable of rounding up 112 teabaggers and tell them that we have to spend money to create jobs so vote for spending bills. They'll say "no". He'll give them pork in return for their vote and the Tea Party will turn on their own for not staying with the message of "no new spending". Obama will win by a landslide in 2012 because the economy is getting better and with him comes all the blue again.
Here's How the Midterms will be Remembered in 1,000 years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlffdZtWOKc
I'm very happy to see Pete Shumlin defeat Scooby Dubie. Vermont hasn't had a Democratic governor since Howard Dean in 2002.
My question to "JoAnnaSmith1" and other republican tea baggers is this:
If you would like to call it as "Socialist Republic of Vermont", go ahead and do that. No problem. Tell me why these socialist liberal leaning states in this country are more wealthy (although almost all of them have fiscal problems), higher life expectancy, better health care, lower infant mortality, better education, higher per capita income, higher % of college educated citizens, more green energy, more high tech companies, etc. compared to say, your OK, UT, GA, AZ, MS, AL, TN, SC, NC, LA, MO, and almost all of your democratic republican states? Also, in general (on average), these left leaning socialist states send more money to the federal treasury than we receive back from it.
Answer: We believe in the common good of the community, helping people who are less fortunate than others (e.g. health care subsidy), better schools and colleges, etc. That's why. Got it?
It's Brian Dubie. Michael is his brother, who heads up the National Guard. The last two times the Dems were in control of the Gov, House and Senate VT saw double-digit increases in spending (Kunin), a change in AOT funding, which is the root cause of our poor roads (Kunin), and Acts 60/68 (Dean), which has forced many VTers born here to leave as they cannot afford the taxes.
Shumlin led the way and over-rode Douglas' budget veto last year. We're now in massive debt and he and his party will be in FULL control. It's not sustainable and Shumlin and friends will be gone in two years.
Average Joe in Vermont
What was a republican doing in Vermont in the first place? Isn't Vermont the socialist capital of America? Or what kind of republican was he? (but then again in recent years even uber-conservative states like the Dakotas elected democrats)