A Who’s-Who of Vermont Democrats Endorsing Hillary

[Alfresco]

Good news from the Green Mountain State!


U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger
Montpelier Mayor John Hollar
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean
Former Vermont Gov. Madeleine Kunin
State Rep. Maxine Grad, D-Moretown
State Rep. Sarah Buxton, D-Tunbridge
Bill Lofy, former chief of staff for Gov. Shumlin
Elizabeth Bankowski, former chief of staff for Gov. Kunin
Democratic National Committee member Billi Gosh
Judy Bevans, former chairwoman of the Vermont Democratic Party
Allyson Laackman, former chief financial officer for the Executive Office of President Barack Obama
Stowe Selectwoman Lisa Hagerty
Donna Carpenter, owner and president of Burton Snowboards
Jane Stetson, former finance chairwoman for the Democratic National Committee

[cali]

1. Won't have the slightest impact on Vermont dem voters who overwhelmingly

support Bernie. Hill is not well liked here. At all.

[Alfresco]

2. No one expects Hillary to win Vermont. This list has broader implications.

[cali]

4. What do you think they are?

You realize that Bernie is far more popular than those on the list, right? Oh, and yes, Hillary supporters here have said she'll win Vermont.

[Alfresco]

5. I have not said Bernie will lose Vermont.

Popularity is debatable without data.
Those on the list know Bernie best and are supporting Hillary. Why is that?

[cali]

6. What are the "broader implications" of those endorsements?

And wrong. Btw, Leahy endorsed hilly long before Bernie announced. I can tell you why most on that list endorsed her. It has zip to do with thinking poorly of Bernie. Some are longtime allies of Hillary's, some are going it out of political opportunism like our unpopular Guv who is hoping for a political appointment.

I know the players and I know my state.

[Alfresco]

8. So you are from Vermont. Makes me wonder how many other Bernie DU'ers are from VT.

People from around the country will question why Bernie has so little support from his senate colleagues and the leaders from his home state. It's really not that hard to figure out. What exactly was I wrong about?

[cali]

11. I don't think they will. And obviously most Bernie supporters

are not from Vermont. Not on DU and not in the real world. The approval rating of Congress is abysmal. Oh, and he has quite a bit of support from state senators and house members.

Those on the list are largely supporting Hillary because they believe she'll be the nominee. They're right.

[Alfresco]

12. Have a good day cali. You leave me thinking you might be one of the good guys. :-)

[artislife]

32. We question why h has so little support

from the people who will have to endure the longest the consequences of a h presidency. They aren't on board with it.

[catnhatnh]

20. Hillary is not expected to win Vermont?

But she was a senator right next door and we were told that's why Bernie is winning New Hampshire....

[Alfresco]

21. if Bernie can't win his home state of Vermont he might as well drop out.

[Cal33]

25. I am glad to know. Thanks.

[Hiraeth]

3. I like the use of word "former" used sparingly.

[Cha]

35. Time passes, things change, new beginnings.

[left-of-center2012]

7. OMG!

"Donna Carpenter, owner and president of Burton Snowboards"

If she's for HRC, it has to be over for Bernie.
(Turn out the lights, the party's over)

[sufrommich]

9. How is it any different than listing Ben and Jerry's as an

endorsement for Sanders? Burton's is the largest snowboard brand in the world.

[Alfresco]

10. Will her business be boycotted now?

[cali]

13. Lol. No.

[leftofcool]

15. I bet her Face Book page gets destroyed

[NurseJackie]

18. I was thinking the same thing. (It's kinda like vandalism. Sad.)

[cali]

23. I doubt it. If you're so sure, prove it.

[MineralMan]

30. I checked. Nothing. I sort of doubt

that people who like the Burton Snowboards FB page much care about this endorsement. Despite most of them being millennials, the comments there appear to be more about their sport than anything else.

Odds are they don't even know that the endorsement happened. It's Winter, after all, and the snow lays on the ground.

[leftofcool]

16. Yes, because god forbid that a woman should be the head of a company. Sheesh!

[DCBob]

14. Remarkable so many abandoned their homeboy.

[NurseJackie]

17. Those folks are probably in the best position to make an informed and knowledgeable comparison.

Obviously, they trust Hillary more than the other candidate/s.

[Alfresco]

19. Yep, they have known Bernie a long time and conclude Hillary is best for the country.

[cali]

24. Wrong. Most of them simply want to be on the winning team.

For sure true of Shumlin and Weinberger. As for Stetson, she's the ultimate establishment insider, nee Jane Watson, of the IBM Watson's. I went to Country Day with her. I give her credit though for becoming a dem.

[99Forever]

22. A Who’s-Who of people who care about Vermont Democrats Endorsing Hillary:

[Persondem]

26. Nice list. Looks good for Clinton to have those endorsements. K & R nt

[enid602]

27. wife of former mayor

I heard there is a wife of a former Burlington mayor who might endorse him. I forget her name, though.

[cali]

28. Cute.

Btw, quite a few state senators have endorsed Bernie and members of the Vermont House.

[enid602]

29. Baby Jane

"I may have her name in an old shoebox at the back of the upper left hand drawer of the bureau. I really don't remember." Dawn Davenport, 'Female Trouble.'

[R B Garr]

31. LOL, they're NOT BERNING for Bernie in Vermont!

It does make you wonder why people in leadership roles who know him best REFUSE to endorse him.

[Alfresco]

33. I was curious so I googled Vermont. Some data about Bernie's home state.

I have to admit I had to google to find it on a map. I haven't needed to look up Vermont since grade school.
It ranks 49th by population of the 50 states. Wyoming is #50

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/50000.html

Vermont
Population, 2014 estimate 626,562
Population, 2010 estimate 625,745

White alone, percent, 2014 (a) 95.0%
African American alone, percent 2014 (a) 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2014 (b) 1.8%
Asian alone, percent, 2014 (a) 1.6%

Largest City Burlington
Population, 2014 estimate 42,211

[Cha]

34. This is great, Alfresco.. thank you!