“I do have a tough race and it’s going to be so great to not have it be a primary, because there are very real differences between myself and my Republican opponent,” Sorrell told a rowdy crowd of Democrats at a party unity rally staged at Burlington’s Main Street Landing.
“For one, I’m admitted to the bar and can practice law in the courts of this state and he can’t. He’s wealthy; I’m not. He thinks we should drop the Vermont Yankee — the Entergy — appeal. There’s no way we’re going to do that,” Sorrell said. “He thinks our food labeling laws are bad for business. I think they’re good for consumers, and I’m going to uphold and enforce those laws.”
Sorrell’s pivot to the general election came just an hour and a half after Democratic challenger T.J. Donovan conceded to Sorrell by phone, admitting that he’d narrowly lost a rare, intra-party fight against the 15-year incumbent.
The race was too close to call when the candidates went to bed Tuesday night. At that time, Sorrell held a slim, 619-vote lead over Donovan, with the Associated Press still waiting for 13 of 258 precincts to report unofficial results. But as the numbers kept trickling in Wednesday morning, Sorrell held — and even expanded — his lead. As of this writing, Sorrell was up 21,102 to 20,408 — a difference of 694 votes — with just one precinct outstanding, the AP reported. Official, certified results may not be available until next Tuesday, according to Secretary of State Jim Condos.
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I voted for TJ and he almost knocked off the worst AG in living memory. So now I’ll vote for McMullen. Anythings better than Sorrell.