Winners
Binders Full of Women — State Treasurer Beth Pearce provided an unintentional counter-point to the meme of the week — Mitt Romney’s binders full of women — when she assembled the state’s “money chairs,” all of whom are women, for an endorsement press conference Thursday morning. It was a helpful reminder that, here in Vermont at least, we seem to trust women with our money. Even Pearce’s opponent, Rutland State Treasurer Wendy Wilton, has two X chromosomes. Now it’s probably time to elect women to statewide office; Pearce is currently the only one.
Vermont Air National Guard — Even as Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Republican opponent, John MacGovern, goes after Ol’ Bernardo for his support of the military industrial complex — ahem, I mean the basing of F-35 fighter jets at the Vermont Air National Guard station — the base appears to be in consideration for hosting yet another aircraft: the KC-46A refueling tanker. So much for those arguments from F-35 supporters saying that plane was the Vermont Guard’s last best hope to keep its base alive after its F-16s are decommissioned.
Media Strategies and Research — Gov. Peter Shumlin’s Virginia-based media buyer finally got a chance to tap his million-dollar war chest, as the gov went up on television this week with two shiny new ads. Runner-up: Thom Lauzon’s Bipartisan Street Cred. After trashing Shumlin two years ago in fear-mongering robo-calls, Barre’s Republican mayor is merrily endorsing Shummy — along with Rutland Mayor Chris Louras — in one of the gov’s new ads.
Vermonters First — The conservative super PAC’s breathtaking campaign finance report makes clear that its major funder, Burlington’s Lenore Broughton, means business. As we wrote earlier this week, Vermonters First is fast replacing the Vermont Republican Party as Democrats’ opposition of relevance. The only question that remains is whether the super PAC’s treasurer and consultant, Tayt Brooks, will get results with the million dollars Vermonters First may well spend before Election Day.
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