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10.10.2007

Drafting horses

It's three months before the first of the presidential primaries/caucuses and fans of Al Gore are hoping to slip him into the race. This from the AP today:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Draftgore.com, which describes itself as a group of
grass-roots Democrats, underwrote a full-page open letter to Al Gore in
Wednesday’s New York Times, imploring the former vice president to enter the
presidential campaign.
The ad, which says 136,000 people have signed Draftgore’s online petition, was published two days before this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is expected to be announced. Gore has been nominated for the prize because of his campaign to bring attention
to global warming.

We are just over a year from a gubernatorial race here in Vermont and Democrats are trying to do some drafting on that one too. Here's where you get to play.

Who would you like to see the Vermont Democratic Party draft to run for governor in 2008:

a. Matt Dunne
b. Bill Sorrell
c. Anthony Pollina
d. Vince Illuzzi
e. Jim Douglas (hey, if you can't beat him ...)
f. Another Democrat - please specify

- Terri Hallenbeck

posted by vt.Buzz | 4:17 PM |

Comments:

Other: M. Jane Kitchell

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 5:22 PM, October 10, 2007

Baruth

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 5:37 PM, October 10, 2007

Judge Cashman

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:22 PM, October 10, 2007

Senator Crash Doyle

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:22 PM, October 10, 2007

Rich Tarrant has a few bucks left to run another campaign.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:50 PM, October 10, 2007

Anthony Pollina-

It just makes sense. The Dems do not think it is winable anyway (or their big statewide folks would step up to the plate)! Also he is not in the box that Douglas can put any Dem in right now.

Let him throw himself to the dogs. Besides...which of his positions on issues can the Dems really say they disagree with him on?

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:30 PM, October 10, 2007

Gaye Symington.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:50 PM, October 10, 2007

Other: Sheila Prue

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:35 PM, October 10, 2007

Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 5:51 AM, October 11, 2007

Rusty Dewees. Hey, might as well get a few laughs out of it!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:43 AM, October 11, 2007

Jim Douglas. He is the only one talking common sense.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:07 AM, October 11, 2007

Vince Illuzzi

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:18 AM, October 11, 2007

Annie Noonan

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:41 AM, October 11, 2007

Bill Sorrell

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:05 AM, October 11, 2007

Jim Condos

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:05 AM, October 11, 2007

MaTT Dunne or Jim Campbell!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:06 AM, October 11, 2007

Oh, yeah - go Matt!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:10 AM, October 11, 2007

pollina - he has name recognition, fire, conviction and isn't afraid. plus, like bernie, he actually gets republicans to vote for him.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:49 AM, October 11, 2007

Pollina.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:54 AM, October 11, 2007

anybody but douglas

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:56 AM, October 11, 2007

The answer is c. Anthony Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:01 PM, October 11, 2007

Matt Dunne all the way!!!!!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:15 PM, October 11, 2007

e. trade 08 away for a future pick. Let Douglas and Pollina go head to head. Loser gets Midd College presidency.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:17 PM, October 11, 2007

Anthony Pollina will get votes from Democrats, Independents, Progressives AND traditional rural Republicans who like the work he has done with Vermont Milk Company and on behalf of Vermont farmers. When Pollina ran for Lt. Gov., his biggest vote percentages were in the Northeast Kingdom and the most rural areas of the state.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:18 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina all the way because he not only understands the needs of family farmers and ordinary Vermonters but has actually done something to help them!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:27 PM, October 11, 2007

Dunne or Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:31 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina or Dunne

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:57 PM, October 11, 2007

Ellen Hill

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:13 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina!!!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:46 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina,
Anthony clearly understands the needs of every day working vermonters and the value of keeping a strong rural economy.
His leadership with vermont milk company is both words and action

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:47 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:50 PM, October 11, 2007

Anthony Pollina for sure

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:51 PM, October 11, 2007

Douglas will paint Polina as a tax loving liberal so quick, his head will spin.

Polina won't have an effective response.

Perhaps Polina should run, just so that he can blow his final wad before he fades into the sunset.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:55 PM, October 11, 2007

Tom Little.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:55 PM, October 11, 2007

Sheila Prue - since the legislature never had the guts to impeach her (they were too busy worrying about impeaching Bush), she is still eligible to hold public office.

That's a much bigger trough she can go slop around in.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:15 PM, October 11, 2007

Not sure why you'd want to impeach someone who resigned, plead guilty and was convicted by a court of law.

Sounds like you need to get over it.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:47 PM, October 11, 2007

"Pollina, Anthony clearly understands the needs of every day working vermonters and the value of keeping a strong rural economy.
His leadership with vermont milk company is both words and action.

Huh? When did Pollina ever work?

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:57 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina was the founder of Rural Vermont, had previously served as Directory of VPIRG, and is now VP of the Vermont Milk Company.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 3:15 PM, October 11, 2007

Annie Noonan - VSEA Director

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 3:40 PM, October 11, 2007

I think he was Senior Policy Advisor for Bernie.

I hope he runs. He's smart and could do some good for us. Vermonters need help and the current governor has done a lot of complaining about things but hasn't instituted any change that benefits us. Time for him to find a real job.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 3:41 PM, October 11, 2007

"Douglas will paint Polina as a tax loving liberal so quick, his head will spin"

That'll be the strategy, but someone who's been in office for as long as Douglas has had better show a record of accomplishment and he surely can't.

Run, Pollina, run!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 3:46 PM, October 11, 2007

Hasn't stopped Douglas so far.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 4:23 PM, October 11, 2007

Anthony Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 4:55 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina? Good, we need someone to better represent one of the most subsidized interest in the state.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 5:16 PM, October 11, 2007

I'd support Pollina.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:50 PM, October 11, 2007

Matt Dunne really is the one to take Douglas on.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 7:17 PM, October 11, 2007

This Independent picks:

f: Jeb Spaulding

# Posted by:

Morgan W. Brown | 7:27 PM, October 11, 2007

Pollina can get votes in Franklin County and the NE Kingdom that a liberal like Dunne will never get.
Pollina could make things very interesting if the Dems are smart give him a clear shot.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:31 PM, October 11, 2007

The Dems should draft Anthony Pollina (if he'll let them)! He has the respect of Vermonters from all walks of life and superb name recognition. He knows the real Vermont and would be a fantastic governor.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:02 PM, October 11, 2007

Neither Pollina nor Dunne could ever come close to beating Gov. Douglas. We need a smart, moderate, well-respected woman who does not mince words, has a track-record of good decision-making,has strong roots in Vermont and who is tireless. M. Jane Kitchell. Former Secretary of the Agency of Human Services and current State Senator.
On top of all of that, she is polished, classy and great to work with.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:32 AM, October 12, 2007

"Pollina was the founder of Rural Vermont, had previously served as Directory of VPIRG, and is now VP of the Vermont Milk Company."

Those aren't jobs.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:40 AM, October 12, 2007

Pollina for Governor!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 7:41 AM, October 12, 2007

Larry Drown

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:16 AM, October 12, 2007

Jeb Spaulding for Gov
Matt Dunne for Lt Gov

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:22 PM, October 12, 2007

Jernigan Pontiac !!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:33 PM, October 12, 2007

Two of us think that, if both Progressives and Democrats get behind him, Pollina is the only one who has an outside chance of beating Douglas.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:03 PM, October 12, 2007

We'd work hard for Pollina.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:01 PM, October 12, 2007

We'd work hard for Pollina.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:01 PM, October 12, 2007

I voted for Clavelle.
I voted for Parker.
I don't think I can vote for Polina. I don't like the guy -- and frankly, I don't see how he can win.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:21 PM, October 12, 2007

two fer one

Condos-Noonan

or

Noonan-Condos

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:24 PM, October 12, 2007

Anybody but Douglas

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:31 PM, October 12, 2007

Before you give your vote to Pollina - ask this:

Would you really want Pollina as your Governor?

What qualifications does he have?

I'm a Democrat and I couldn't vote for Pollina - not after he has bashed us all these years.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:44 PM, October 12, 2007

Pollina's campaign headquarters will be at Capital Gounds in Montpeculiar, where Anthony sits most every day and waxes poetic about his strong work ethic. What a sham this guy is.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 4:09 PM, October 12, 2007

And then two afternoons a week he goes to his ridiculous cow-bell radio talk show job where he says, "Hey, let's talk about these social justice issues" and "why can't all the school cafeterias in Vermont buy all their raw food exclusively from Vermont farmers," and the guests and callers all say, "yes, Anthony you're so right!"

And everybody's happy and politically correct.

Almost as dumb and useless and fact-bereft as "True North."

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:12 PM, October 12, 2007

Anyone except pollina.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:15 PM, October 13, 2007

Condos - Noonan

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:21 PM, October 13, 2007

Pollina for me.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:00 PM, October 13, 2007

It is time for Democrats and Progressives to get over themselves and work together. If they could stop acting like children, Anthony Pollina would be a terrific candidate

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:19 AM, October 14, 2007

Pollina = Bag o' wind. Had enough of that thank you.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:06 AM, October 14, 2007

Paul Poirier, now more than ever!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:07 AM, October 14, 2007

I can't believe no one has mentioned Deb Markowitz!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:54 PM, October 14, 2007

Isn't Markowitz answering a casting call for the new "Land of the Giants?" She plays one of the little people and they will need no trick photography.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:16 PM, October 14, 2007

Bill Sorrell: strong experience, demonstrated courage to take on big issues not just ones to make himself popular; sound and balanced judgment

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:50 PM, October 14, 2007

I'll take Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:04 PM, October 14, 2007

"Bill Sorrell: strong experience, demonstrated courage to take on big issues not just ones to make himself popular; sound and balanced judgment"

That statement is wrong on so many counts! It's hilarious that you can say it with a straight face!

He is about: a) getting his face on the news, b) blowing it in front of the high court, and c) costing the taxpayers over a million dollars in legal fees.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:55 PM, October 14, 2007

Bill Sorrell has tackled some large issues more successfully than not.
He doesn't just take up space, unlike the current governor.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:11 AM, October 15, 2007

I'll take Pollina - because I want Douglas to win.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:37 PM, October 15, 2007

Jeb Spaulding is the only Dem who is fiscally responsible enough to beat Douglas.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:38 PM, October 15, 2007

c) Pollina. He will legalize marijuana!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:40 PM, October 15, 2007

Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 3:08 PM, October 15, 2007

Bill Sorrell was rated one of the ten worst Attorney Generals in the country.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:44 AM, October 16, 2007

Bill Sorrell was rated one of the top 5 Attorney Generals in the country.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 12:03 PM, October 16, 2007

I'll vote for Pollina.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 2:46 PM, October 16, 2007

Sorrell would make an awesome governor. Pollina, sad to say, is a self-serving joke.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:05 PM, October 16, 2007

I agree about Pollina, and would say the same thing about Sorrell.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 9:40 PM, October 16, 2007

What he said.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:02 AM, October 17, 2007

Pollina!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 3:51 PM, October 17, 2007

Anillop!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 5:58 PM, October 17, 2007

Pollina would be a great governor. We need him.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:26 AM, October 18, 2007

Sorell=Polina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:45 AM, October 18, 2007

Dunne all the way!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:45 AM, October 18, 2007

"Pollina would be a great governor. We need him."

That's just one of the silliest things I've heard.

If the guy you say we "need" is the halfwit blowhard who pontificates on the "Equal Time" radio show with his unsupported statements about this and that, we need him -- NOT.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:32 PM, October 18, 2007

Bill Sorrell for Governor - why doesn't have the will to run?

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:21 AM, October 19, 2007

Why doesn't Matt Dunne have the guts to run?

or Jeb Spaulding?

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 10:22 AM, October 19, 2007

Run, Pollina, Run!

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:00 PM, October 19, 2007

Hey, no running in the halls.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:59 PM, October 19, 2007

Run, Matt, Run

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 1:10 PM, October 20, 2007

Pollina

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 6:02 PM, October 20, 2007

This has got to be the most pathetic thing I ever seen.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:56 PM, October 20, 2007

Agreed. Pollina is either constantly entering his name on this blog, or having other people do it for him.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 8:51 AM, October 21, 2007

I'd vote for Pollina in a heartbeat

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:13 PM, October 21, 2007

You mean people are really stupid enough to read a hundred responses?

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 11:23 PM, October 21, 2007

Who ever wrote that is also reading them.

# Posted by:

Anonymous | 7:34 AM, November 04, 2007

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