If you listen to news reports about the upcoming March 4 presidential primaries, you don't hear a lot of mention about Vermont. They mention Texas, they mention Ohio. They don't mention Vermont or Rhode Island.
But alas, a national AP story on the topic does:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
is counting on the almost-Super Tuesday primaries March 4 for another comeback,
as she and rival Sen. Barack Obama both begin ads in Texas and Ohio, the day’s
biggest prizes.
Barring an upset win for Clinton in the next five Democratic contests, she could well have suffered 10 straight defeats by the time Democrats begin voting March 4 in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont — the biggest single day left on the Democratic nominating calendar.
...
In Vermont, where voters will decide on 15 delegates, former state Rep. Mary Sullivan, an Obama supporter, has been looking for space to house an expected influx of workers as people in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York call to volunteer.
Billi Gosh, a Vermont super delegate who supports Clinton, expressed frustration that her campaign has relied entirely on volunteers in Vermont and has yet to send in a staff worker. “We really need a staffer, and we need Bill or Hillary Clinton to come here,” she said.
If I were putting money on it I wouldn't bet we'll see any of the candidates live and in person. We might not even see any TV ads. We'd be cutting into their Texas and Ohio time.
- Terri Hallenbeck