VT Poli Tea

Because we don't have a press corp here to do the thing properly. #vtpoli

[VT Poli Tea @VTpoliTea]

@thevpo1 @LifeSciKES I didn't say you said he should be barred. 🤔

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If the Progressives can run in the Dem primary, so can the Republicans. That's how the cookie crumbles.

[John Walters @thevpo1]

Stewart Ledbetter has amassed an impressuve campaign fund, thanks predominantly to the Burlington area business community. https://t.co/2UFhPVwOek

[VT Poli Tea @VTpoliTea]

Any time you're saying "stop panicking", "chill out", "lighten up", you're not listening, you're lecturing. And you're bound to fail. https://t.co/TkQ031Pvh6

[VT Poli Tea @VTpoliTea]

@rnadworny One of the Democratic incumbents on that district is a Progressive and has been getting under the skin of nearly every Democrat and Republican in the legislature since day 1. So this was bound to happen.

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@SenPeterWelch @BeccaBalintVT “I think the damage has been done and I would like to see him withdraw and a next-generation leader come up and take his place,” she said. “You would see an incredible amount of energy volunteering and money pouring out of people with excitement.”

[VT Poli Tea @VTpoliTea]

“many Vermont Democrats have joined the growing national chorus over whether he should stay in the race following last week’s dismal debate performance” https://t.co/3ibc7ZYwCg

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@SenPeterWelch @BeccaBalintVT Alex MacLean, the President of Strategic Communications at Leonine Public Affairs and former chief of staff for Governor Peter Shumlin, says Biden should drop out and open the convention for another candidate to step in.

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@SenSanders “If it were to happen, it would consume all the political oxygen in the room until the Democratic convention,” he said. “And by the time of the convention, people would have a very good sense of who these candidates are.”

[VT Poli Tea @VTpoliTea]

“If you are driving your car straight off a cliff, there are definitely risks to swerving right or left instead,”

https://t.co/mxW9RJBsIl

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Jeff Weaver, a strategist for @SenSanders’ two presidential campaigns, said the party should settle on a fast-track selection process, including party-sanctioned debates. #vtpoli

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The thing I’m going to remember in 2026, is everyone who didn’t have the balls to run against Phil Scott in 2024, when we really needed them. That’s nothing less than an endorsement of his administration, his actions, and his policies.

[VT Poli Tea @VTpoliTea]

@LifeSciKES @thevpo1 where was this?

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@OrganizerMemes it depends on the jobs and you, but it's possible.

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“We can’t afford to build the housing needed”

Ah, so we can afford to have exclusionary zoning to reserve valuable locations for wealthy people, and renters can afford to pay 20% extra on their property taxes, but we can’t afford to help the people impacted by those policies.

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The city shouldn’t be clearing encampments without offering permanent housing.

The national league of cities suggests providing services to encampments while dealing with the underlying policy failures that cause them.

[VT Poli Tea @VTpoliTea]

@vtdigger That’ll solve the problem!

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Is this stuff only in schools for some reason? If not, like, are we sure it’s a problem? Do other states have this same issue?

[VTDigger @vtdigger]

Scott administration proposes PCB testing slowdown as schools struggle to keep up https://t.co/6f3IzbmX1N