It’s official (almost) — former Windsor County State Sen. Matt Dunne will enter the Democratic primary for governor.
“It will not be a big campaign launch with banners and crowds. It willbe a more informal occasion with family and a few of the many peopleI’ve met around the state who believe, as I do, that Vermont is readyfor its next great era,” said Dunne in an email to potential supporters.
That brings to four the number of Democrats vying for the right totake on the GOP’s presumptive gubernatorial nominee Lt. Gov. BrianDubie. It’s not expected Dubie will face an opponent in the Republicanprimary.
Dunne joins Secretary of State Deb Markowitz, State Sen.Doug Racine (D-Chittenden), and State Sen. Susan Bartlett (D-Lamoille)in the race to succeed Gov. Jim Douglas, who announced in August thathe would not seek reelection.
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Markowitz — Runs the SOS’s office efficiently. Lack of a voting record in the Senate gives opponents little to beat her up with. Got an early start with aggressive fundraising. Racine — He beat Dubie once. He could easily do it again. His first campaign for Gov was terrible. Did he learn from that experience? Or will he screw it up again? Bartlett — The Con Hogan candidate. An able, moderate public servant with tons of great experience and very little talent for a statewide race. Dunne — Where is the beef? Dubie beat him once. He’d do it again. Shumlin — Windbag. His own family won’t vote for him.
“Where is the beef?”Ouch.
Dem ratings. Republican and other candidate ratings to be post at a later date.Markowitz. I understand that most twn clerks have a good relationship with her. My big beef with her is shsupports IRV but really does not know the rules of IRV in Burlington. At least at the time of a debate in 2008 when I questioned her.Racine.Got beat by Jimmy D as Doud seemed to think he was the winner and really evaded questions as if he did not need to answer. However in his most recent campaigns for Senate I think he turned that around an answered questions better than most canididates in the Senater election last time. I make him 5-2 favorite.Bartlett. The financial wizard who skipped town a few years back during crucial negotitations for a learning experience. AKA vacation. not impressed.Dunne. The most negative campaigner in years in Vt. Set up tent outside part time Lt. Gov. Dubies office to try to make a point. He did he proved Lt. Gov. position is part time. Dubie wooped him.In closing, Shumlin, the other financial wizard in the race that still seems to think if you put Gaye’s 22% with Anthony’s 23% you some how beat JimmyD’s 54%, and also the tax king of Vt.Sorry for the length but that was fun.
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“I wanted you to be among the first to know.”The guy sends a mass e-mail — including to me, who doesn’t even know why he’s on Dunne’s e-mail list — and makes like it’s just going to some small, elite group. What a joke.Matt, I want you to be among the first to know: I’m not voting for you.
Too many cooks in the kicthen.Dems will now spend the next 10 months fighting with each other and spending all their money. Polina will enter race, devide the party. Dubie will lay in the tall grass (like the snake he is), and then emerge next summer.By the time the election finally comes, Dubie will cruise to an easy 20 point victory.The Dems are moronic.
Matt Dunne is a hard working Dem that will work hard for VT. If you are lucky enough to meet him Webber you might change your mind. Matt is just the right kind of person to lead this State in the right direction. I’m sure that Dubie will pull out of the race once he realizes that Gov, is a full time job.
That’s exactly the sort of thing that we’ve come to expect from Matt Dunne. 1) A disingenuous email (” I want you to be the first to know”) which sets off BS meters everywhere. 2) Platitudes about how ‘hard working’ he is — (as if the other Dems in the race aren’t!) 3) A meaningless attack against the opposition. There is very little substance in what Matt Dunne says.