After months of deliberation, Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan has decided he won’t challenge Attorney General Bill Sorrell to a rematch this year.
“In the final analysis, I came to the conclusion it’s not the right time for me personally and professionally,” Donovan said Monday.
Instead, the two-term county prosecutor said, “It’s likely that I’ll run again for state’s attorney.”
In August 2012, Donovan (pictured at right) came within 714 votes of unseating Sorrell, who was first appointed to the post in 1997. The unusual and remarkably bitter primary pitted against one another two Burlington Democrats from interconnected families. Ever since, the 40-year-old Donovan has publicly and privately hinted that he might give the 66-year-old incumbent another run for his money.
But last week, Donovan said, he finally decided against it.
“I’ve been struggling with it for quite some time,” he said. “Literally my mind would change every morning when I woke up. I’d feel one way one day and the next day I’d feel another way. And, you know, I had to make a decision, so I did.”
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Sad because TJ would be a better AG. Incumbents just have it easier. It’s almost impossible to beat them.
” he’s already raised “over $20,000” for his campaign, mostly from out-of-state sources. He said he plans to hold a fundraiser in Florida “
Ever get the feeling that our leaders consider this state so chickenshit that they even see raising money from us as a waste of time?
I’d guess Sorrell is traveling to Florida and staying in a hotel on the State’s dime too.