November 12, 2008 - 3:23 pm — Safe Republican — #6
Douglas had a solid win 53 percent to 22 percent in a three way race.
November 7, 2008 - 9:52 am — Safe Republican — #6
Douglas defeated Symington and Pollina with more than 55 percent of the vote, according to the Bennington Banner.
October 28, 2008 - 12:31 pm — Safe Republican — #7
Douglas held a press conference on Monday morning to slam his opponents' economic plans, calling them "fundamentally flawed" and short on detail, according to PolitickerVT.com.
October 27, 2008 - 12:26 pm — Safe Republican — #7
Douglas went on the offensive against his opponents on Friday, attacking them for their tax policies, according to PolitickerVT.com.
October 24, 2008 - 3:28 pm — Safe Republican — #7
Symington unveiled on Thursday a comprehensive economic plan, PolitickerVT.com is reporting.
October 23, 2008 - 12:53 pm — Safe Republican — #7
Douglas has recently been outspending Symington on media advertising 2 to 1, The Associated Press is reporting. In the past two weeks, the Republican incumbent spent $108,000 and the Democratic challenger spent $54,000. Pollina spent less than $4,000.
October 20, 2008 - 4:00 pm — Safe Republican — #7
Symington is accusing Douglas of failing to use almost $140 million in federal earmarks for transportation, PolitickerVT.com reports. Symington said the deadline to use the money is approaching, but a spokesman for the state's transportation agency said there is no deadline. The Douglas camp accuses its opponent of either misrepresenting or misunderstanding the facts.
Pollina is launching his first TV ads of the campaign, according to PolitickerVT.com. They'll run on WCAX.
October 14, 2008 - 12:28 pm — Leans Republican — #4
Symington unveiled a new health care plan designed to streamline the system on Monday, according to PolitickerVT.com. The plan focuses on preventative care and universal medical treatment.
October 8, 2008 - 12:44 pm — Leans Republican — #5
Symington and Douglas both released TV ads this week, PolitickerVT.com reports. Symington's slams Douglas for vetoing a decommissioning fund for Vermont Yankee, and Douglas's touts his economic plan.
Human Rights Campaign — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual civil rights group — has given Symington its endorsement, according to PolitickerVT.com.
October 3, 2008 - 1:23 pm — Leans Republican — #5
Symington has received the endorsement of Democracy For America, the political group created by Vermont's former governor and current Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean, according to PolitickerVT.com.
October 1, 2008 - 12:51 pm — Leans Republican — #5
Symington is using the financial crisis as a peg to claim Douglas puts the interests of big corporations before working-class Vermonters, The Associated Press reports. Symington is pointing at Douglas' attempt to lease the state lottery with Lehman Brothers acting as a broker.
September 30, 2008 - 11:06 am — Leans Republican — #5
If no gubernatorial candidate wins at least 50 percent of the vote on Nov. 4, the Legislature votes to elect the next governor, begging the question of whether lawmakers should vote for the candidate who gets the most votes, Vermont Public Radio reports. Douglas says they should; Pollina says they should vote for whomever they prefer; Symington says she wants to focus on getting 50 percent of the votes.
September 26, 2008 - 1:22 pm — Leans Republican — #5
Douglas has a large fundraising lead, The Associated Press reports. According to campaign finance reports filed Thursday, he's raised $942,000 to date, almost triple Symington's $350,000. Pollina has raised $167,000.
Democrats are attacking Douglas's TV ad that criticizes Symington for her incomplete personal financial disclosures, according to The Associated Press. "Rather than attacking Vermont's problems, Jim Douglas chooses to attack Gaye Symington," said Ian Carleton, chairman of the state Democratic Committee. The Douglas camp maintains that the ad is fair.
September 17, 2008 - 6:53 pm — Leans Republican — #5
A WCAX Channel 3 poll has Douglas holding a commanding 15-point lead, The Burlington Free Press is reporting. The 400-person survey, conducted by Pollster Research 2000, had Douglas at 48 percent, Symington at 33 percent and Pollina at 7 percent with 12 percent undecided.
September 16, 2008 - 12:41 pm — Leans Republican — #5
Hillary Clinton is throwing her support behind Symington, according to PolitickerVT.com. "Gaye Symington is the only candidate in the race who has laid out comprehensive plans to grow Vermont's economy by developing renewable energy sources, creating good green jobs, and building a skilled workforce through quality, affordable education," Clinton said in a statement.
September 15, 2008 - 1:07 pm — Leans Republican — #5
In a closely watched decision, the state employees' union on Friday endorsed Pollina over Symington, the Burlington Free Press is reporting. The union represents about 8,000 state workers.
September 15, 2008 - 1:06 pm — Leans Republican — #5
Pollina has officially filed his petitions with the state Secretary of State's office, making his Independent bid official, according to the Burlington Free Press.
September 9, 2008 - 11:02 am — Leans Republican — #5
Both Douglas and Symington appeared at the Live Green Energy Expo and Music Festival, hoping to boost their energy and environmental credentials, the Rutland Herald is reporting.
The Symington campaign is trying to take advantage of Thursday's news that internal Douglas administration e-mails show officials in the executive branch possibly misleading lawmakers about jobs cut from the state payroll in an effort to shield the governor politically, The Associated Press is reporting.
September 8, 2008 - 11:38 am — Leans Republican — #5
Independent gubernatorial candidate Sam Young is using Facebook.com to rally voters to write him in on the Republican ballot in the primary election Tuesday, according to PolitickerVT.com.
September 8, 2008 - 11:36 am — Leans Republican — #5
Speaking to the Massachusetts GOP delegation at brunch Thursday, Douglas complimented Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's speech on Wednesday night and said the GOP national ticket will buoy Republican candidates in traditionally Democratic states like his, according to PolitickerVT.com.
September 4, 2008 - 11:14 am — Leans Republican — #5
Douglas said he has gotten to know Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, as a fellow state executive, according the Times Argus. And despite Vermont's status as one of the nation's most liberal states, Douglas said Palin will win over residents.
August 26, 2008 - 10:37 pm — Leans Republican — #5
PolitickerVT.com reports Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina unveiled a renewable energy plan for Vermont.
Republican Jim Douglas is leading with campaign finance fundraising and spending according to the Times Argus.
August 14, 2008 - 9:36 pm — Leans Republican — #6
PolitickerVT.com reports Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina called for more funding for law enforcement and prevention efforts to decrease sexual abuse and domestic assaults. In a statement released Wednesday, Pollina blasted Gov. Jim Douglas (R) for his administration's law enforcement policies and said Vermont needs to get ahead of sex crimes before they occur.
August 13, 2008 - 11:24 pm — Leans Republican — #6
The Douglas and Pollina campaigns have said they will ease their criticism of Symington over the House speaker's refusal to disclose her husband's personal financial information in addition to her own. As PolitickerVT.com reports, the Douglas and Pollina camps would rather focus on issues facing Vermont voters.
August 12, 2008 - 2:21 am — Leans Republican — #6
PolitickerVT.com reports that Symington is catching a lot of grief over her bungled attempt to release tax records, a voluntary and customary act required of gubernatorial candidates in this state.
The problem is that shielded her husband's income by, get this, by passing out a fake return with only her information. She reasoned by saying that she was the only one running for governor and not her husband, an executive at Ben and Jerry's. But Douglas has seized on the issue and the editorial page of the Burlington Free Press agreed. They said there was a "cloud" over Symington's campaign now.
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