Vermont Senate Seat In Play For GOP?

John Gizzi of Human Events thinks so. The candidate in question could be Republican Governor Jim Douglas:

A former secretary of state and state treasurer, moderate-to-conservative Douglas drew a strong 45% of the vote in 1992 as the Republican nominee against Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy. Narrowly elected governor in '02 and re-elected handily last fall, Douglas had previously announced he would not oppose the more liberal Jeffords, a longtime family friend. But with the 70-year-old senator calling it quits, Douglas may now make the race for the seat he reportedly has long eyed.

But what of the Democrats? Socialist Congressman Bernie Sanders has already thrown his hat into the ring. This makes the situation interesting for the Democrats, as BullDogPundit explains:

Granted it is likely Sanders will probably win in the loopy land of Ben and Jerry, but we are VERY interested to see if the DNC, headed by fellow Vermont leftist Howard Dean, throws its support behind a self avowed socialist. If they do, it will be like manna from heaven for the GOP who can make hay of the DNC's support of Sanders. Such support by the DNC could be an awfully big albatross around the neck of any Democrat running in a "red" area of the country (think Kent Conrad, Bill Nelson and Ben Nelson)

However one thing support of Sanders by the DNC would do is bring some honesty to politics. Most Democrats serving in Congress today and running the party are basically Socialists anyway - at least now they can come out of the closet.

Either way, it should be fun to watch. Either the Senate gets another Republican or the Democrats get another embarrassment. It's a win-win.

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