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Column | Team Molly: Lt. Gov. Gray Hires a Political Staffer to Stay 'Connected'


weekly political column.
Tim Newcomb
Here s something you don t see very often. In fact, it may be unprecedented in Vermont. One of the six statewide officeholders governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and auditor has hired a paid political staffer outside of her official, state-funded office in the first months of a new term. 
I never had paid political staff in the odd-numbered years that I recall, said former Democratic governor
Peter Shumlin in response to a question from Fair Game. In fact, because I m such a frugal Vermonter, I put off having a paid campaign staff as long as I possibly could. I usually didn t start that until the legislature adjourned in the election year. ....

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Letters to the Editor (3/10/21)


Win Is Not a Mandate
1. With ranked-choice voting, Max Tracy would be the new mayor. Is it any wonder that the Democrats on the Burlington City Council and Mayor Miro Weinberger fought so hard to shield the mayoral contest from this eminently democratic voting system? Last Tuesday s results represent a textbook example of why RCV should apply to all electoral choices.
2. The total turnout for this important election was just under 39 percent of registered voters. That means that, with universal mailing of ballots, 61 percent of voters literally threw their votes away or, hopefully, recycled them. Yes, there are certainly some distractions this year, but the low turnout continues a troubling pre-pandemic trend. Weinberger is the new mayor of Burlington thanks to the support of 16.8 percent of registered voters. That can hardly be considered a vote of confidence or a mandate to continue the policies of the last nine years. ....

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