“I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone he helped,” Fetterman told Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview.

Campaign fundraising and funding sources have been a major focus for many Vermonters since the 2024 election. Groups like Americans for Prosperity drew heat from Democrats last year over concerns about outside organizations influencing Vermont politics and state government policies. Now, a July 1 campaign finance report indicates that the donor network behind one of the state’s most influential advocacy nonprofits has become a major financial force in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Platner, accused Monday of having raped a former “friend,” was an unknown name who became a leading candidate due in no small measure to the early support of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.

“This is Politics Unusual,” Seymour said. “Too many Vermonters feel ignored by a political system that seems more interested in party agendas than the people it serves.”

What a difference a lake makes!

Benson was tapped by Governor Phil Scott earlier this year to fill a vacancy in the Orange County district.

Ingalls confirmed to VDC today that he is starting a platform, and that he never said he was starting a party.

Shortly after Ingalls made his post, sources closely familiar with the discussions told VDC that conversations about forming a new political party have been taking place for some time among Ingalls and others involved with the Rural Vermont Rising community.

Community organizer and campaign strategist Joanna Grossman and pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Ann Hunt are running to bring new ideas to the district. 

We focused on building a brighter future for Vermont families and businesses

Malloy and Coester will square off in an August primary.

Javen Sears of South Burlington also is running as a Republican for one of the district’s three seats.

In a telephone interview with VDC Monday, Coester said he hopes to improve on his first run, when he earned the most second-place votes since 2006.

“It all came down to fundraising. It was disheartening,” Bathalon told VDC on Sunday.

The two top Dem fundraisers challenging John Rodgers for lieutenant governor both have received $$ from backers of U.S. senators past and present.

The evening event will feature a special performance by Vermont musician Grace Potter.

Sessions is the daughter of federal court judge William Sessions.

“I’m certainly open to any kind of property tax freeze,” Rodgers said.

The seat became vacant when first-term Sen. Sam Douglass resigned October 20 under pressure from Scott and GOP leaders after controversial statements he made online surfaced in a national news report.

Dame said Dodge’s decision to photograph the piñata and post images from the event on social media showed poor judgment for an elected official.

50-47 vote of delegates at state convention in Burlington.

Roper says one of Ingalls’ greatest strengths will be his ability to raise money and connect directly with donors.

Like chair candidates Dame and Ingalls, three candidates for the vice-chair position will face the judgement of voters at the annual party meeting Saturday at a Burlington hotel.

VDC brought our voice recorder to the Barre GOP breakfast and posed questions to both candidates for state chair. Listen in!

I found that it became too difficult for me to accomplish any major goals in my first session as a Senator.

The improbable winner of a northeastern city mayoral election 44 years ago urged Mamdani’s followers to work hard before November 4.

The abrupt loss of his full-time income, as well as the part-time income earned as a state senator, has left the Douglass family with little means of support, just weeks after their first child was born.

latner recently disclosed that he has a skull-and-crossbones ‘totenkopf’ tattoo associated with Nazi symbolism, which he, while serving in the U.S. Marines, got while drunk on leave in Croatia in 2007.

Douglass describes how both he and his wife Brianna, parents to a newborn, were fired from their jobs after the Politico story leading to his resignation was published. 

We just had a baby. Our first. We struggled with fertility for years and we were lucky. I was on paternity leave as of last week and I was just returning to legislative work when this story broke. So, we’re still trying to put our house back together and catch up on sleep. Yet, I have received some of the most horrific hate one could imagine.

Developing news on the Politico story…

“The VTGOP Executive Committee unanimously supports this statement and issues a full, complete retraction of the previously issued statement by Chairman Paul Dame,” the executive committee said.

“I completely denounce and fully condemn the vile and disgusting comments included in the POLITICO article and I have cut all ties with those involved,” Douglas said.

“After speaking with Russ, it is clear that we have a fearless advocate with the vision needed to lead our Party into 2026 and beyond,” Gervais said.

“We are in agreement with Gov. Phil Scott. Sen. Sam Douglass’ statements as reported by Politico are unacceptable and deeply disturbing. They cannot be excused and are inconsistent with Vermont values and what Vermont Republicans stand for,” GOP House and Senate leaders said.

The new candidate is a real estate exec and radio station owner.

The evening’s guest speaker will be nationally syndicated radio show host Erick Erickson who is based out of Atlanta. Prior to starting his own radio show and podcast Erickson also served as the CEO and Editor-in Chief at RedState.com.

The Vermont Republican Party is heading for a leadership showdown as Joe Gervais, an Arlington resident and party activist, announced he will challenge incumbent chair Paul Dame for the top job.

In the first half of 2025, “Courage PAC,” linked to Balint, received thousands in donations from PACs connected to major corporations, per its latest FEC report.

Sanders pointed to potential repercussions for those who disagree with Trump, noting, “In five minutes, they will be announcing a primary to your election.”

Her mother said the sign was the seven-year-old girl’s own idea.

Someone wished Donald Trump a very unhappy birthday Saturday on the State House lawn.

Bernie: “And then you get to what we call identity politics. You’re black?, ‘you’re wonderful, you’re tremendous.’ You’re gay? ‘You’re the greatest human being on earth…’ Rather than say ‘what do you stand for?’ You’re gay? That’s fine, who cares?”

Before music performer Clairo’s performance Saturday evening, he made a surprise appearance at Coachella, urging young festival-goers to stand up against ‘economic inequality, climate change, and threats to women’s rights.’

“As a Republican who supports women’s rights, LBGTQ community, local farmers and loggers, our manufacturers and other great Vermont businesses, the free press, United States Constitution and the rule of law, I am appalled with what the Trump administration is doing to our state and our country,” said John Rodgers to the crowd of around one thousand protesters gathered in Montpelier. 

The young man told VDC he had previously wandered through the crowd where he heard someone say “I hope he dies” and another person say “I hope they hang him.”

Hanlon, who grew up in the Northeast Kingdom community, returns to Vermont after working on campaigns in Pennsylvania and at the Democratic National Committee.

“Senator Sanders is focused on fighting oligarchy and ending authoritarianism in America. He found the song’s lyrics reprehensible and distracting from the crises that we need to be focused on right now.”

A website photo of Indivisible members visiting with a staffer at the Vermont office of Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) seems to validate at least some of Dore’s claim.

The challenge stems from voter checklist errors that resulted in Pownal residents receiving ballots for the wrong House district, an issue brought to light after the November 5 election, in which Democrat Jonathan Cooper unofficially defeated Republican Bruce Busa by 23 votes.

As the challenger to incumbent House Speaker Jill Krowinski pleads for Republican support, an influential columnist and former GOP State Chair calls on the House GOP caucus to run their own candidate.

“Many of us returning this biennium may share feelings of frustration from the last term. Yet, during those moments, I found myself in conversations with the Speaker, candidly expressing my concerns…..”

Not gonna happen.

The newly elected Senate minority leader and former naval aviator is a ‘pragmatic problem solver,’ VT GOP Chairman Paul Dame said.

“I sweated in places I never knew I could sweat. My knees. My elbows. Even my good hand was dripping wet,” said Nielsen of speaking to an audience for the first time ever.

Paul Dame explains why and how the red tsunami seemingly came out of nowhere and obliterated the Legislature’s veto-proof blue supermajority.

In a race pitting one farmer against another, former Democrat Rodgers hopes to topple incumbent and former Progressive David Zuckerman.

When the wheel did come off, he heard a large screeching noise and was able to pull off the road just in time. He said just a small piece of one remaining bolt was the difference between it coming off completely while still in traffic.

The ad marks a rare olive branch between what has sometimes been a bitter divide between Trump’s supporters and the governor’s more mainstream positions.

Democrat former Governor Shumlin writes: “I have worked with John Rodgers for many years. I trust John and I know that he has the best interests of Vermonters at heart.”

“At best, Bray’s actions reflect poorly on his ethical judgement as they created the  appearance of a conflict of interest,” Dame said. “At worst, they are indicative of an actual conflict of  interest.”

The mostly GOP signs violated the law regarding sign placement and highway right of way, she explained.

Despite the endless news claims that “Trump is Hitler” I saw literally thousands of Jewish people and many of them wearing “Jewish voices for Trump” merch.

Chris Keyser, son of former Governor Ray Keyser, is taking on a powerful leader of the House Democrat supermajority.

“You would have been shocked at the positive response in this supposed left leaning section of Vermont,” organizer Rebecca Pitre said of a recent sign wave in Chittenden County.

By contrast, GOP incumbent Paul Clifford co-sponsored two bills to repeal the Global Warming Solutions Act.