by Robert Fireovid
My wife and I befriended someone who recently moved to Vermont to escape the fires and the crime in California and to partake of the natural beauty here. I offhandedly mentioned the upcoming election and was shocked to hear her declare, without hesitation, that she will vote straight Democratic, without a second thought. End of discussion.
Lest you think this is an isolated phenomenon, almost every other person I know of who moved to Vermont within the past 10 years suffers from the same blind allegiance – they will not vote for any Republican candidate ever, period.
Why are these professionals but ostriches flocking to Vermont? Thanks to our avowed socialist Senator, Bernie Sanders, the rest of the USA sees Vermont as a far-left socialist stronghold. Most of those who move here would celebrate finding a socialist utopia. In addition, many of those from other states believe that, except for the RINOs among us, Republicans are all Trump-worshipping, zero-gun-restrictions, and zero-abortion extremists. The success of the Democratic party and their mainstream media minions in hoodwinking people into believing that all Republicans are dangerous religious fanatics and “white supremacists” is a testament to the power of political propaganda programs.
Speaking of which, when these newcomers arrive, their blindness is maintained and strengthened by Vermont’s far-left mainstream media. Vermont Public Radio and Seven Days, and even VTDigger are the only source of news that these willfully blind newcomers will listen to because they hear only what comfortably confirms their partisan prejudices.
So, what can Vermonters who want small, distributed, and limited government do about this? Although Vermont seems to be overrun by big-centralized-government-loving, politically-mindless, straight-ticket voters, our situation isn’t hopeless – yet. What needs to happen is that every, every person who might vote Republican must vote this November. Get your neighbors and friends to the polls. Offer to drive them there (you can’t pay them to vote, however).
Two tips… If you cast your ballot at the Town Hall on election day, the Town Clerk will want you to bring your mail-in ballot. If you “lose” your mail-in ballot, you can still vote on election day (Nov 8).
Something else that needs to be said… Vermont’s government programs to attract more people to Vermont just bring more leftists, and these programs need to end as soon as possible. That is, unless Vermonters who believe in self-governing communities of self-reliant individuals have a strange suicide wish.
The author is an active Republican and Grand Isle County resident.