By Guy Page
An anonymous postcard critical of incumbent GOP chair Paul Dame’s fundraising record was mailed from Hartford, Connecticut this week and received by Republicans who will be voting in the Saturday, November 8 election.
Photos of both sides of the post card were sent to VDC this morning by a Chittenden County delegate to the state meeting in Burlington on Saturday.. Also, vice-chair candidate Rep. Zachary Harvey of Castleton – also a voting delegate – said he doesn’t know who sent it, but confirmed that he received it as well.
It is not known who sent the bulk-mailed postcard, nor to whom specifically it was sent. The postmark reads Hartford Connecticut, which is home to a USPS regional bulk mailing center.
The front of the post card reads:
“The Vermont GOP can’t run on pennies. Time for more than just change!”
On the flip side, the postcard shows chairman fundraising since 2005 – minus the “Obama era recession.” It notes that Dame raised (in round numbers) only $50,460 last year, compared to about a quarter-million dollars in several two-year periods between 2005-2016.
It also states that as of October this year there’s only $27,183 cash on hand and that since January 1st Dame has been paid $61,939.
The postcard concludes “it is time for a change” and includes a QR code that sends scanners to Federal elections commission government data.
VDC has emailed both Dame and Ingalls to comment on the postcard and will publish their responses when received.