The contest for progressive hero Bernie Sanders' old seat in Congress promises to be a hot one this year, and I would guess it will be closer than many contests in districts with much more even partisan indexes.
In fact, I would guess that best case, Democrat Peter Welch (current State Senate President Pro Tem) can hope to achieve a 55% victory over former VT National Guard leader Martha Rainville (R), but he will have to work hard for it. It is also possible that this will be one of the true nail-biters on Nov 7. It is even possible that Rainville could pull it off.
Why, in a state that rates the lowest approval in the nation of Bush and the current Republican crowd in Washington?
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