Sorry, Doug, not buying any of this. If we're asking people to invest in races, we should ask them to invest in winnable ones. I've, for example, just given to Victoria Wulsin in Ohio, but neither Anthony, whom I'm supporting, nor Gaye, will get anything from me.
I happen to regard Gaye Symington as a weak candidate, but that's not her problem. The problem is that our stealth governor, Jim Douglas, a man who sorely needs to be turned out of office, has been given a total free pass by both the major TV station in Vermont, WGOP, er, WCAX and by the major newspaper, the Burlington (so-called) Free Press.
I might add, that if I believed that Symington had a snowball's chance in hell of coming within 15 points of Douglas, I'd withdraw my support of him and support her. I truly wish I could join you in this, Doug.
BTW, I was chatting a few weeks ago with a dear old friend, now a senator in the state legislature and a one-time senate majority leader. I asked him if he thought there was any chance whatsoever of turning Douglas out. After swearing me to not revealing his name, he told me there was not.
Well, you're argument makes no sense if you donated to Vic Wulsin. And I know her and was around for her other two campaigns. I still hope she wins and anything is possible, but your argument holds no water, especially with this act.
Sorry, your's makes no sense. Mine is based upon the low likelihood of return in investing in Symington, who is likely to lose by 10-15 points.
Wulsin lost in 2006 by less than 1%. Given the current climate, she's a very good bet to send Schmidt, that horrible woman, packing.
