{"id":2330417,"date":"2024-08-24T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vermont-gop-touts-red-surge-ahead-of-novembers-elections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T10:06:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:06:43","slug":"vermont-gop-touts-red-surge-ahead-of-novembers-elections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vermont-gop-touts-red-surge-ahead-of-novembers-elections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont GOP touts red \u2018surge\u2019 ahead of November\u2019s elections &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvermont-gop-touts-red-surge-ahead-of-novembers-elections-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Vermont Republican \u200dParty \u200dis experiencing a notable surge ahead of the November elections, presenting a record number of candidates for state legislative positions, despite facing challenges in expanding\u200c their minority\u2062 presence in the Democratic-dominated Legislature. Following the August primaries, the GOP has added 21 new\u2063 candidates, bringing\u200b their total \u2063to nearly \u200d100 hopefuls on the ballot. VTGOP Chairman Paul Dame highlighted that all counties now have Republican\u200c candidates, \u200densuring \u200cno Democratic candidates go uncontested. This influx of candidates is attributed in part to rising concerns over property taxes, which\u200b Dame suggests\u200c may have motivated more voters to \u200bengage politically. However, the Republican Party still confronts significant obstacles, with Democrats, Progressives, and Independents holding a supermajority in both the Vermont Senate and House of \u200cRepresentatives. Governor Phil Scott, a popular Republican, is seeking\u2062 reelection and emphasizes the need for more collaborative legislators \u200bto foster balance \u200din\u200b governance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vermont GOP touts red &lsquo;surge&rsquo; ahead of November&rsquo;s elections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1737028\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; Vermont&rsquo;s Republican Party is fielding a record number of candidates on the ballot in the November elections, but still faces an uphill climb in expanding its slim minority in the Democratic-controlled state Legislature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Following the Aug. 13 state primaries, Vermont Republicans have added 21 new House candidates to the mix, bringing the number of GOP hopefuls on the November ballot to nearly 100, according to party officials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VTGOP Chairman Paul Dame said seven of Vermont&rsquo;s 14 counties fielded a Republican House candidate, which he said &ldquo;ensures no Democrat in the county went uncontested.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We usually pick up 4 or 5 new serious candidates through the primary,&rdquo; Dame said. &ldquo;But to pick up more than four times what we usually see &mdash; that is a testament to the amount of hard work our volunteers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maga-war-how-infighting-in-three-key-swing-states-could-cost-republicans-big\/\" title=\"MAGA war: How infighting in three key swing states could cost Republicans big\">local party leaders<\/a> have put in since May.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dame said a possible driver behind the surge of Republican support is that Vermonters have received their property taxes over the past few weeks, which he suggested &ldquo;has pushed some people off the fence and encouraged them to get active and become the kind of change they want to see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By competing in more districts, it gives us a better chance to sustain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-winner-of-last-nights-debate-was-gavin-newsom\/\" title=\"The Real Winner Of Last Night\u2019s Debate Was Gavin Newsom\">governor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s veto in either the House or the Senate,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If we win just 52% of our House races, we can give Gov. Phil Scott the backstop he needs to stop the kinds of additional taxes Democrats are talking about already.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Republicans face an uphill battle expanding their slim minority in the state Legislature, with Democrats holding a supermajority. Currently, Democrats, Progressives and Independents make up the political majority of the Vermont Senate, or 23 out of 30 seats. In the state House of Representatives, Democrats and independents hold 112 out of 150 legislative districts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scott&nbsp; &minus; a Republican who remains the country&rsquo;s most popular governor &minus; is seeking a fifth term as governor. He cited the need for more balance in the Legislature as one of the main reasons he is running for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Vermonters must elect more moderate and collaborative legislators &ldquo;who will also put politics aside and work with me, to deliver the best results,&rdquo; he said in a May statement announcing his reelection bid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After reflecting on all the work still left to do, I&rsquo;ve come to realize I cannot step away at a time when Vermont&rsquo;s Legislature is so far out of balance,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s Republican Party drew national attention in June when it voted to waive its rules to allow the party faithful to support convicted felons after a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-politicians-notable-figures-weigh-in-on-trumps-claim-that-he-will-be-arrested-on-tuesday\/\" title=\"Some Politicians, Notable Figures Weigh In On Trump\u2019s Claim That He Will Be Arrested On Tuesday\">000 hush money payment made<\/a> to a porn star.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s executive committee voted by a &ldquo;narrow&rdquo; margin to waive the rule for Trump, the GOP nominee for president. While former South Carolina Nikki Haley won Vermont&rsquo;s Republican presidential primary, Trump still picked up eight delegates and registered more than 33,000 votes in Vermont&rsquo;s presidential primary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our focus has always been electing, putting resources, volunteers, donor&rsquo;s money, is going into Vermont races, both House races and Senate races,&rdquo; Dame said in a radio interview following the party&rsquo;s vote to waive the rules to support Trump. &ldquo;So that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-county-urges-legislative-action-on-joining-idaho\/\" title=\"Oregon County Urges &#039;Legislative Action\u2019 On Joining Idaho\">vote doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t really change what our focus is going to be here in Vermont.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1737028\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1737028\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vermont GOP highlights red &#8216;surge&#8217; as November elections approach (The Center Square) \u2014 The Republican Party in Vermont is presenting a historic number of candidates for the upcoming November elections, yet it still confronts significant challenges in increasing its limited presence within the Democratic-dominated state Legislature. After the state primaries on August 13, Vermont Republicans have introduced 21 new candidates for the House, bringing their total to nearly 100 hopefuls on the ballot, according to party officials. VTGOP Chairman Paul Dame noted that seven out of Vermont&#8217;s 14 counties will have a Republican candidate for House seats, ensuring that no Democrat goes unchallenged in those areas. &#8220;Typically, we add four or five serious candidates through the primary,&#8221; Dame remarked. &#8220;However, to see more than four times our usual number is a testament to the dedication of our volunteers and local leaders since May.&#8221; He suggested that recent property tax bills may have motivated some Vermonters to become more politically active and seek change. &#8220;By competing in more districts, we enhance our chances of upholding the governor\u2019s vetoes in either chamber,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;If we win just over half of our House races, we can provide Gov. Phil Scott with support against additional taxes proposed by Democrats.&#8221; Nevertheless, Republicans face an uphill struggle as they attempt to grow their small minority in a Legislature where Democrats hold a supermajority\u201423 out of 30 seats in the Senate and 112 out of 150 districts in the House are held by Democrats and independents combined. Gov. Phil Scott\u2014a Republican who remains highly popular\u2014is campaigning for his fifth term and has emphasized his desire for greater balance within the Legislature as one reason for his reelection bid. He stated that Vermonters need to elect moderate legislators willing to collaborate across party lines: \u201cAfter considering all that remains to be done, I realize I cannot step back while Vermont\u2019s Legislature is so imbalanced.\u201d In June, Vermont&#8217;s Republican Party gained national attention when it voted narrowly to allow support for convicted felons after former President Donald Trump was found guilty on multiple felony counts related to business record falsification involving hush money payments made during his presidency. Although Nikki Haley won Vermont\u2019s GOP presidential primary this year, Trump still garnered eight delegates and received over 33,000 votes there during this election cycle. Following this vote regarding Trump\u2019s candidacy status, Dame reiterated that their focus would remain on supporting local races: \u201cOur priority has always been about electing candidates and directing resources into both House and Senate campaigns here in Vermont.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP22311847253413.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6571,6203,14967],"class_list":["post-2330417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elections","tag-gop","tag-vermont"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP22311847253413.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}