Will the State of Vermont suffer a population decline if Phil Scott loses his race for Lt. Governor? Writing in the Free Press, a fellow from Lamoille County applauds State Senator Phil Scott. He also declares his intention to leave Vermont if any Democrat becomes governor.
The writer praises Scott’s “measured” and “old fashioned common sense approach” on trying to stall the vote on Vermont Yankee. I want to congratulate Sen. Phil Scott for separating his campaign for Vermont's lieutenant governor from the issues at hand. Oddly though, the writer takes a less measured approach than the one he claims Scott might possess. The writer declares his intention to leave Vermont if any of the five Democratic gubernatorial candidates win office. [emphasis added]
I have lived in Lamoille County all my life and have always loved Vermont. However, I have made a promise to myself and my wife that come November, if any of the five announced Democratic candidates for governor wins the election, I cannot stay in this state.
You know maybe old-fashioned-measured-common-sense isn’t what you think it is. My guess is this urge to flee may be inspired by the example set by Scott’s campaign manager Glenn Wright of Ocala, Florida.
Wright very publicly moved from Vermont to Florida last year based on financial considerations. At the time,waggish rumors circulated that some top Vermont Republicans helped him pack-up his portfolios. He wrote movingly of his financially fueled anguish at the time
we can’t take it any more and are taking the only possible alternative: leaving Vermont.
Could one man’s actions have set in motion a broadly based, formerly latent, Republican flight instinct? Have the persistent yet unproven folk tales of upper bracket flight fueled a generalized Republican exodus threat? Vote down this school budget or we all leave the town. Vote down this highway bill or we leave. My way or I pack it up and leave. Old fashioned measured common sense or tough going.
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