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Just got phone-polled by the Len Britton for Senate campaign. Not a big budget operation, just an automated poll with only four questions: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Senator Patrick Leahy? (Fave) Would you vote for him for re-election, no matter who runs against him? (Yep) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Senate Candidate Len Britton? (I pressed “3” for “don’t know the guy”) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the job Congress is doing? (Went with fave, just to throw the numbers off)
That was it. No party identifiers for either guy. The call did prompt me to look up Len’s website. Dang, that’s one scary mugshot they have on the front page!
He doesn’t seem to have a proof-reader for his website, so this “eighth generation” Vermonter might consider doing a little hiring close to home. I always find it amusing when someone makes a big deal about how many generations his/her family has been in Vermont; as if a genetic lack of curiosity is some sort of badge of honor.
One of the first things Britton did after declaring his candidacy in November was go to an early Vermont screening of Tea Party the Movie.
Find images here of candidate Len and the enthusiastic crowd http://teapartymovie.blogspot….
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I’ve voted for Pat Leahy for decades, but boy when you see him now he looks so long in the tooth. He has been great for Vermont, but if there was a year to be concerned, it is this one. A lifelong democrat neighbor of mine met Len Britton at a diner a while back and came back raving about the guy. He’s voting for him but I hope his wife won’t..
I couldn’t decide if I’d vote for Leahy, no matter who runs against him (because after all, who knows who might show up :), so I couldn’t get past the second question. The poll would only accept yes or no. So, after pressing other buttons with great futility, I hung up. I was wondering who it was doing the polling, since they never identified themselves. I have to admit, the whole poll felt pretty hokey, and I really thought it was just a push poll. Not as pushy as the RNC mail congratulating my 15 year old son for not voting for Obama, and soliciting his opinion on a myriad of very obnoxious questions, but pushy none the less.