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Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:48 AM Apr 28

Howard Dean reportedly exploring 2nd bid for Vt. governor

https://www.wcax.com/2024/04/26/howard-dean-reportedly-exploring-2nd-bid-vt-governor/
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Howard Dean reportedly exploring 2nd bid for Vt. governor

By Calvin Cutler
Published: Apr. 26, 2024 at 3:56 PM EDT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean may run for governor again.

Multiple sources inside the Democratic Party tell Channel 3 News that Dean is “seriously considering” running in the 2024 election, two decades after he left office the first time.

Contacted out of state where he is visiting family, Dean did not confirm or deny the report, saying in a text message: “I’ll make a statement at the appropriate time when I’m in Vermont.”

Less than seven months before the November election, no high-profile Democrats have emerged to challenge Gov. Phil Scott. The Republican is widely expected to seek a fifth two-year term in office. Just this week, a national poll ranked Scott as the most popular governor in the country. He was re-elected in 2022 with 71% of the vote.

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Howard Dean reportedly exploring 2nd bid for Vt. governor (Original Post) sl8 Apr 28 OP
do it! howard dean STILL speaks for me. mopinko Apr 28 #1
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