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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Fri Aug 21, 2020, 08:34 PM Aug 2020

JUST IN: VT Republican Gov. Phill Scott announces "I won't be voting for President Trump"

Apologies if already posted. It was news to me.

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JUST IN: VT Republican Gov. Phill Scott announces "I won't be voting for President Trump"

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JUST IN: VT Republican Gov. Phill Scott announces "I won't be voting for President Trump" (Original Post) soothsayer Aug 2020 OP

More GOP growing a spine. onetexan Aug 2020 #1

Not really. If so, he would be voting FOR Biden and so far he is not. efhmc Aug 2020 #7

That is good to hear but of course the Democratic ticket will take Vermont anyway. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #2

Still 75 days out calguy Aug 2020 #3

So he is cutting the strings of the lead balloon he helped put up? alittlelark Aug 2020 #4

tRump is hemorrhaging votes. How can this election even be close? Blue Owl Aug 2020 #5

Sounds like he wants to stay governor of Vermont. Norbert Aug 2020 #6

onetexan

(13,913 posts)

1. More GOP growing a spine.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 08:36 PM

Aug 2020

efhmc

(16,670 posts)

7. Not really. If so, he would be voting FOR Biden and so far he is not.

Reply to onetexan (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 09:05 PM

Aug 2020

totodeinhere

(13,688 posts)

2. That is good to hear but of course the Democratic ticket will take Vermont anyway.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 08:37 PM

Aug 2020

I would like to see some red state governors make the same announcement.

calguy

(6,154 posts)

3. Still 75 days out

Reply to totodeinhere (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 08:52 PM

Aug 2020

All it takes is a few at a time. When a republican decides to vote for Biden it's like two votes. He loses one he might have got and Biden gets one he wasn't going to get. Very few dems are going to switch over to trump.

alittlelark

(19,139 posts)

4. So he is cutting the strings of the lead balloon he helped put up?

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Fri Aug 21, 2020, 08:56 PM

Aug 2020

Blue Owl

(59,111 posts)

5. tRump is hemorrhaging votes. How can this election even be close?

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 09:03 PM

Aug 2020

n/t

Norbert

(7,765 posts)

6. Sounds like he wants to stay governor of Vermont.

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Fri Aug 21, 2020, 09:04 PM

Aug 2020

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