Editorial: Dems economic strategy offers a refreshing change

Posted on July 1, 2010 |

• Editorial

By Angelo Lynn

Vermont gubernatorial candidate Deb Markowitz spoke to an interested gathering of potential supporters in Weybridge this week and sounded a familiar message on the economy among Democrats.

“I’m going to be the state’s chief marketer, if elected,” the long-time Secretary of State told the crowd, noting that for the past eight years Gov. James Douglas and the Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Dubie, as lieutenant governor, have been bad-mouthing the state’s business climate while doing very little to enact policies or practices that would spur such growth.

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