Gov. Scott's vetoes give Democrats campaign fodder

Vermont Democrats have taken up Gov. Phil Scott’s budget vetoes as a cudgel to pound Republicans in this year’s elections and, not incidentally, to raise campaign cash.

Rep. Tom Stevens, D-Waterbury, wrote in a Tuesday email for the Democratic Party wrote, “I've been regularly shocked and disappointed at the DC Republican-style tactics taken by the Scott Administration since just about the moment when he took office. He's taken it to a new level this year, bringing us to the brink of a government shutdown as a campaign stunt.”

Jeff Bartley, former executive director of the Vermont Republican party, responded to Stevens on Twitter.

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Christine Hallquist, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, also sent out an email Tuesday in which she wrote that Scott “keeps trying to force the Legislature to pass a budget that would drain our public schools of resources and put Vermont’s budget in the red for years to come. No thank you. It’s partisan, it’s reckless, and it shows he’s not listening to Vermonters.”

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