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My former state (I emigrated) of Vermont has a Republican governor. Folks can label him as a RINO or Vermont Republican - but he's conservative in a manner tha

• paulmd 5y ago
  Vermont is a really interesting state that crosses the "normal" lines in a lot of ways. AFAIK democrats there are, generally, pretty pro-gun for example (bernie aside). And generally the republicans there seem to have generally avoided going off the deep end like the rest of the country. Probably comes with being one of the most rural states in the country, but also with major population centers nearby. Would love to move there someday tbh.
  • throwaway0a5e 5y ago
    Vermont is interesting because it has the absence of the authoritarian left that traditionally dominates politics in urban areas (Vermont's few urban areas aren't very urban) and the absence of the christian right and "not quite christian right but similarly conservative on all social issues" right like you find in a lot of the rest of the country. Basically the factions of both parties that care strongly about putting everyone else under their thumb when it comes to the social issues are under-represented in Vermont.