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mojitz OP t1_ivpm8hi wrote

Reply to comment by 5teerPike in Democrats and Progressives regain veto-proof majority in the Vermont House by mojitz

I think a lot of Clinton liberals get off on occasionally voting for a moderate Republican so that they can claim bipartisanship and feel morally superior as a result.

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kerosene_pickle t1_ivppn3g wrote

It’s been a while since I’ve read it but there’s a section in Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent” which speaks about the appeal of conversion of non-believers. So Phil Scott rejecting Trump places him on this pedestal as someone who has seen the light, but in the end he governs like a regular republican

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mojitz OP t1_ivpsawm wrote

Basically the lowest possible bar, but as much as I think it's misguided to keep voting for him, I think it's fair to say that he governs far more sensibly than most Republicans.

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Kixeliz t1_ivpyri2 wrote

Yea, he's a business-first republican, has been from the jump. But he voted for Biden, so please ignore all the deaths and hospitalizations we saw from COVID after he lifted restrictions because businesses were complaining. Dragged his feet on legalizing marijuana, vetoed one bill, delayed appointments to the CCB, cost the state money, but he's so fiscally conservative. He will say whatever to cover his political shenanigans and voters eat it up. Frustrating.

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