(Promoting, with a reminder to candidates that GMD will front page messages such as this to the community. – promoted by odum)

Thank you to those who responded to my post about health care. Your comments are consistent with what I’m hearing around the state. I think we all share the same goal of health care for all.

I would like to have as many people as possible participate in the process moving forward. It is a great suggestion to take the hearings on the road, and I might try to do that, but there is strong pressure to limit the legislative session length because of budget issues. I will find ways to offer people opportunities to give their input as we move forward.

With regard to the question about how I will respond to a challenge that I am using my position for electioneering, I will say that I have a position of leadership in the legislature, and I want to show Vermonters that from my position of leadership I can get things accomplished. As governor, I will do the same.

Please keep in touch with me. You can visit my website at www.dougracine.com to get the latest information about my campaign.

-Doug Racine