From the perspective of this committed Doug Racine supporter, the “cavalry” has arrived!

Progressives and independents will ultimately determine who serves as the next governor of Vermont. To that end, Doug Racine has just achieved a significant leg-up over his Democratic competition.

Gathering at David Zuckerman’s Full Moon Farm in Hinesburg, Rep. Zuckerman and a group of high-profile Progressives, including Jerry Greenfield co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, announced their support for Doug Racine in the upcoming primary.

David Zuckerman, representative from Burlington, summed up his support by saying, “Doug has the integrity that is needed to build consensus. When you are working across party lines, honesty is what builds trust and creates the ability to work together.” Zuckerman also noted that “Doug led on the marriage equality issue before it was politically advantageous to do so.”

This new development puts considerable wind behind the sails of Racine’s campaign. Representing a broad base of working-class Democrats, Doug may come up a little short in the funding department, but the scope of his grassroots support, standing ready to mobilize in the general election, more than makes up for any shortfall of cash!

3 thoughts on “Progressive Heavyweights Endorse Racine”

Zuckerman and Greenfield are good endorsements and might sway some undecided Prog voters, especially in Chittenden County. I wouldn’t put too much importance on this though.

Several heavy-weight Progs (including 2 of our state legislators and Dan Dewalt) sent a letter about a month ago to all Prog Town Committee members endorsing Shumlin. Some Progs (including myself) are supporting Dunne. Some refuse to support any of the Democrats. Some are undecided. And although I don’t know any Progs that are supporting Markowitz or Bartlett, there might be some out there. My point is these individual Prog endorsements of Racine are definitely not reflective of a consensus among Progs to support Racine, nor an indication that Progs will be more likely to turn out and vote for him over Dubie in the general.