If you’re one of the many Vermonters who voted for Senator John Kerry in Tuesday’s election, you may be feeling a bit out of step with the rest of the country today. While the 2000 election was so close it was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, President George W. Bush won both the electoral and popular vote this time around, leaving many Vermonters clearly opposed to the president wondering what to make of those numbers.
Mitch Wertlieb talks with professor Garrison Nelson, who teaches courses in American Government, political leadership and parties at the University of Vermont, about the national election results.