Polls get it wrong
Polls conducted for Vermont news organizations in the weeks leading up to the election all put Doug Racine ahead in the race for governor. The last poll, released days before the election, showed Racine with a ten-point lead, the largest of the campaign. (Listen to the story online or read the transcript.) (VPR)
Douglas forms transition team
Governor-elect Jim Douglas announced the formation of his transition team on Wednesday. Douglas says the biggest challenge facing the team will be the formation of a new state budget. (Listen to the story online or read the transcript.) (VPR)
Racine concedes
Democrat Doug Racine will ask lawmakers in January to elect Republican Jim Douglas as governor. The race will go to the Statehouse, because neither candidate won more than 50% of the vote. (Listen to the story online or read the transcript.) (VPR)
Vermont Senators to lose power
When the Republicans take charge in the U.S. Senate, it will diminish the power of Vermont’s two U.S. Senators. (VPR)