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What s interesting about that is that even though the democrat won, he did not get 50% of the vote. under vermont s state rules, that means technically the legislature picks who wins the race. two months after that, the vermont legislature did what vermonters had already done. they picked peter shumlin to be governor. which means 28 people in the legislature voted to elect somebody who the people of vermont did not vote for. a gentle reminder that states run the elections. they are governed by weird rules and worth whatever efforts it takes. it s worth filling out two bubbles. i m looking at you, north carolina. the question for this election is this. do you want to stay on the same course we re on or do you want real change. paul ryan and aplan on putting in place real change from day twice the stain fighting power ....
Governor in eight years. what s interesting about that is that even though peter shumlin the democrat won, he did not get 50% of the vote. under vermont s state rules, that means technically the legislature picks who wins the race. that s how he got elected in the first place. two months after that, the vermont legislature did what vermonters had already done. they picked peter shumlin to be governor. the final vote in the legislature was 145-28. which means 28 people in the vermont legislature voted to elect somebody who the people of vermont did not vote for. a gentle reminder that states run elections, not the federal government. elections are sometimes messy, and governed by weird rules. but they are always fun, and worth whatever effort it takes. even if that effort this year includes filling out two bubbles. two of them. two. i m looking at you, north carolina. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we ve got ink. ....
That even though the democrat won, he did not get 50% of the vote. under vermont s state rules, that means technically the legislature picks who wins the race. two months after that, the vermont legislature did what vermonters had already done. they picked peter shumlin to be governor. which means 28 people in the legislature voted to elect somebody who the people of vermont did not vote for. a gentle reminder that states run the elections. they are governed by weird rules and worth whatever efforts it takes. it s worth filling out two bubbles. i m looking at you, north carolina. humans even when we cross our t s and dot our i s, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, ....
So even though he s leading, he has four opponents. so if those four opponents get a combined 50% of the vote, the governor will not be reelected no matter how big the margin he wins by. in that case with nobody getting 50%, it s the state legislature that picks the governor. that s happened recently. some of the most interesting still undecided races from yesterday s elections after the governor s seat. this afternoon nbc news declaring peter shumlin the winner. what s interesting about that is that even though the democrat won, he did not get 50% of the vote. under vermont s state rules, that means technically the legislature picks who wins the race. two months after that, the vermont legislature did what vermonters had already done. they picked peter shumlin to be governor. which means 28 people in the ....