Eric Davis: Vermont elections may lack drama

The next general election in Vermont will be just over a year away. While the presidential election will be one of the most high-intensity campaigns the nation and the state will have ever seen, there may not be many closely-contested races at the statewide level. For one thing, there will be no U.S. Senate campaign in Vermont in 2020. Sen. Patrick Leahy’s term runs until 2022, and Sen. Bernard Sanders’ until 2024.  The last presidential election year in which there was no U.S. Senate race in Vermont was 20 … (read more)

President Trump’s words and actions about immigration and refugee policy represent a significant departure from American history, traditions and values. For example, the White House announced last month that the ceiling on refugees admitted to the United … (read more)

Most projections of possible Electoral College outcomes in the 2020 presidential election use 270 as the minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Two-hundred-seventy is the smallest possible majority out of the total of 538 electora … (read more)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against any person because of that person’s sex. Does this federal anti-discrimination statute apply to LGBT employees? The Supreme Court will consider this question in three c … (read more)

Over the next few months, Gov. Scott and his agency secretaries and commissioners will prepare the budget that the administration will submit to the Legislature when it returns to Montpelier next January. They will face challenges on both the revenue and … (read more)

Former Vice President Joe Biden used a speech in Iowa last week to make several important points. “The words of a president matter … They can calm a nation in turmoil. They can console and comfort in times of tragedy … They can appeal to the better ange … (read more)

Last week, Rep. Peter Welch held an open meeting in Montpelier to explain why he has decided to support the impeachment of President Trump. Welch said that Trump’s actions have put “the guardrails of our democracy under attack,” and that impeaching Trump … (read more)

The moderators of the next Democratic presidential debates, to be broadcast by CNN on July 30 and 31, should ask the candidates the following question: “If you were elected president next year, and the Democrats maintained control of the House and won a s … (read more)

The identity of President Trump’s Democratic challenger will not be known until next spring. While the large field of Democrats contests primaries and caucuses with each other, the president is actively and always campaigning for re-election. Trump will b … (read more)