Reply #69: Ahhhh....but..... Bernie's a fixture in VT. He's been around for years.

[MADem]

I remember him when he was a local yokel in Burlington.

VT is a tiny, very white state. It's not a diverse entity with many constituencies.

A diverse state is less likely to elect an independent. Face facts--look at the Indys in the Senate. There's good old Bern, and there's Holy Joe Lieberman (who kited off his former affiliation, AND his tenure, to hang in there). That's it.

It ain't a quorum.

Other states could do it, certainly--you are quite right--- but they are not inclined to so do. That's just reality as I see it, not an endorsement, mind you.