Vermont Business Magazine Over the past 72 hours, Lisman for Vermont has been notified by supporters of Bruce Lisman that they received deceitful phone calls in conjunction with the upcoming Republican primary. Scott and Lisman are Republican candidates for governor. The primary is Tuesday, August 9. There is a consistent pattern to the calls, the Lisman campaign said. The individual receiving the call is asked if he/she supports Bruce Lisman for Governor. If the voter says “yes”, the caller offers a series of false and outrageous claims designed to defame Bruce Lisman’s character. If the person receiving the call still indicates support for Bruce Lisman, or seeks to end the call, he/she is told, “Don’t forget to vote in the state primary on August 23.” The August 23 date is two weeks after the actual primary election date.
Shawn Shouldice, Campaign Manager for Lisman for Vermont said, “Really, Phil? After saying you would run a positive campaign and one that your children could be proud of, you are letting this stuff transpire?
“There is no place in Vermont politics for such systematic, sleazy, and dirty campaign activity. Phil should repudiate these calls,” said Shouldice.
“Regardless of whatever Phil Scott does, though, we are very enthusiastic about the support that Bruce Lisman is receiving and are confident of victory on Tuesday, August 9,” said Shouldice.
As voters consider who they will vote for in Tuesday’s primary, we encourage them to listen to this week’s VPR debate [http://digital.vpr.net/post/debate-republican-candidates-governor#stream/0]. Mr. Lisman’s public policy views are outlined in greater detail at: http://www.lismanforvermont.com/issues.
Source: Lisman campaign 8.5.2016