Graff: In statewide races the August primary can be more important than November
by Chris Graff New ratings by the Cook Political Report confirm Vermont’s status as the most Democratic state in the nation. That fact is why – for the statewide races at least - the upcoming Democratic primary election is far more important than November’s General Election. The US Senate and US House seats and the offices of lieutenant governor, treasurer, secretary of state, and attorney general are to be decided in this year’s elections. And Democrats are favored to win all of those races, again making the August 9 primary a critical election.