This is VERY interesting.
According to an entry in today's Vermont Politics Online.
"Some folks assicaited with Vermont Senator Pat Leahy say the Senator is not to thrilled about Bernie Sanders' run for U.S. Senate."
Read on!
Here's what they had to say in the post:
Leahy has come out and thrown his support behind Sanders, who has served as Vermont's lone Representative in the House of Representatives since 1990.
However, this individual (who of course spoke to us on condition of autonomy and who made it clear that she values her job) said that a number of people affiliated with Senator Leahy, including many folks within his 2004 re-election campaign are not thrilled with Sanders joining the most exclusive club in the world.
We're talking about the United States Senate, folks!
Why?
According to this young woman, Leahy's staff does not want to share the lime-light.
"You have to understand the staff and the Senator's position: Since the 1980s, the Senator has had the luxury of being Vermont's Senator. Jim Jeffords was always the quiet follower, much like Winston Prouty was with George Aiken. If Bernie is elected, he will be incredibly aggressive and alienate a whole lot of Senators and their staff's with his mumbo-gumbo. Even more so, Bernie will want to be at the top and I don't think that the Senator and his staff want to share it..."
Interesting.
Again, take it with a grain of salt. However as a Vermonter, I've been wondering why Senator Leahy has been mum ever since Sanders announced his run for Jim Jeffords seat.
I'll leave it for all of you to decide.