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In the Syrup

Vermont in play for GOP. Tax law can wait. Plus: Rumors, rumors. Don't forget to catch the Prowler live on AmSpecBlog.
p> DUBIE DO br> One Senate seat that may be coming back into play for Republicans in the 2006 election cycle is Vermont, where Sen. Jim Jeffords is retiring. Word on Capitol Hill is that Vermont Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie was in town last week, meeting with Republican National Committee staff, as well as Sen. Elizabeth Dole , who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the key recruiter for Senate candidates. /p>

Dubie would be a superior candidate to the Republican currently in the field, millionaire Richard Tarrant. Gov. Jim Douglas had earlier this year looked at the open seat, which is being also being pursued by socialist congressman, Rep. Bernie Sanders.

While Dubie doesn't bring the deep pockets of Tarrant, he does possess an electability factor that Tarrant does not, which will be important in a race against Sanders, who is virulently anti-Bush Administration, particularly on tax policy issues and Iraq.

Dubie is already on record of late saying the he believed the overall approach in Iraq was flawed, putting him in more in sync with Vermont voters.

p> TAX HOLD
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