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  The one “nay” vote was cast by George Santos (R) representing Windham’s 3rd District, who voted for himself.
context: Admit it.  You posted this just to make Kevin McCarthy cry.  
  I approve. >
  
  This is the level of petty we love. >
  
  Wait, I thought you were supposed to lose 7 times before finally settling on someone? >
  
  We’re going for the record of 134 times. >
  
  Vermont confuses me. 
  They have a general assembly controlled by Democrats, a speaker who's a Democrat, a Democrat in the US House, two Democrats in the US Senate (I'll count Bernie as a D), a Democratic lieutenant governor...
  And a Republican governor.
  To his credit, he seems sane and did an awesome job with COVID. >
  
  Was the same in Massachusetts, until the republican party decided to shoot themselves in the foot by shitting on the governor, Charlie Baker, for his criticism of trump and actual effort to stop covid.  
  He could have gotten elected again in 2022 but they forced him out and put in a "trump wannabe" names Diehl. The democrats won by 30 points >
  
  Won by 30 points with a lesbian. >
  
  Yup, people think that MA is some bastion of Hippies amd progressives, but its actually got a good amount of right leaning people. However, right leaning =/= "stupid" there, they saw the writing on the wall with Diehl. >
  
  Yup.  The churches have rainbow flags pretty often.  The right leaning are right leaning by older standards, not maga and even not really Reagan.  The MA right is more like a world politics right, it’s a pretty centrist state by euro standards. >
  
  There's plenty of MAGA in MA. Trucks flying flags, car parades, boat parades, head-to-toe outfits, crazy candidates, and a Trump-wannabe Republican State Committee Chair. >
  
  Sure- but less than most other places.  Perhaps I’m overstating the joy of not being surrounded w maga >
  
  "Only one lawmaker, Rep. Anne Donahue, R-Northfield, voted ‘no’ on Krowinski’s nomination, crying foul over the House’s procedure in conducting the vote. No representatives challenged Krowinski for the role during Wednesday’s vote."
  It's always a Republican. >
  
  Donahue is pretty far right for Vermont. >
  
  Yeah, the Williamstown, Barre, Northfield area of VT is my least favorite by far. >
  
  I spent most of my childhood summers there as a kid so it holds a special place in my memory, but I wont forget the "Take Back Vermont" signs. >
  
  Honest question from an outsider, why does Vermont need 150 representatives? Seems overkill. >
  
  It could be but it certainly does allow for a much more representative body. It’s one rep per 4303 constituents. Contrast with Texas who has 150 and they each represent 196867 constituents. On a sanity meter I’m not sure which system would create more crazy reps, but Vermont certainly seems like it would be more in tune with what it’s voters want in any given session. >
  
  A lot harder to gerrymander tiny districts and a lot closer contact with constituents I assume.  High representation is largely a good thing IMO.