Also Benning running statewide is definitely interesting. I don't know if he is quite a genial enough person to appeal to the Vermont electorate the way Phil Scott has. But he has the right ideological brand, and in some ways is more liberal. Especially on criminal justice. But with that, he is disliked more by the conservatives in the legislature than Scott is. Don't know if that will necessarily translate to the primary electorate but it could get heady if someone like Meg Hansen wants to run again. He definitely is formidable and should not be treated lightly. He has the potential to break the non-Phil Scot GOP curse, especially in a Biden midterm.