Randy Brock, Vermont State Auditor - an African-American Republican - has lost his bid for re-election after the recount.
How so? Brock was superior to Tom Salmon (son of a former governor) in all regards, save party affiliation. I would hold that partisanship of the State Auditor surely matters less than his ability to audit, but apparently the people of Vermont disagree. It was probably the last name more than party, though, that helped Salmon, since even Dubie was reelected this year.
This was one Republican I would have preferred, a rare honor shared perhaps only by Jim Leach.
