Stephen C. Terry: What is an ‘Aiken Democrat’?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Stephen C. Terry, of Middlebury, who was legislative assistant for U.S. Sen. George D. Aiken, R-Vt., from 1969 to 1975, his last term. Terry is former managing editor of the Rutland Herald as well as a utility executive at Green Mountain Power. He currently serves as a political analyst for WCAX-TV. This commentary was first published in the Times Argus-Rutland Herald on Feb. 11.
Christine Hallquist, the current and longtime CEO of the Vermont Electric