WESTON-As this election cycle ramps up, the vitriol and extreme partisanship is getting out of control.
We do not need to succumb to this in Vermont. We can disagree about policies, strategies, and ideas while remaining respectful and curious of our opponents' views.
John F. Kennedy said, "Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."
At the end of the day, we are all in this together, and we need one another to chart a sane, balanced, and affordable path forward in an ever-more-uncertain world.
If you elect me to represent Andover, Londonderry, Weston, and Winhall, I promise to work with people from all parties to get the hard work done. It is time for Vermont to refocus on fundamentals - education spending and funding, health care access and affordability, housing availability and cost, and building our communities' resilience - to confront the challenges of the near future.
For more information about me, visit morrow4vt.com. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Please vote!
Chris Morrow
Weston
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