Three Democrats want their party's nomination to be lieutenant governor: Kesha Ram, Shap Smith and David Zuckerman. They'll debate each other live on the next Vermont Edition.
All three have served in the state Legislature - Shap Smith as Speaker of the House, Kesha Ram as a representative, and David Zuckerman as a senator. But each of them brings different professional, political and personal experience to their Democratic primary race. They'll answer questions from the moderator and from Vermonters, and they'll question each other directly about the issues in this campaign.
The full debate audio is above, but to jump ahead to the part in the debate where a certain topic was discussed, click on the specific links below and the debate audio will open on SoundCloud at the start of that section.
Moderator and listener-submitted questions:
- On state revenues
- On stimulating the economy
- On expanding Dr. Dynasaur
- On child care
- On possibly assuming the role of governor
Candidates' questions for each other:
- Zuckerman to Smith: On taxes
- Ram to Smith and Zuckerman: On addressing racial injustice
- Smith to Ram: On the philosophical exemption for vaccinations
- Ram to Smith and Zuckerman: On campaign financing
- Smith to Ram and Zuckerman: On if they will support Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for president
- Zuckerman to Smith: On Smith's effectiveness as House Speaker
Wrap-up questions:
- On what elected office in the state they feel has the most impact on Vermonters
- On what sets them apart from their opponents
This debate airs live on Monday, August 1, 2016, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
