Two Republicans are in the running for their party's nomination for governor, Businessman Bruce Lisman and Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott, and they're facing off in a live debate on Vermont Edition.
Businessman Bruce Lisman and Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott both join us, two candidates with very different backgrounds and experience. They'll answer questions from the moderator and from Vermonters, and the two candidates will get the chance to question each other as well.
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 critiques made by candidates' campaigns about their opponent
- On Scott's construction business and state government contracts
- On approaches to budget growth and government spending
- On health care and lowering costs
- On Act 46 and school choice
- On criminal justice reform and opiate addiction
- On if they will support Donald Trump
Candidates' questions for each other:
- Lisman to Scott: On Scott's actions during his 16 years in Vermont government
- Scott to Lisman: On if Lisman supports Hillary Clinton
- Lisman to Scott: On Scott's views regarding Medicaid and auditing it
- Scott to Lisman: On the number of Vermont elections Lisman has voted in
- Moderator question to both: On if they don't win the primary, if they will support the Republican gubernatorial nominee
- Lisman to Scott: On Scott's comments regarding Act 46
- Scott to Lisman: On Lisman's campaign tactics
Lightning round and wrap-up question:
- On if they consider themselves an insider or outsider
- On if they do their own taxes
- On what phone app they use the most
- On Vermont's biggest challenge
- On if the state needs an independent ethics commission
- On if they would be comfortable serving with a lieutenant governor of another party
- On if the other candidate is qualified to be Vermont's governor
- On the most important quality that distinguishes them from their opponent in this primary election
This debate airs live on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
