From college students to older voters, Vermonters look ahead to the primaries

By Connor Cyrus,

Published August 2, 2022 at 3:42 PM EDT

A voter leaves a red-white-and-blue voting booth set out amid an indoor basketball court on a sky blue floor. — A voter leaves a polling booth in a past primary. Vermont's 2022 primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 9.

Live call-in discussion: Vermont's Aug. 9 primary is less than a week away, and a new University of New Hampshire poll commissioned by WCAX is getting Vermonters talking. This hour, Connor Cyrus leads a discussion of the poll, the Vermont Public voter guide, and various down-ballot races.

Then, Mikaela Lefrak speaks with the head of the Vermont AARP about issues impacting older Vermonters and AARP’s voting fact sheet.

A poll showing results in bar graph form. — A new UNH poll commissioned by WCAX shows that 63% of likely Democratic voters support Becca Balint in the U.S. House race, while Just 21% say they’d vote for Molly Gray. Those and other races are among the findings in the new poll released a week before voters decide in the Aug. 9 primary.

Our guests are:

Peter Hirschfeld, Vermont Public's statehouse reporter covering the legislature
Bob Kinzel, senior political reporter for Vermont Public
Ashley, a rising senior at St. Michael's College
Greg Marchildon, state director of AARP Vermont, discussing the challenges—and issues—that are top of mind for older Vermont voters

Editor's note: AARP is a Vermont Public underwriter.

Broadcast live at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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