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Vermont: Kristina Althoff

Wed, 07/16/2008 - 15:57

Obama's presidential bid casts long shadow in Green Mountain state

By Megan Stewart, Politicker.com Reporter

The 2008 presidential cycle is breaking new ground: the most successful female and minority candidates, huge leaps in voter turnout, and a reinvigorated excitement about politics.

But the excitement generated from the candidates topping the party ticket is not just confined to the presidential race: Vermont officials and political observers are feeling the enthusiasm too. Many have dubbed the phenomena of heightened interest, activism and turnout the "Obama Factor."

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Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:58

Gov. Douglas responds to Thursday's attacks

By Megan Stewart, Politicker.com Reporter

Republican Gov.

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Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:29

Vermont Dems and gubernatorial candidates take aim at Douglas

By Megan Stewart, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1306|title=State House Speaker Gaye Symington|desc=Campaign photo|link=none|align=none|width=388|height=288]Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury) encountered heavy criticism Thursday as the Vermont Democratic Party and Douglas' gubernatorial challengers took aim at his past policy initiatives.

The Vermont Democratic Party issued a statement yesterday afternoon slamming Douglas for what it claimed was his inability to keep lucrative jobs in the state in the wake of the announcement that the Vermont Tubbs furniture factory was closing.

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Wed, 06/11/2008 - 10:07

Krowinski's 'wild ride'

By Zach Silber

[img_assist|nid=1062|title=Jill Krowinski|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=315]BURLINGTON - Since taking the reigns of Gaye Symington's gubernatorial campaign nearly a month ago, former Vermont Democratic Party executive director Jill Krowinski says she's jumped right in after "quite a wild ride," she told PolitickerVT.com last week. "It was basically a change that happened overnight."

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Fri, 06/06/2008 - 14:44

State Democratic Party names Althoff interim executive director

By Wally Edge

Kristina Althoff, fresh off traveling the country with the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), has been named interim executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party. The announcement comes as Jill Krowinski moves to manage former state House Speaker Gaye Symington's gubernatorial campaign.

It is unclear if this is a long-term move. Althoff worked last cycle with the Vermont Democratic House campaign.  

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Tue, 05/27/2008 - 18:20

Former Obama aide to head up Dems’ statewide effort

By Zach Silber

Kristina Althoff's whirlwind tour is carrying her back to Vermont.

Althoff, a former Democratic Party staffer, is back to lead the state party's ‘Coordinated Campaign.' She has been spent the past 15 months working as a field organizer for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

"I am extremely excited to be back," Althoff told PolitickerVT.com in an email.

As coordinated campaign director, Althoff will work to ensure cooperation among the state's various Democratic campaigns.

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