Democrats & Republicans Snub Real Vermonters, As Usual!

by Cris Ericson | Op/Ed | 511 Views

Democrat & Republican candidates for Rep. to Congress vs. all others

The Democrat and Republican candidates for Representative to U.S. Congress apparently think that money talks and poor people should not be heard from, so as usual they are having their own debate without the “real” Vermonters.

The “real” Vermont candidates for Representative to Congress, who have not received million dollar corporate SuperPAC donations, or much of anything, will have a debate on CCTV.org in Burlington, Vermont on October 20th at 5:25 PM.
Tue, Oct 20 • 5:25 PM – 6:55 PM
Representative to Congress General Election Forum
294 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Elections – Organizer
kharms@cctv.org
Town Meeting TV
Hi folks,
We look forward to seeing you soon for our Primary/General Election 2026 Forum.
Watch/share live: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljLFn4BZd2NCRWbtgzlAg2eWL7886b3J
NEED SUPPORT OR HAVE QUESTIONS?
Contact Jordan Mitchell at maketv@cctv.org 802-862-3966×126
Meghan O’Rourke at morourke@cctv.org 802-503-5354
When
Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 ⋅ 5:25pm – 6:55pm (Eastern Time – New York)
Location
294 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Kevin Harms
CCTV Center for Media & Democracy
https://cctv.org › about › staff
Kevin Harms Post Production + Field Associate kharms@cctv.org (802) 862-3966

REAL VERMONT CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING
CRIS ERICSON write-in candidate
PHOENIX ALTAIR independent
ADAM ORTIZ independent
SUZANNE SEYMOUR independent

MOST RECENT CANDIDATE VIDEOS as of Oct 1, 2026:

Phoenix Altair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqLldB4pahs

Suzanne Seymour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8VWlQK1kT8

Adam Ortiz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrS0eLjie4s

Cris Ericson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVHV7UhmsRo

Please keep in mind that the big guys do not go by their own debate rules.
They claim that anyone with a 5% or better statewide vote in the previous
election gets invited to the debate that the above candidates are excluded from,
on you-know-which-station.   But, in 2020 Cris Ericson got 13% of the statewide
vote for Auditor as a Progressive, and was excluded from every single debate
in 2022.   The debate rules at  the biggest station in Vermont are bull______.
It’s all about who gets the biggest donations and pays for the most advertising time.
Money still buys elections!
Please take the time to listen to these candidates on CCTV in Burlington, Vermont.
They are from all over Vermont, and reflect the real values of everyday Vermonters.
Vermont only gets 1 Representative to U.S. Congress.
Make your vote your real choice.

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