Independent State Representative Darryl Pillsbury's announcement that he is challenging Democrats Peter Shumlin and Jeanette White for their Windham Senate seats signals the start of what is sure to be a closely watched race.
Pillsbury, who has served in Montpelier for four terms, doesn't mince words: he'd rather take out Shumlin, the Senate President.
"They truly are mavericks and bring a different type of politics to Washington. That is a message that I think will sell in Vermont, that it's not same-old, same-old." -- Former state House Speaker Walt Freed on John McCain and Sarah Palin's presidential campaign ticket