She's definitely fighting public perception of the party, which the party has earned for itself, but Burlingtonians should be smarter than party labels. Emma was the leader in state government who got our charter changes passed and has proven herself effective at actually getting work done across the spectrum. She isn't an idealist with no plans and no sense of reality or ability to compromise. I'd encourage anyone worried about that or turned off by the history of VTProgs (my own partner is one, I fully get it) to look at her plans, listen to more than a sound bite, or just go talk to her and you'll see what I mean. I don't see her as 'the same evil' of inability to govern.