What if America's most powerful socialist actually was allowed to govern a state?
In 2005 Jim Douglas got 45% of the vote to Jim Racine's 42% of the vote, this was irrelevant because due to the Vermont constitution if either candidate did not receive 50% of the vote the winner would be chosen by the Vermont State legislature which chose Douglas, imagine if Racine managed to beat Douglas in the popular vote but still lost due to the legislature giving the election to Douglas. Vermont being the bastion of progressives that it is may see a large public outcry from independnets and democrats. Sanders could capitlize on this and denounce the election demanding a recall, of Douglas and the legislature. Then during the Recall he could run on an independent ticket, easily beating Douglas and sweeping out the legislature that put Douglas in power and replacing them with like-minded democrats or independents.
How would the state function with a democratic-socialist government?