FILE — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FILE — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gerald Malloy campaigns, Friday Oct. 28, 2022, in St. Albans, Vt. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

A sign sits outside the municipal offices in Plainfield, Vt., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, telling voters where they can cast ballots on Election Day. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Campaign signs are displayed along a roadside in Waterbury, Vt., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)