Someone mentions a brewpub in Brattleboro where a lot of college students hang out.
Pearson, a bit wary of the idea, relents and for the next 90 minutes, Pollina mingles through the crowd at McNeill's Brewery, sipping a glass of ice water and introducing himself to potential voters. Pearson follows behind with a clipboard signing up those who want to register to vote. It is not a traditional campaign stop, but then again Pollina is not a traditional candidate. A longtime environmental advocate and former lobbyist for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Pollina is the first gubernatorial candidate from the recently formed Progressive Party, an outgrowth of the Progressive Coalition. But it is not only the money that has drawn him attention.