These men know they have a bad reputation with many people in the country. That does not matter to them. Vance went to Vermont to stick a finger in Bernie’s eye. He went to state there is at least one person in MAGA that appreciates the Vermont economy. He wants more of his followers to take on Vermont to save it from socialism.
So, the folks from Vermont should be aware they are a target of political plans by MAGA. The invaders won’t succeed. They tried it elsewhere and while the real estate increases in value because of a glut of buyers, the community values never changed.
The Vermont economy flourishes for a reason. The culture there supports that economy and the culture is as valuable as currency.