From where I sat, today's Lieutenant Governor forum was a big success. The candidates were all terrific, the event ran very smoothly, and Stonehenge even made an appearance!A lot of people deserve a lot of thanks for making today's … [Read more...]
Archives for May 21, 2006
LG Forum: Silbert Wins (and I make a decision!)
As I said, Andrea Silbert is not the perfect candidate. She is not an elected official, she has no natural constituency, she is not independently wealthy, she is not a lawyer, doctor or merchant chief, and she is not an expert in all … [Read more...]
Live Blog from Lowell: Lt. Gov. Debate
The candidates are gathering in the studio now:Deborah GoldbergSam KelleyTim MurrayAndrea SilbertCheck the Lt. Gov. forum post here from yesterday for links to the candidates' Websites.Lowell Democratic City Committee, Greater Lowell Area … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Thursday’s debate
I finally got a chance to catch Thursday's gubernatorial candidates' forum at the NECN website; kudos to NECN for keeping it up there. Here are my thoughts:Of all the candidates, I consistently found Chris Gabrieli the easiest to listen to. … [Read more...]
Statewide Candidates Night in Weymouth turned into Victory/Unity2006 rally with one exception
Alos check out the main page for photos taken at the event and we have posted the questions we asked; we will also have a voter survey posted later about which issues matter most to those on the South Shore.Shall all MA blogs meetup in … [Read more...]
Kick-off Debate in the Berkshires for State Senate
I have conducted a VERY UNSCIENTIFIC straw poll amongst our convention delegation (only about a quarter of the delegation responded), and here are the results:Downing 1Hodgkins 5Sharron 5Ware 20Zelazo 0Undecided 23Unknown 1Total 55 So, … [Read more...]