The ward committee endorsed Silbert for her strong progressive values and her impressive capability to turn her vision for positive change into reality, as evidenced by her work in founding the Center for Women and Enterprise, now one of the most highly regarded non-profits for entrepreneurship training and jobs creation in the country. Lesley Phillips, Ward 6 Chair, commented, Im excited to see the committee endorse such an inspiring and admirable woman as Andrea. Her background in spreading entrepreneurship and aiding job creation in Massachusetts will be of great value to the Democratic ticket in November. Silbert must win the Lieutenant Governors Democratic primary on September 19th to be placed on the Democratic ticket in November.
Note: many ward committees across Massachusetts do not as a rule endorse candidates for office. However, endorsement by ward committees is explicitly allowed, even encouraged, in the Massachusetts Democrats Party Charter (which can be obtained by contacting your local ward or town committee, or viewed at www.massdems.org). The Cambridge Ward Six Committee feels that the contested state-wide races this year merit endorsement by the committee. The Ward 6 Committee had previously endorsed John Bonifaz for Secretary of the Commonwealth, and is presently considering an endorsement in the Governor’s race.
Thought I’d just put it out there since Silbert folks now want to brag about endorsements that only a month or so ago they complained were unimportant..
or was it the usual he-said-she-said?
LG candidate Andrea Silbert has amassed a respectable number of legislative and municipal official endorsements. Obviously, Andrea’s opponents had a considerable head start in this area, largely by virtue of being current or recent office-holders.
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However, a considerable number of Andrea’s endorsers were included among the co-sponsors of a recent fundraiser for Andrea:
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Former Attorney General Scott Harshbargar;
State Senators Robert Havern, Pat Jehlen, Robert O’Leary;
State Representatives Demetrius Atsalis, Gloria Fox, Rachel Kaprielian, Jay Kaufman, Jim Marzilli, Charley Murphy, Matt Patrick, Anne Paulsen, Alice Peisch, Denise Provost, Kathleen Teehan, Cleon Turner, Alice Wolf;
Former State Representatives Jim Collins, Susan Tracy;
Boston City Councilors Felix Arroyo, Charles Yancey;
Cambridge City Councilor Denise Simmons
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And needless to say, that list is growing.
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Finally a word regarding the significance of the Cambridge Ward 6 endorsement: unlike endorsements by elected officials, endorsements by organizations — including ward and town committees, which regrettably do not make endorsements in meaningfully contested elections as often as they might — usually come with “feet”. I know that my ward’s endorsement is not just meant as an empty statement, but will translate into direct action on behalf of all its endorsees, as well as hopefully set an example for other ward committees in our area.
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Cambridge
Sen. Havern appears twice – once on Murray’s list, once on Silbert’s list.
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I believe he switched his allegiances at or just prior to the Convention.
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Can anyone confirm?
Andrea Silbert has been endorsed by a failed Democratic candidate for Governor L. Scott Harshbarger (who hasnt been seen helping other Democrats since his defeat) and the Cambridge Ward 6 Committee it will be tough sledding against her opponents who have both garnered impressive support statewide read and compare (**taken from Murray and Goldberg websites Aug. 5, 2006 I stopped by Andreas site to add on her other endorsements, but there were none that I could find listed on the site…Hoss or Frank can post them if there are others)
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SCORECARD (*according to candidates website lists):
Congressmen: Goldberg: 1 Murray: 3 Silbert: 0
State Senators: Goldberg: 8 Murray: 12 Silbert: ?
State Reps: Goldberg: 28 Murray: 50 Silbert: ?
Mayors: Goldberg: 2 Murray: 23 Silbert: 0
City Councilors/Selectmen/Alderman: Goldberg: 31 Murray: 67 Silbert: ?
County Sheriffs:Goldberg: 2 Murray: 6 Silbert: 0
Unions: Goldberg: 5 Murray: 38 Silbert: 0
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Endorsing Tim Murray for Lt. Gov.:
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US Congressmen
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The Honorable Stephen F. Lynch
The Honorable James P. McGovern
The Honorable Richard E. Neal
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State Senate
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Senator Robert A. Antonioni
Senator Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
Senator Stephen M. Brewer
Senator Stephen J. Buoniconti
Senator Harriette L. Chandler
Senator Robert S. Creedon, Jr.
Senator Jack Hart
Senator Robert A. Havern
Senator Joan M. Menard
Senator Richard T. Moore
Senator Pamela P. Resor
Senator Karen E. Spilka
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State House of Representatives
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Rep. John J. Binienda
Rep. Dan Bosley
Rep. Arthur Broadhurst
Rep. Mark J. Carron
Rep. Robert Correia
Rep. Edward Connolly
Rep. Michael Costello
Rep. Sean Curran
Rep. Brian S. Dempsey
Rep. Joseph R. Driscoll
Rep. James B. Eldridge
Rep. James H. Fagan
Rep. Mark V. Falzone
Rep. Jennifer L. Flanagan
Rep. David L. Flynn
Rep. John P. Fresolo
Rep. Anne M. Gobi
Rep. Emile J. Goguen
Rep. Denis E. Guyer
Rep. Pat Haddad
Rep. Lida E. Harkins
Rep. Michael F. Kane
Rep. John D. Keenan
Rep. Thomas P. Kennedy
Rep. Paul Kujawski
Rep. Stephen P. LeDuc
Rep. James Brendan Leary
Rep. Ronald Mariano
Rep. James M. Murphy
Rep. Patrick M. Natale
Rep. David M. Nangle
Rep. Thomas J. OBrien
Rep. Marie Parente
Rep. Anthony Petruccelli
Rep. Vincent A. Pedone
Rep. John Quinn
Rep. Robert Rice
Rep. Tom Sannicandro
Rep. Robert P. Spellane
Rep. Theodore C. Speliotis
Rep. William M. Straus
Rep. David B. Sullivan
Rep. Benjamin Swan
Rep. Dave Torrisi
Rep. James E. Vallee
Rep. Anthony J. Verga
Rep. James T. Welch
Rep. Joseph Wagner
Rep. Steve Walsh
Rep. Brian Wallace
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Mayors
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Mayor Thomas Ambrosino of Revere
Mayor John Barrett of North Adams
Mayor Michael Bissonnette of Chicopee
Mayor Michael Bonfanti of Peabody
Mayor Edward Chip Clancy of Lynn
Mayor Robert Dolan of Melrose
Mayor Kim Driscoll of Salem
Mayor James Fiorentini of Haverhill
Mayor James Harrington of Brockton
Mayor Clare Higgins of Northampton
Mayor Gerald St. Hillaire of Gardner
Mayor Richard Howard of Malden
Mayor Edward Lambert, Jr. of Fall River
Mayor David Madden of Weymouth
Mayor William Manzi of Methuen
Mayor William Martin, Jr. Lowell
Mayor Mike McGlynn of Medford
Mayor Robert Nunes of Taunton
Mayor William Phelan of Quincy
Mayor Nancy Stevens of Marlborough
Mayor Michael J. Sullivan of Holyoke
Mayor Richard Sullivan, Jr. of Westfield
Mayor Michael Tautznik of Easthampton
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County Officials
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Worcester County Registrar of Probate Stephen Abraham
Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett
Clerk of Courts, Worcester County Francis A. Ford
Worcester County Registar of Deeds Anthony Vigliotti
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Sheriffs
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Hampden County Sheriff Michael J. Ashe, Jr
Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Hampshire County Sheriff Robert J. Garvey
Worcester County Sheriff Guy Glodis
Berkshire County Sheriff Carmen C. Massimiano Jr.
Franklin County Sheriff Frederick B. McDonald
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Governors Council
Dennis McManus
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City and Town Council
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City Councilor Patrick Blanchette, Council President (Lawrence)
City Councilor Lorrie Bruno (Everett)
Town Moderator Kevin T. Byrne (Shrewsbury)
City Councilor Robert Consalvo (Boston)
City Councilor Paul Clancy (Worcester)
City Councilor Paul Crowley (Lynn)
City Councilor Jay Davis (Quincy)
City Councilor Patricia Devine (Holyoke)
City Councilor Sal DiDomenico (Everett)
City Councilor Stephen L. DiNatale (Fitchburg)
Town Councilor Dale Ferron (Southbridge)
City Councilor Ray Feyre (Holyoke)
City Councilor Richard Ford (Lynn)
City Councilor Patricia Grimes (Beverly)
City Councilor Barbara Haller (Worcester)
City Councilor Robert Harrison (Easthampton)
City Councilor Joe Hickey (Everett)
City Councilor Salvatore LaMattina (Boston)
City Councilor Robert Logan (Waltham)
City Councilor Michael Mangan (Everett)
City Councilor Lewis Markham (Pittsfield)
City Councilor Gerard Matthews (West Springfield)
City Councilor Loretta Ouffe-O’Donnell (Lynn)
City Councilor Philip Palmieri (Worcester)
City Councilor Linda Pereira (Fall River)
City Councilor Michael Perotto (Worcester)
City Councilor Joseph Petty (Worcester)
City Councilor Daniel Rist (Easthampton)
City Councilor Timothy Rooke (Springfield)
City Councilor Gary Rosen (Worcester)
City Councilor Rick Rushton (Worcester)
City Councilor Cynthia Sarnie (Everett)
Town Moderator Michael Slowinski (Colrain)
City Councilor Michael Smart (Weymouth)
City Councilor Joffrey Smith (Worcester)
City Councilor Stephanie Smith (Everett)
City Councilor Maureen Feeney (Boston)
City Councilor John Tobin (Boston)
City Councilor Kathleen Toomey (Worcester)
City Councilor Kateri Walsh (Springfield)
City Councilor Bud Williams (Springfield)
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Selectmen
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Selectman Brian Ashe (Longmeadow)
Selectman Douglas A. Belanger (Leicester)
Selectman Robert Bowen (Lunenburg)
Selectman Thomas V. Brennan (Leicester)
Selectman John J. Connolly (Canton)
Selectman Daniel W. Cronin (Lunenburg)
Selectman Gary Delisle (East Longmeadow)
Selectman Anthony Didonato, Sr. (Dudley)
Selectman James Driscoll (East Longmeadow)
Selectman Robert J. DuBois (Blackstone)
Selectman Mark Elworthy (Clinton)
Selectman Dennis Giombetti, Chairman (Framingham)
Selectwomen Kathleen Norbut (Monson)
Selectman Kenneth O’Brien (Holden)
Selectman James O’Donnell (Billerica)
Selectman Chris Rucho (West Boylston)
Selectman Charlie B. Ryan, Chairman (Braintree)
Selectman John Saad (Oxford)
Selectman Michael Silva (Fairhaven)
Selectman James Thrasher (Foxborough)
Selectman Steven Ouelette (Westport)
Selectman Stanley A. Zagorski (Leicester)
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Aldermen
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Alderman Jay Harney (Newton)
Alderman Stephen Smith (Everett)
Alderman Peter Mortimer (Melrose)
Alderman Robert Van Campen (Everett)
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School Committee Members
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Kevin Aguiar (Fall River)
Thomas M. Ashe (Springfield)
Cynthia Bazinet (Wachusett Regional)
Margaret Boulais (Holyoke)
KEvin Carr (Salem)
William Collamore (Holyoke)
Christine Fagan (Taunton)
Jack L. Foley (Worcester)
William Fonseca (East Longmeadow)
Joseph Guiliano (Everett)
Gregory Lucey (Malden)
Anne Mahoney (Quincy)
Anne Manning (Peabody)
Ogretta V. McNeil (Worcester)
John Monfredo (Worcester)
Charles Motta (Mattapoisett)
Michael Moriarty (Holyoke)
Mary Mullaney (Worcester)
Jennifer Murphy (Springfield)
Joseph O’Brien (Worcester)
Brian O’Connell (Worcester)
Vincent Perrone (Berlin/Boylston Regional School Board)
Marilyn Roderick (Fall River)
Michael P. Rodgers (Springfield)
Paul Schlichtman (Arlington)
Kenneth Shea (Springfield)
Linda Stice (Quincy)
Michael Sullivan (Lawrence)
James Timmins (Quincy)
Dr. Brendan Walsh (Salem)
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Unions
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Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union
Massachusetts Building Trades Council (AFL-CIO)
National Association of Government Employees (NAGE)
Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 3
Building and Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District (AFL-CIO)
Carpenters Local 107
Central Massachusetts Labor Council AFL-CIO
Communication Workers of America Local 1301
Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council AFL-CIO
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 7
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 96
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2222
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 223
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 455
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2325
Ironworkers Local 7
Massachusetts Laborers’ District Council
Massachusetts United Auto Workers
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 35
Pioneer Valley Trades Council
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 4
Plumbers and Gasfitters Local 12 Boston
Plymouth-Bristol Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Roofers and Waterproofers Local 33
SEIU Local 509
Springfield Patrolmen’s Union Local 364
Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 669
Teamsters Local 127
Teamsters Local 170
Teamsters Local 404
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445
United Steel Workers District 4 AFL-CIO
Worcester Firefighters Local 1009
Worcester Police Officers Local 378
Worcester & Fitchburg Building Trades Council
Worcester Public Service Employees Union Local 176
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Associations
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Neighbor to Neighbor of Massachusetts
Worcester Retired Police and Firefighters
Boston Democratic City Committee Ward 16
Spencer Police Association Local #175
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Endorsing Deb Goldberg for Lt. Gov.:
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U.S. Congress
Congressman Barney Frank (MA-4)
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Governor’s Council
Gov. Councilor Michael Callahan (6th)
Gov. Councilor Mary-Ellen Manning (5th)
Gov. Councilor Marilyn Petitto Devaney (3rd)
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State Senate
Senator Cynthia S. Creem (1st Middlesex and Norfolk)
Senator Susan C. Fargo (3rd Middlesex)
Senator Brian A. Joyce (Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth)
Senator Michael W. Morrissey (Norfolk and Plymouth)
Senator Steven Panagiotakos (1st Middlesex)
Former State Senator Lois Pines
Senator Steven A. Tolman (2nd Suffolk and Middlesex)
Senator Dianne Wilkerson (2nd Suffolk)
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House of Representatives
State Rep. Bruce J. Ayers (1st Norfolk)
State Rep. Ruth Balser (12th Middlesex)
State Rep. Deb Blumer (6th Middlesex)
State Rep. Stephen Canessa (12th Bristol)
State Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (10th Hampden)
State Rep. Robert Coughlin (11th Norfolk)
State Rep. Geraldine Creedon (11th Plymouth)
State Rep. Paul Donato (35th Middlesex)
State Rep. Barry Finegold (17th Essex)
State Rep. Colleen Garry (3rd Middlesex)
State Rep. Tom Golden (16th Middlesex)
State Rep. Geoffrey Hall (2nd Middlesex)
State Rep. Kevin G. Honan (17th Suffolk)
State Rep. Louis Kafka (8th Norfolk)
State Rep. Kay Khan (11th Middlesex)
State Rep. Stephen Kulik (1st Franklin)
State Rep. Elizabeth Malia (11th Suffolk)
State Rep. David Linsky (5th Middlesex)
State Rep. Douglas Petersen (8th Essex)
State Rep. John Rogers (12th Norfolk)
State Rep. Mike Rush (10th Suffolk)
State Rep. John Scibak (2nd Hampshire)
State Rep. Frank Smizik (15th Norfolk)
State Rep. Harriett Stanley (2nd Essex)
State Rep. Tom Stanley (9th Middlesex)
State Rep. Ellen Story (3rd Hampshire)
State Rep. Eric Turkington (Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket)
State Rep. Martin J. Walsh (13th Suffolk)
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County Officials
Commissioner John Alley (Dukes)
Sheriff Michael Bellotti (Norfolk)
Treasurer Joseph Connolly (Norfolk)
Sheriff James V. DiPaola (Middlesex)
Commissioner John Gillis (Norfolk)
District Attorney William Keating (Norfolk)
Register of Probate Patrick McDermott (Norfolk)
Commissioner Robert Sawyer (Dukes)
Register of Deeds David Simas (Bristol, North)
Commissioner Jeffrey Welch (Plymouth)
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Mayors
Mayor David B. Cohen (Newton)
Mayor John Hanlon (Everett)
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City Councilors
City Council President Arthur Guinasso (Revere)
City Councilor John R. Correggio (Revere City Council)
City Councilor Barry Amaral (Taunton)
City Councilor Bill Bowles (Attleboro)
City Councilor Joe DeMedeiros (New Bedford)
City Councilor Martin Gately (Malden)
City Councilor Thomas Hoye (Taunton)
City Councilor James Leahy (Holyoke)
City Councilor Arthur Mathews (Weymouth)
City Councilor Armand Mercier (Lowell)
City Councilor Ira Novoselsky (Revere)
City Councilor Michael Ross (Boston)
City Councilor Greg Shanahan (Weymouth)
City Councilor David Swartz (Haverhill)
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Selectmen and Town Councilors
Selectman Matthew Albanese (W. Bridgewater)
Selectman Robert Allen (Brookline)
Selectman Adam Bond (Middleboro)
Selectman Jason Booth (Tyngsborough)
Selectman John Bulian (Needham)
Selectman James Burgess (Randolph)
Selectman Nancy Daly (Brookline)
Selectman Troy Garron (Halifax)
Selectman John Haederle (Easton)
Selectman Michael Kelleher (Saugus)
Selectman Daniel Matthews (Needham)
Selectman Jerry Wasserman (Needham)
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Aldermen
Alderman Susan Albright (Newton)
Alderman Marcia Johnson (Newton)
Alderman Richard Lipof (Newton)
Alderman Ted Hess-Mahan (Newton)
Alderman Jason Marcus (Everett)
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School Committee Members
School Committee Member Frank DAgostino (Attleboro)
School Committee Member Ruth Kaplan (Brookline)
School Committee Member James Latter (Beverly)
School Committee Member Philip Oliveira (Lakeville)
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Labor Organizations
Carmens Union, Local 589 (Boston)
Firefighters Union, Local 718 (Boston)
Firefighters Association, Local 950 (Brookline)
Pipefitters Association, Local 537 (Boston)
Utility Workers Union of America, Local 369 (Boston)
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Organizations
Asian Pacific American Agenda Coalition
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Other Honorable Endorsers
Francis X. Bellotti, Former Attorney General
Steve Grossman, Former Chair of the DNC
Dorothy Kelly Gay, Former Mayor of Somerville and Former Member of the Governors Council
Evelyn Murphy, Former Lieutenant Governor
Thank you for your scorecard, you might have made a decent post had you refrained from copy-pasting reams of text from other websites. As to your numbers, it’s not clear how you give Andrea a “?” for endorsements in most categories, implying that you do not know Andrea’s score; but a “0” in “county sheriffs” and “unions”. Do you have such a bead on Mass.’s county sheriffs that you know none have endorsed Andrea? Or was that a “close enough” assumption? I don’t know what other endorsements Andrea has either, but if you’re going to write about it, you ought to know.
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In any event, while your scorecard point is valid for those using endorsement counts as indicators of whom to vote for, in reality it is normal for current or past elected officials to have better access to endorsements than a first-time candidate such as Andrea. And that’s all the more reason to be aware of those endorsements the first-time candidate does garner.
and was my source for Silbert endorsement list…she does not list any that I could find…on the score card I put question marks next to city councilors and selectman because I suspect she must have some in a statewide race, but she does not list them so I could not count them but did not want to put just another zero.
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None of the three candidates for Lt. Gov. can credibly be called “insiders”…Andrea comes from the non-profit organization arena and Goldberg and Murray come from municipal government…heck, most “insiders” at the State House can’t even find Worcester on a map! Ask any local mayor or selectman statewide and they will confirm that municipal leaders are afforded the most “outsider” status on Beacon Hill…
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I don’t believe endorsements alone make the difference. They can help in a tight race. In this race I think the local Mayors and Selectman are probably more significant than legislators or former failed candidates…because they have organizations at the local level and they are not involved in their own personal contests on the ballot…they can get involved in voter turnout for their prefered candidate.
Because I didn’t refer to anyone as an “insider” or an “outsider” … I distinguished between “first-time candidates” and “current or past elected officials.”
Wow, looks like Andrea’s screwed! I mean should she even stay in the race? If all these people that the voters trust think Tim or Deb is the best candidate, why did Andrea even bother running, or stay in the race after these endorsements came out? I mean, we’ve trusted these elected officials with our best interests, so shouldn’t we just go along with them?
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Wow, had I known that NOONE was with Andrea, I wouldn’t have gotten on board her train.
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Wait, what’s that you say? She’s raised more money than the others, even without all these endorsements, and will have a strong on-air presence when the TV ad season kicks in?
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Wait, what’s that you say? She surprised everyone at the Convention by finishing a strong second, beating out Deb, despite not having any of these allegedly helpful endorsements?
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Wait, what’s that you say? You say that you remember that the last time a candidate touted endorsements as a primary rationale for a candidacy he lost? Wasn’t that Jim Segel, who everyone thought would win?
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Wait, what’s that you say? You think that “outsider status” could carry significant weight this year due to the new voters Deval is bringing to the table?
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Wait, what’s that you say? You say that experience tells you that political endorsers nearly always dedicate whatever resources they have to the top of the ticket candidate they prefer and that downballot candidates don’t get the on-the-ground benefit that the Goubernatorial candidates get?
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Well, I guess there’s still hope for Andrea, but with a list of endorsers like those other two have, she really should just drop out.
Oops! On scorecard, I missed a Congressman…with apologies to Congressman John Tierney who has also endorsed Tim Murray…
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Revised Congressman tally:
Goldberg: 1 Murray: 4 Silbert: 0