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A Party for the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party
September 20th, 2006 · No Comments Yet
“Patrick roars to nomination,” screamed the Boston Globe. And roar he did, securing 50% of the votes cast in the three-way contest for Democratic Party candidate for Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is not some masonic colonial-reenactment society. It is simply the state. More than probably any other state in the union, Massachusetts clings to the trappings and pomp of European society, even as it celebrates its own revolutionary heritage). Of course, for the army of supporters who spent Tuesday, September 19 waving signs, knocking on doors, and making endless, endless phone calls, it felt less like a roar and more of a slow, difficult whimper. But now that the hard work was done - at least for now - there was time to relax and celebrate.
When I arrived at the party, my first priority was to find out whether we’d actually won. [Read more →]
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Primary Colours
September 20th, 2006 · No Comments Yet
Being the diary of Ravinder Madron Casley Gera, a volunteer with the campaign of Deval L. Patrick, for September 19 in the year two thousand and six, the day of the Primary Election for the position of Democratic Party candidate for Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
6.00am. I’m awake. Having kept holiday hours for several weeks - sleeping 1-10am or thereabouts - this is something of a shock to the system.
6.05am. Right. What to do? The “Primary Day Victory Plan” sheet I picked up at headquarters says we need “visibility from 6.30am.” [Read more →]
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Democratic debate - LIVE!
September 8th, 2006 · No Comments Yet
Oh, OK, Live-ish. I admit it: I’m writing this after the fact. Harvard University’s JFK School of Government is bursting with internet-access, but my days of being able to access such things are long gone. So this is post-posted from the debate on thursday, but written as the very wrinkles undulated on Tom Reilly’s face.
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