Senate rivals spar over records in final debate
Why am I not interested?
The issues the Globe thought most important were gun control, term limits, Markey's residency, and Gomez's lack of a business resume.
Also see:
Few ideas, ineffective rebuttals
Two pandering poseurs
Yeah, they both are saying the same thing.
"Leading in polls, Edward Markey looks to connect" by Michael Levenson | Globe Staff, June 19, 2013
WAKEFIELD — Markey’s events are not always spontaneous. When he arrived at Tito’s, a Latin bakery in Chelsea, the few elderly patrons who had been seated in the booths suddenly burst into applause. It turned out they were not just there to nibble the guava pastries; several said they had received calls from the Markey campaign asking them to show up. It is a technique many campaigns use to guarantee that when candidates walk into public places, friendly faces will be there to greet them.
What? Politics is a staged and scripted production?
Is there anything in my newspaper that isn't?
Throughout the race, Markey has been helped by the well-oiled operation backing him. Drawing on the legions of activists who were enlisted in previous campaigns for Elizabeth Warren and Deval Patrick, Markey aides have organized rallies with thousands of supporters and regularly surround the candidate with devoted followers.
At Tito’s, Markey still greeted every supporter in the bakery, and delivered a stump speech calling for an assault weapons ban and more computers in schools.
The scene was a bit more daunting at Roche Bros. supermarket in West Roxbury....
Where they couldn't fix the crowd and environment to provide the image and illusion they wanted to convey.
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"Political newcomer Gabriel Gomez embraces personal" by Stephanie Ebbert | Globe Staff, June 19, 2013
MALDEN — Some conservatives in Massachusetts remain suspicious of Gomez because he gave money to President Obama’s campaign in 2008. Yet he represents a compelling figure to a national Republican audience, particularly as the party tries to make inroads with Latino voters.
At campaign events, he downplays his years as a private equity investor, leading people to forget that he’s also a millionaire. Voters mistakenly think he is a “working class” candidate, which they say adds to his appeal. Gomez is the son of Colombian immigrants, but his father, educated in America, was vice president of exports for the world’s largest dealer of hops.
Proving illusion and imagery work.
“He comes from humble beginnings, right? Which is what I’m all about,” said Beth Jordan, a supporter who spotted Gomez at the Winchester Town Day street fair and rushed up to get a photo with him.
Like Brown, Gomez fares well with the rough-and-tumble, muscular crowds who flock to local sporting events, in contrast with Markey’s campaign stops, which are often stacked with Democratic supporters and party insiders.
We know about Ed's events, but that's what did in Marty Coakley.
Many of Gomez’s public campaign stops, are quieter, low-visibility affairs that tend to be short on voters....
Oh, yeah, sportos rarely, if ever, vote.
On occasion, he attracts a packed crowd eager to meet him....
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I've had enough of the campaign trail, too.
Related: No sprint to the finish yet in Senate race
Also see: Markey’s record elevates him over newcomer Gomez
Looks like it's going to be Markey.
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
Gomez makes ‘give me a chance’ pitch
Ball.
