Scott Brown’ election as our United States Senator has left a vacancy in the State Senate. Wayland is in his district, so there will be both a Primary and a Special Election to fill his seat. We have two Democrats running in this election, one of whom had been planning to oppose Brown in the Fall. See our Links page to visit the web sites of these candidates.
Men and women of good will around the world are mourning the death of our Senator, Edward M. Kennedy.
Born of privilege and first elected in 1962 because of his family name, he became a strong and successful champion of the rights of the poor, the dispossessed, and the discriminated against, a “kind and tender hero” (in the words of President Obama), gentle and compassionate, a voice for the voiceless, and one of the greatest legislators in American history. “John Kennedy inspired us, Robert Kennedy challenged us, and Edward Kennedy changed America. ”
Ted, we will miss you, more than we can say.
Dennis and Joanne Berry, Niki Tsongas, and Jon Saxton
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| Russ Ashton and Matt Shear | Ed O’Reilly and Susan Hager |
Prepared for the next campaign!
Electioneering - This is the actual work of supporting candidates and their campaigns. This includes all the work that town committees typically do, including sign holding, mailings, telephoning, and local networking.
Candidate Qualification - We should be a resource for new potential candidates. Based on our experience with recent elections, and with our unique local perspective, we can provide advice and expertise, as well as person power. We need to maintain a database of voters in our town, and work with committees in surrounding towns to advise and support new candidacies.
Committee Development - In order to do this work, we must strengthen our membership and enhance our visibility to the public.
Fundraising - We must have enough funds to support these activities, and to run ads in the local media. We plan to host major fundraising events for statewide candidates.
Town Committees are the backbone of grass roots politics. With the advent of the Clean Elections system, the grass roots can become more important to candidates than wealthy contributors.
With the Bush administration pretending that they have a mandate to serve the rich and powerful, we must organize locally to represent the rest of us.
We must provide a vehicle for support of Democratic ideals and opposition to unfair Republican policies.