Vote today!
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davis_squareToday is the special election to choose Somerville's new State Representative. Polls are open until 8pm.
The district covers the middle half of Somerville, from roughly Union Square to about a couple of blocks past Davis Square (towards Tufts). Check your address at WhereDoIVoteMA.com to see if you're in the district (scroll down and see if your "Rep in General Court" is "VACANT")
The candidates are Denise Provost and Elizabeth Moroney. Although both are good, and have similar positions on most issues, I think it's extremely important for the Massachusetts progressive movement, and much better for Somerville, for Denise Provost to be elected today. See my long post from yesterday about why I think so.
I've heard from a lot of people that Denise Provost is a shoe-in and will win. Don't be complacent! This is a special election, so the overwhelming majority of voters will not vote, and it will be decided by the small handful who do. Yes, a large majority of Somerville voters prefer Denise Provost, and yes, she should win this election easily, and would win it easily if enough people voted. But that doesn't mean she necessarily will win, if only 1 out of 10 people vote. Anything could happen.
[Edit: Remember, Carl Sciortino got elected on a margin of only 93 votes in 2004! And that was a regular state primary, when a lot more people vote. And while you're at it remembering that, don't forget that Denise Provost supported Carl and Elizabeth Moroney supported Vinnie Ciampa.]
Whether you live in the district or not, if you care about Somerville and about Davis Square, today is the day to volunteer for your candidate and help get out the vote. The candidate that does a better job getting her voters to the polls today will be elected, and that means your candidate needs your help.
Hope to see some of you at the Provost campaign office today (it's next door to Diesel, on the 3rd floor).
The district covers the middle half of Somerville, from roughly Union Square to about a couple of blocks past Davis Square (towards Tufts). Check your address at WhereDoIVoteMA.com to see if you're in the district (scroll down and see if your "Rep in General Court" is "VACANT")
The candidates are Denise Provost and Elizabeth Moroney. Although both are good, and have similar positions on most issues, I think it's extremely important for the Massachusetts progressive movement, and much better for Somerville, for Denise Provost to be elected today. See my long post from yesterday about why I think so.
I've heard from a lot of people that Denise Provost is a shoe-in and will win. Don't be complacent! This is a special election, so the overwhelming majority of voters will not vote, and it will be decided by the small handful who do. Yes, a large majority of Somerville voters prefer Denise Provost, and yes, she should win this election easily, and would win it easily if enough people voted. But that doesn't mean she necessarily will win, if only 1 out of 10 people vote. Anything could happen.
[Edit: Remember, Carl Sciortino got elected on a margin of only 93 votes in 2004! And that was a regular state primary, when a lot more people vote. And while you're at it remembering that, don't forget that Denise Provost supported Carl and Elizabeth Moroney supported Vinnie Ciampa.]
Whether you live in the district or not, if you care about Somerville and about Davis Square, today is the day to volunteer for your candidate and help get out the vote. The candidate that does a better job getting her voters to the polls today will be elected, and that means your candidate needs your help.
Hope to see some of you at the Provost campaign office today (it's next door to Diesel, on the 3rd floor).
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Date: 2006-01-10 05:12 pm (UTC)P.S. You could still volunteer - we especially need people in the last couple of hours.