Gotta run to father's day dinner, but I just caught the LG debate on Channel 5 after the World Cup fiasco (2 red cards? are you effing kidding me?)
Anyway, this debate can be summed up thusly: Andrea Silbert and Tim Murray: substance and on message. Deb Goldberg: wandering, elitist and possibly harmful to our party in November.
Why? I'll speak to Goldberg because of my tight time.
Coming out of her horrendous convention, she needed to recover here. She didn't. instead she showed herself to be elitist and out of touch.
First, she thinks we might want to have another referendum on the tax rollback. I can't count how many ways that's effed up.
Second, her answers to the "get to know you "questions were comical at best and deal-breaking at worst.
Her kids go to private school (she lives in Brookline - doesn't get better public than that).
She drives a Lexus, her husband an Audi ($$$$$$$$$).
Her fav. leisure activities? Skiing ($$) and tennis (muffy, bring me another iced tea).
Does she own an iPod? No, but her kids HAVE EACH HAD THREE DIFFERENT MODELS!?!?!
I know she's smart, got a bunch of degrees, but could she be more out of touch with the voters we need to attract?
It's time for someone (Phil Johnston, are you available?) to whisper in her ear that it ain't happening. Let us have a great race between 2 great candidates and get out now before you embarass yourself and your family.
Off to dinner...
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Lexus. Audi. iPods. Skiing. So, since whether one owns these things or not is apparently important, I trust you'll be supporting Tom Reilly rather than Chris Gabrieli or Deval Patrick for Governor! Seriously, what does any of that really tell you? Goldberg was asked point-blank what kind of car she drives and whether her kids have iPods. What was she supposed to do? Lie?
It's not as simple as you state. Unlike the Gubernatorial candidates who can overcome stereotypes with policies and a bully-pulpit, the LG candidates cannot, and that's why the way they are perceived could be a detriment to the ticket.
Look at how Healey is portrayed: as a "Muffy." That meme began when she was selected as Mitt's running mate and has not changed. Similarly, Mitt's ability to overcome that and win speaks to the top of the ticket's ability to craft the message for the ticket.
So, my view is this: why take a chance on a liability when we can have our LG candidate at worst be a non-issue and at best (and likely with Tim or Andrea) add value.
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