Posted on 02/13/2010 9:56:28 PM PST by GOPsterinMA
The states loneliest Republicans - those who languish in the navy blue regions from Northampton to Nantucket - are shaking off their years-long malaise and rebuilding a political machine in the land of Birkenstocks and Priuses.
People are coming out of the woodwork saying, Weve been Republicans in hiding and now we want to be out and help, said Jeffrey Hopkins, chairman of the City Republican Committee in the old Democratic union stronghold of Fall River.
In the wake of Scott Browns victory in his Senate campaign versus Martha Coakley, a surge in interest in the GOP has come from longtime Republicans, independents, Tea Party activists and even Democrats, dazzling many organizers.
It was not a team that anybody wanted to join, said Larry Giunta, 41, chairman of Newburyport Republican City Committee, which grew from zero members to 60 in one year, thanks to organization and Browns win. The days of meeting in the basement of your local library and having two or three people show up are over.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
-PJ
Frankly, they ought to be told, because they need it drilled into them precisely what the left thinks of REAL patriotic Americans.
Stripes are one thing, but the color red as a solid background has been the trademark of the most evil leftist ideologies of the past century. The Red Soviet Flag, the Red Nazi Flag, Red China, and so on. As a political color, and to be associated with the evil it has been attached to, I find disgusting.
They say the Subaru Forrester sells well there.
Its the Boston Herald. Our side. The paper is having some fun. It knows the headline “Red Army Galvanizing” will tweak liberals but good.
There are now 5 Republicans registered to run against our Congressman, Jim McGovern! I don’t know anything about any one of them, but I’m sure gonna learn. I would LOVE to see that smug McGovern defeated.
It was disappointing that Worcester went big for Coakley against Scott Brown though. I volunteered at the Worcester office and felt Scott was going to win there. But, that was the only city/town that Coakley won in Worcester Country, IIRC, so that was good.
Worcester is lousy with Union folks, so it’s not surprising Martha won there.
Missed this ping.
This is the most infuriating use of “red” for Republican yet.
ACORN should be the ones called the Red Army.
Right!
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