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To: Media Insurgent
"I agree 100%. I voted for Rappaport in the primaries and was disappointed and a little shocked by his poor showing. Romney's championing of Healey/cold shoulder to Jim was surprisingly effective."

I was very shocked myself at that margin for Healey, though I guess the primary voters bought into the line that putting two rich white guys on the ticket might turn off people in the general. Apparently Mitt hasn't taken a look at the ENTIRE Congressional delegation lately.

"Healey doesn't show me much. She seems like the kind of bland patrician do-gooder who should be heading up some non-profit agency instead of running for elective office. Oh well, maybe at the very least she'll be able to avoid embarassing herself the way Swift always seemed to."

I wouldn't bet the farm on the latter. But, for heavens sake, Romney should've at least picked a running mate (if it wasn't to be Rappaport) who could at least win their own friggin' balliwick for a race as insignificant as State Rep !

"If Romney does leave for greener pastures, the Dems WILL crush Healey like an elephant on top of a paper cup, even with your hackiest-hack Dem opponent."

"So what you're saying is that will finally be Tom Birmingham's big chance?"

I'm kinda hoping for a comeback by John Silber. Now he would've been a GREAT Governor. Somebody who would've simulataneously pissed off most of his fellow Dems AND the RINOs. It doesn't get any better than that !

40 posted on 11/26/2002 9:49:27 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj
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To: fieldmarshaldj
If John Silber runs again, look for the Green party to get a record amount of the vote. They'd probably garner 50% or more in Cambridge and some other college towns.

Don't see it happening though. Unless Romney completely tanks, their next candidate will be a sacrificial lamb taken from the ranks of the hackmeisters. The decision process will go something like this:

DEM 1: "Romney looks tough to beat. Who we going to run this year?"

DEM 2: "Get Warren Tolman on the line! I don't think he's doing anything these days."

DEM1: "Good idea. And let's dust off that commerical where his wife calls him 'hot'. It'll help us win all those suburban women we thought would vote for O'Brien in '02!

Okay, maybe that's just a flight of fancy, but I can dream, can't I?
41 posted on 11/26/2002 10:11:54 AM PST by Media Insurgent
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