Doug Bennett is running a (hold your hat there GOPers) "grassroots" campaign for a City Council seat in the city of Boston. Of course a Republican winning a political office in Massachusetts these days is as likely as your 401K allowing you to retire before you hit 80. Undaunted however, he's knocked on 26,000 doors since May and the election isn't until next November. He calls, sends letters and has face to face meetings with potential voters.
Repubs have the reputation of staying at arms length from the hoi poloi - preferring brie and Chardonnay to Cheez Whiz and a beer, but it appears giving the recent drubbing at the polls, a new approach may be needed. Doug here may be on to something. If you feel that the media is likely to pull a Palin on you, get out there and meet the peeps. Could work.
It's a year away, but we're going to keep an eye on this guy.
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There's a glimmer of hope! Thanks for giving this guy some credit.
I believe that it's lib Dems who can't do without brie and chablis. Repubs have more expensive taste -- Stilton and Champagne.
No, I think limousine liberals have a predilection for champagne. GOPers like a vodka martini -- stirred, not shaken (contrary to J Bond -- because when it's shaken it bruises the ice and dilutes the drink.)
What about the Dem City Councilor who was just arrested for bribery? What was he drinking? Maybe with all these Boston Democrats getting arrested, this GOP candidate for City Council has a chance! Maybe Bostonians will wake up with a hangover and realize they need to do some drastic -- like giving this Republican reformer a vote.
I felt a little sorry for Chuck today until I remembered that he's the guy who held a press conference replete with pictures of American soldiers raping Iraqi women. The Globe dutifully covered the story (with a picture of Chuck and Siddiqui somebody holding the pictures)Turns out next day that these were pictures from a porn site. The Globe fooled again. Or maybe fooled is giving them too much credit.
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