I always love good political theater
Sep. 19th, 2006 11:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Oooh -- that was a *good* nomination-acceptance speech. Positive and upbeat, but leaving no question that the gauntlet is cast, and staying relentlessly on-message. The man's got real skill on the stump...
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Date: 2006-09-20 04:33 am (UTC)He's one class act, you know? He could beat Healey on that alone.
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Date: 2006-09-20 05:27 pm (UTC)But I suspect that what will push him over the top is simply the fact that his message is fundamentally positive, where hers (so far) is fundamentally negative. If that distinction persists (and she's going to do everything in her power to force him to go negative), then I think he's likely to win on the basis that people are just plain going to *like* him more...
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Date: 2006-09-21 02:45 pm (UTC)One interesting point to this, an analysis I read said that most of the big issues that the Democratic candidates were arguing about (taxes, education reform, etc.) aren't things that the Governor decides. Those are decided by the Legislature (see gay marriage being approved on Romney's watch). What that means to me, is that a very charismatic Governor who brings a lot of new voters with him might be able to enact changes that someone else might not.