(and so it goes… – promoted by eli_beckerman)
The lead article on Bluemassgroup, the Democratic Party blog, is telling everyone to get behind Martha Coakley for Governor. It is entitled “Coakley for Governor: The Small Differences That Matter.”
It starts with this telling comment:
“I understand the frustration with the candidates. The differences between Coakley and Baker don’t seem to be the yawning chasm that we’d like. But in the immortal words of Donald Rumsfeld, you go to war with the army you have.”
In other words: “The Democratic Party candidate is only marginally better than the Republican. She doesn’t really provide leadership on the things important to us. But she’s the only choice for those of us with a two-party mentality. So shut up and vote to endorse business-as-usual.”
Thank goodness the Green-Rainbow Party doesn’t engage in such shameful attempts to talk people into abandoning their values.
If you want to see three candidates who are really different from Charlie Baker, go to
http://www.green-rainbow.org/c…
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Even if she is “Republican Lite”, Coakley is the left-most candidate in the gubernatorial race except maybe Falchuk. There is no GRP candidate for governor. Who do you suggest?
As to the ones running — I think they are good but could do better. I think this post over at BMG makes a great point:
http://bluemassgroup.com/2014/…