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athenaltena) wrote2009-12-08 09:27 pm
athenaltena) wrote2009-12-08 09:27 pm
Woo hoo!
Go Martha Coakley! She's one step closer to being our senator. Looks like she pretty thoroughly won, though apparently not too many people turned out for this primary, which is a shame just in terms of the electoral process, and I'm the only person in my immediate circle of friends here in Boston that I know voted today. The Globe actually interviewed several Bostonians about why they didn't vote, and though the rest are understandable the first girl (linked here) really irritates me. A lot of people my age seem to be like that, and I get a bit slap-happy when I hear that reasoning. Half of life is just showing up and it took me longer to get to the polling place than to actually vote!
I saw speculation earlier today that the gay vote might make a difference in this election, and I wonder if that's the case. Over the next few days we'll probably hear more, but I know that her suing the federal government over DOMA on behalf of the Commonwealth as the Attorney General certainly helped win me over to her side. That wasn't all of it, but it got me to pay attention to her and find out more about her, and the other guys just failed to convince me to jump ship for them. In reality all of the Democrats in this race were very similar with only a few differences, but knowing her record on doing concrete things towards gay rights was one of the deciding factors for me. A lot of people seem to agree!
Interestingly, I don't recall seeing too many ads of hers on the air while the others guys (or more accurately, mostly Capuano) had a lot, though it might just have been the stations I watch.
So yay for Irish ladies! When we're around, ass gets kicked.
I saw speculation earlier today that the gay vote might make a difference in this election, and I wonder if that's the case. Over the next few days we'll probably hear more, but I know that her suing the federal government over DOMA on behalf of the Commonwealth as the Attorney General certainly helped win me over to her side. That wasn't all of it, but it got me to pay attention to her and find out more about her, and the other guys just failed to convince me to jump ship for them. In reality all of the Democrats in this race were very similar with only a few differences, but knowing her record on doing concrete things towards gay rights was one of the deciding factors for me. A lot of people seem to agree!
Interestingly, I don't recall seeing too many ads of hers on the air while the others guys (or more accurately, mostly Capuano) had a lot, though it might just have been the stations I watch.
So yay for Irish ladies! When we're around, ass gets kicked.
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