Last Thursday South Shore Democrat Caucus held a town meeting with Tim Murray. By all accounts except the Patriot Ledger's Nancy Reardon, it was a great event. Ms. Reardon wrote an article that can only be described as biased reporting. The title of her page twelve article was “Local Democrats express frustration with Patrick’s message”. BelowBoston.com recorded the town hall meeting with Tim Murray.
Please review the videos. If you agree that Nancy Reardon's reporting was unfair, please write her editor and demand fair and balanced coverage from the Patriot Ledger. editpage@ledger.com
“You win an election on talking points. Republicans know how to do that; Democrats don’t,” said Loretta McCabe of Scituate.
Murray told the crowd: “I think you’re right. We’ve got to be more disciplined in our message.”
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Some people were concerned that the administration is focusing too much on what it’s already done and not enough on future promises, like plans for job creation.
“You really have to emphasis jobs, jobs, jobs,” said Gail Collins of Cohasset.
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Agnes McCann of Cohasset told Murray “you don’t invite your friends in to show them you organized your closet. You’re supposed to do that.”
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A Cohasset woman who identified herself as Ronnie said, “Things are not really that good. People will look at where they are today. What are you doing to address the problem, besides casino gambling? What is your plan?”
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One audience member told him he should view the U.S. Senate election as a “working-class revolt.”
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After the meeting, Susan Haley of Weymouth (Sue is from Hingham not Weymouth) said, “I think we’re more in tune with the type of voter who voted for Scott Brown.”
Full Video of the event
Tim Murray talking to South Shore Democrat Caucus
What has the Deval Patrick Administration done for the commonwealth of Massachusetts?
Deval Patrick Administration plan for Life science and green job programs.
Massachusetts has Double A bond rating while 18 of our competitors states have lost the bonder rating or been down graded.
Massachusetts has Double A bond rating while 18 of our competitors states have lost the bonder rating or been down graded.
Tim Murray takes Questions
Why did so few of the people that voted in the 2008 not vote in the 2010 special election?
Casino gambling in Massachusetts
Creating jobs in the construction trades.
What has your guy done for us?
Is Senator Brown lying?
Can the Administration put signs on construction projects?
Deval Patrick Administration funding local ad in Massachusetts?
Real Democrats vs. Democrat Lite.
What happened with the branding of Martha Coakley?
How do you compete in an America Ideal world of politics?
Was the Senator Scot Brown’s Campaign a test run for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign?
How do you defeat the Charlie McCarthy style republican talking point?
The difference between Democrats and Republicans
How does the Patrick Administration plan to control the not funded mandate of pensions
The integrity of the Patrick Administration on though issues
How do you combat the echo camber of the press?
How to focus the message for Democrats
What is the plan going forward for the Patrick Administration?
Can Patrick Administration look at net school funding formula used by state?
Why doesn’t Tim Cahill understand why cutting local ad is a bad thing?
Tim asked the audience what they think the message should be.
