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You'd figure I couldn't miss too much in the way of Democratic Gubernatorial primary news by going to a few classes on a Monday, then you have a day like this.
First, you have Chris Gabrieli remove himself from consideration for a spot on the ticket. Then word comes that AG Reilly has selected State Rep. Marie St. Fleur (D-Dorchester) to join him on a ticket.
Lots of questions come from all of this, so lets try to provide a few answers.
(1) Did Reilly ever offer Gabrieli a spot on the ticket? NO. Gabrieli's own words on this one say it all, ''But those discussions, though extensive, serious and productive, never turned into a formal offer to ticket." Was it implied, alluded to, and debated. Probably, but no formal offer, means no offer. This is politics, not horseshoes or hand grenades, so close doesn't count for anything.
(2) What does this mean for Rep. St. Fleur? As far as my knowledge of the process extends, and I profess lots of limitations here, St. Fleur will have to run against the four other candidates and give up her State House seat (opening a Ways and Means seat for go-getters under the Golden Dome). Nothing "undemocratic" about that at all. In fact, I'm pretty sure thats democracy in action. May the best candidate win.
(3) What does the selection mean for Reilly? I'm reticent to attribute too much weight to the role a ticket, or any candidate for LG, can play in the race for the corner office. St. Fleur will be a great partner for AG Reilly (or any democratic nominee for that matter), that goes without saying. And the selection, for good or for ill, has created a buzz over at Blue Mass Group, thats for sure.
Overall, I think the selection gives the Reilly camp some good news to roll into the town caucuses. While the blogosphere will throw up some righteous ire, the story throughout the mainstream media will be about the strengths of Rep. St. Fleur and her prospects, part of a ticket or not, in the crowded, exciting, and interesting race for LG.
First, you have Chris Gabrieli remove himself from consideration for a spot on the ticket. Then word comes that AG Reilly has selected State Rep. Marie St. Fleur (D-Dorchester) to join him on a ticket.
Lots of questions come from all of this, so lets try to provide a few answers.
(1) Did Reilly ever offer Gabrieli a spot on the ticket? NO. Gabrieli's own words on this one say it all, ''But those discussions, though extensive, serious and productive, never turned into a formal offer to ticket." Was it implied, alluded to, and debated. Probably, but no formal offer, means no offer. This is politics, not horseshoes or hand grenades, so close doesn't count for anything.
(2) What does this mean for Rep. St. Fleur? As far as my knowledge of the process extends, and I profess lots of limitations here, St. Fleur will have to run against the four other candidates and give up her State House seat (opening a Ways and Means seat for go-getters under the Golden Dome). Nothing "undemocratic" about that at all. In fact, I'm pretty sure thats democracy in action. May the best candidate win.
(3) What does the selection mean for Reilly? I'm reticent to attribute too much weight to the role a ticket, or any candidate for LG, can play in the race for the corner office. St. Fleur will be a great partner for AG Reilly (or any democratic nominee for that matter), that goes without saying. And the selection, for good or for ill, has created a buzz over at Blue Mass Group, thats for sure.
Overall, I think the selection gives the Reilly camp some good news to roll into the town caucuses. While the blogosphere will throw up some righteous ire, the story throughout the mainstream media will be about the strengths of Rep. St. Fleur and her prospects, part of a ticket or not, in the crowded, exciting, and interesting race for LG.
posted by JumboDem at 9:03 PM
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