(We'll have more on this later - promoted by Charley on the MTA)
Until now, coverage of the 1st Bristol special election in the print press has been limited to one early piece in the Attleboro Sun-Chronicle (of which only a brief stub was posted online), and another article that appeared in both the Norton Mirror and the Mansfield News. Yesterday, the Boston Globe became the first major Massachusetts paper to write about this race.
The Globe casts the candidates as "two Foxborough women with strong ties to the community and similar stances on issues", but also pinpoints some key differences:
On two hot-button issues, they differ. Naughton supports same-sex marriage, while Coppola wants Massachusetts voters to decide the question in a referendum. Coppola supports the death penalty, which Naughton opposes.
Prominent Democrats are starting to get involved. Congressman Barney Frank, whose district covers this house district, has endorsed Naughton. John Kerry is hosting a fundraiser for her at 21st Amendment in downtown Boston this Thursday evening, 5:30-7:30pm. If you live in metro Boston and are interested in this campaign, that's a convenient opportunity to meet Claire and her staff. Barney Frank will be doing a fundraiser on January 17th, but I'm not sure where that will be.
(Disclaimer: I'm the webmaster for the Naughton campaign. Blue Mass Group has not yet endorsed in this race.) |
