More runners than the NYC Marathon
Yesterdays T&G story about State Rep Bob Spellane by Shaun Sutner, which was ripe with details but not a single factual accusation of wrongdoing, has opened up the predictable floodgates of potential write-in challengers to what is perceived as a vulnerable seat.
So far I’ve been told the following people are definitely probably pretty sure they’re running a two week sticker campaign for the Thirteenth Worcester seat:
• Everyone who has played baseball at Jesse Burkett Little League since 1970
• Everyone who has ever held a sign, for any political candidate, in Newton Sq
• 50% of City of Worcester employees living in Paxton
• Anyone under 35 with a Facebook page
• Everyone who has threatened to run against Spellane in the past but bailed
• Bill Coleman
What’s interesting is if you count all the people planning sticker campaigns and divide up their bases, they still loose in a 52 way race against Spellane since [...]
Original post by Brendan