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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Campaign Repairs

Tom Reilly has had a couple of campaign falls. First his staff was helping the Killer Coke organization smear Deval Patrick -- a clumsy move that raised more questions about Reilly than his opponent.

This week Reilly has said he didn't want Chris Gabrieli as his lieutenant governor because Gabrieli wouldn't release his tax forms. It's another backfire since campaign e-mails suggest this was not his thought process -- raising questions not about the well-known fact that Gabrieli is rich, but rather about how Reilly makes decisions.

What should Reilly do? Here's satiric advice from a UMass Dartmouth student, including a suggestion that Reilly crack down on the New York Yankees.

Posted by at 03:47 PM
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