Okay this is interesting, Lt. Governor Tim Murray is coming to Arlington Town Hall, Thursday July 14th at 6pm to take on all questions.
Arlington, one of the top ten communities in the Commonwealth for democratic primary turnout...Tim Murray gets this prize venue.
Hmmmm....
Meanwhile the Governor is taking his act on up to Salisbury Ma, a community handily carried by Scott Brown in 2010.
Both destinations seem significant in Humble Elias' opinion.
Now if all this has some impact on the 2012 Senatorial race, then first things first I think we need to take people's stated intentions at their word, i.e. Deval Patrick is NOT running for Scott Brown's seat.
But nobody said nothing about Tim Murray, did they?
A Murray candidacy has some attractive aspects, he is young, presentable (if a bit shiny), he has made few enemies in the past five years, with Patrick behind him he can presumably fundraise like a sumbitch and as an incumbent Lt Governor Tim Murray risks nothing from making the race.
On the other hand, does Tim Murray have the necessary rhetorical and political gifts to unite the democrats and draw vital independents into an election day coalition?
I like the guy, but he has never impressed me as a virtuoso on the podium.
But then again, neither is Scott Brown who other than his Barrymore-esque profile has said little quotable since his election in 2010.
Assuming this listening tour is about 2012, then the Governor and Lt. Governor would not undertake it unless they had a strong intimation that no one else of consequence was getting into the race in the near term.
I suspect as much at least.
So anyway I'll be there Thursday night, ear to the ground, ya never know.
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