Yawn. Globe Endorses Patrick…
TAGS: Boston Globe, Deval Patrick, IRS, Polls, Taxes.
So, when I got an email informing me that The Boston Globe endorsed Deval Patrick for the primary, I was in a total state of “who cares?” I had no reason to believe that they weren’t going to endorse Deval Patrick. As the most liberal of the three Democrats, it doesn’t matter that he has no chance of winning the general election, he’s an easy candidate for a liberal newspaper to endorse. Reading the endorsement is like reading a smarmy puff piece that says absolutely nothing.
In choosing a governor to run the state, voters look for executive experience, wise issue positions, and the intangible quality of leadership. It is a rare thing when a candidate has all three.
He has experience in the plushest office suites and the meanest urban streets
Patrick has chosen to build a broad citizen organization, fueled by his inspiring presence, perhaps, but also benefiting from the advice and participation of thousands who are joining the political process in earnest for the first time.
His ideas for economic development are as serious and sensible as any candidate’s, Republican or Democrat.
Patrick sees the comprehensive picture.
Patrick doesn’t often explicitly address his race in the campaign. But his positive reception [...] has been a good sign that this state can move beyond its reputation as old, cold, and closed.
So, basically, Patrick is a liberal (but the Globe would like you to believe he’s a moderate) and by the way, you’ll feel really good about yourself if you vote for the black candidate. You don’t want us to appear “old, cold, and closed,” now do you?
Patrick’s economic proposals are not serious or sensible, nor does he have an inspiring presence. There’s nothing sensible about raising taxes, and his effeminate voice hardly gives him a gubernatorial presence. But, hey, you can trust The Boston Globe right?
This laughable and predictable endorsement still doesn’t change the fact that despite Patrick’s fundraising prowess, he’s still fighting for the primary victory because of a candidate who has to put millions into own campaign. If Deval Patrick’s grassroots support can’t defeat Gabrieli’s bottomless bank account, then I don’t know who is sadder, Deval Patrick, or the Democrats who vote for Gabrieli. The fact that polls suggest the primary race is neck and neck reflects poorly on Patrick, who won the party’s endorsement at the convention and is a favorite of the liberal base.
So, congratulations to the Globe for its predictable endorsement.
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Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at The Buffalo Bean. Follow Matt on Twitter.
The predictable endorsement would have been Gabrieli – Patrick’s was a surprise. By the way, what seperates “Reading the endorsement is like reading a smarmy puff piece that says absolutely nothing,” from anything Hub Politics would say about a candidate it supports?
(Correct answer: nothing.)
Of course, the irony is that with the Globe’s declining circulation, their endorsement will have the least influence at a time when the Globe and Deval’s Advocates would like for it to have the most influence.
“nor does he have an inspiring presence.”
LOL. Double or nothing?
I would have been caught off guard if the Globe endorsed Gabs. Patrick is the perfect candidate for the liberal establishment that includes the Globe; he’s young, nice, takes far-left stances but doesn’t have any sort of dangerous mentality that might challange the status quo, and, perhaps most importantly, he’s an articulate white man who happens to be black.