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Unreadable Exeter
By Jon Greenberg on Monday, November 26, 2007.
While waiting for Hillary Clinton to arrive at the Loaf and Ladle I asked Sen. Maggie Hassan how she thought things stood in town. Hassan has endorsed Clinton. She said "Unclear. Some people are for Hillary, some are for Obama and people keep their leanings to themselves." It is partly a social nicety. Among people of the same party, they know that they will form a common front in the general election but in the final weeks before the primary, feelings run high. The desire for their chosen candidate to prevail becomes sharper as they imagine what might go wrong. Better in those circumstances not to discuss politics in a mixed crowd. Hassan said she had been at the 50th birthday party of a friend and given her role in politics, many wanted to know what she thought. She kept mum. "Not the crowd for that. Too many strong opinions this close to the primary." By the way, Alewife posted a fine description of the scene at the Loaf and Ladle when Hillary arrived. You can read her post on Primary Place Online here. |
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Dear John,
I understand that today , Senator Ted Kennedy and Ms. Caroline Kennedy endorsed Senator Barack Obama. According to the record, please make sure it is checked. In 1957, the then Sen. John F. Kennedy did not sign the Civil Rights Act. He signed it as President, if I read history as well, Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican as were most Blacks. In that filabuster it was at the time considered the longest filabuster of a bill. Some records suggest it was his brother Robert Kennedy who suggested he sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President Kennedy was not for the March on Washington, 1963 either. Maybe I have my facts wrong.