I found your story instructive -- however, you made it clear that this was an issue about which Capuano cared significantly as mayor and that you respect him for it. It appears that his staff (and by extension, he) did not do sufficient due diligence on an issue about which he was passionate (as mayor at least). We need legislators who insist that their teams (at a minimum) and themselves (preferrably) are sufficiently informed about issues that matter to them that they make certain to have the information available. I don't think the Holt bill passed, did it? The benefit of the Mass. system is that I know that my vote will count today.
Also, your post doesn't clearly delineate why Capuano would be better (or Coakley would be worse) for those fence sitters like myself.
I'm left feeling that he only made a decision for the better vote because some voter (yourself) happened to make that information available to him with persistent effort and follow-through. A thin thread...
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Date: 2009-12-08 20:47 (UTC)Also, your post doesn't clearly delineate why Capuano would be better (or Coakley would be worse) for those fence sitters like myself.
I'm left feeling that he only made a decision for the better vote because some voter (yourself) happened to make that information available to him with persistent effort and follow-through. A thin thread...
Welcome the discussion and your thoughts.