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Is Republican a four-letter word?
By Anonymous on Fri, 04/23/2010 - 11:01am
Ask Dan Winslow who is running for state representative in the 9th Norfolk District, fails to mention on his website or in his video, that he is running as a Republican, and fails to mention his longstanding association with the Republican party; as Mitt Romney's Chief Legal Counsel, and as Sen. Scott Brown's legal counsel.
Winslow is a capable guy so the question is not whether he's competent and capable but rather what policies he supports and what policies he doesn't. We'll watch Dan and see if he's willing to be proud of his Republican affiliation and specific about his positions on the important issues of the day.
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Affiliation
Look at many of the campaigns in the last elections, lots of candidates are no longer categorizing themselves as Democrat or Republican within their campaign promotions. Instead the trend is to focus on the issues and make themselves seem more personal. There are fewer ideologues today than before. Our parents and grandparents were much more likely to vote strictly along party lines than most of the younger voters of today. I don't find this to be unusual at all, in fact, this is the way politics is headed.
GOP Affiliation
From my homepage: "I have a record of reform and results, as the Presiding Justice of the Wrentham District Court, as the Governor's Chief Legal Counsel during the Romney administration, as Scott Brown's Chief Legal Counsel in his historic campaign for U.S. Senate, as Norfolk's Town Moderator, and in my private sector legal practice." So it's not a fair observation that I don't mention my past service as a Republican on my website or in the video (which refers to the website). I am well known in the district as a Republican and the "R" designation will be on the ballot so all voters will know I am a Republican, but I am running on the issues. I want to earn votes based on my proposals, my experience, my merits, and not just because I am a member of the GOP. It takes courage to be a member of the GOP in Massachusetts, largely because of one Party monopoly. We need more political competition, with new ideas, on Beacon Hill. Most people want to vote the person, not the Party. I hope to give them a good choice on election day.
Very slick, your "service as a Republican,"
You mention your past service. And you mention that you served Republicans. But you pretty clearly skip a definitive statement about being a Republican.
To be clear, you don't mention you are a Republican in your video.
Do you say you are a Republican on the front page of your website or do you mention "service to other Republicans" while not identifying yourself as one? It's a rhetorical question ... unless you have evidence to the contrary. Your service in those positions of great responsibility and influence did not require you to be a Republican. It can only be inferred that you were a Republican appointed by a Republican. Your website design chose blue, which is associated with Democratic Party, not red, which is associated with the Republican Party. Why not be forthcoming and identify as a Republican when talking about your "service as a Republican."
That's why I asked the question: Is Republican a four-letter word?
That said, those who know you find you to be incredibly hard working, diligent, responsive and smart. And I would not disagree. Here's free advice. Wear your Republican affiliation proudly. Be the leader from Massachusetts who changes what it means to be a Republican.
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Ask Dan Winslow who is running for state representative in the 9th Norfolk District, fails to mention on his website or in his video, that he is running as a Republican,
and fails to mention his longstanding association with the Republican party; as Mitt Romney's Chief Legal Counsel, and as Sen. Scott Brown's legal counsel.