A couple more endorsements

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http://www.newburyportnews.com/puopinion/local_story_255230551.html?keyword=topstory

In next week's primary, Kerry for Senate

If you're a Democrat or unenrolled, there's an election next week to determine the party's candidates for U.S. Senate and Governor's Council.

This may come as a surprise to many, since with no gubernatorial contest and most legislators going unchallenged, most of the attention has focused on the presidential race, which won't be decided until Nov. 4.
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Kerry, now nearing the end of his fourth term, has always served in the shadow of the state's senior U.S. senator, Edward Kennedy. But his record over the past 24 years and leadership on issues ranging from the environment to veterans affairs, has won him national recognition that very nearly catapulted him into the presidency in 2004. He remains one of the most visible and respected members of the Senate.

O'Reilly has campaigned tirelessly over the past year and should be commended for giving Democratic voters a choice; but he has failed to make the case for replacing Kerry as the party's nominee.

And from Gloucester, EOR's very own town.

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_255214058.html?keyword=secondarystory

Editorial: O'Reilly deserves kudos; can't make case for change
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But while O'Reilly has campaigned tirelessly over the past year — and should be commended for giving Democratic voters a choice — he hasn't really made a clear case for why voters should go to him instead of Kerry as the party's nominee or U.S. senator.

Kerry is still the clear choice for Massachusetts.

[beachmom]

1. I don't think Ed O'Reilly should be "commended". He is a liar

and has run a sleazy campaign. He was not a credible voice to question Kerry's progressive bona fides. All he has issue-wise is gay marriage, for which there is no real difference between the two in terms of action. So, basically he's got nothing. And he his depriving Obama of a surrogate, when we really could have used Kerry in the last two weeks. We really need our Obama surrogate back, Massachusetts.

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2. I think they mean it is always good to have a choice, something I strongly agree.

I would have been happy to have somebody running who had some credentials to talk about the issues, be it gay marriage, single payer healthcare, how to get out of Iraq, energy policy. Those are debates that are worth having, even among Democrats.

However, it is clear O'Reilly is not the person to do that. He does not know enough about any of these issues to have any credibility, and his lack of activism during the last 20 years should tell us enough about who he is.

I am not sure he is depriving Obama of a voice though. I guess that Kerry campaigned during these last two weeks, but it has been as low key as O'Reilly. I would be very surprised if his lack of visibility as an Obama surrogate these last two weeks is due to the primary race. I am very frustrated by the lack of response from Obama and Biden, but do not put that on the back of EOR. It is too much honor.