I was a bit too blunt in my summary yesterday - though I’ll stick to the tenor of what I wrote - so let me stress, without exaggeration, how impressive all the candidates were in their seriousness and in the breadth and depth of their policy knowledge. Yes, candidates for Lieutenant Governor should show an interest in policy, but you only have to think back to previous elections to realize that this was not always the case. We are lucky to have the current crop of Democratic LG candidates.
In general, yesterday’s debate was a good opportunity to begin giving character to each of the candidates in a crowded field. In short, here’s what each candidate emphasizes:
Deb Goldberg - former head of the Stop and Shop chain before it went public, she stresses her managerial ability and offers ”enlightened capitalism” (my words not hers) as a model for the way government should work…. strengthening health care, environmental health, and a strong economy.
Sam Kelley - former doctor, he has made universal, socialized health care his number one issue; also, the most leftish of the candidates on other positions.
Tim Murray - current mayor of Worcester, he emphasizes local-state partnership and a roll-up-the-sleeves practicality in accomplishing goals for improving services and infrastructure in the Commonwealth.
Andrea Silbert - co-founder of the Center for Women in Enterprise, Silbert emphasizes economic development for the state - and draws links between entrepreneurism on the individual level with a general call for “new ideas” in government.
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