Democratic gubernatorial candidates drum up support at caucuses

[Ian David]

AUBURN (AP) -- The two Democratic candidates for governor schmoozed with party loyalists gathered at hundreds of caucuses Saturday, trying to shake of a bruising week during which both campaigns were dogged by embarrassing tales of personal financial troubles.

Attorney General Thomas Reilly, whose hand-picked running mate state Rep. Marie St. Fleur dropped her bid amid revelations of unpaid taxes and student loans, tried to forge ahead, despite criticism that he failed to conduct a background check of St. Fleur.

His second stop of the day was a Democratic caucus in Auburn, where he gave a brief stump speech and shook hands with the small group of Democrats activists.


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The four Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor were also on the hunt for delegates. They include Worcester Mayor Tim Murray, former Brookline selectwoman Deborah Goldberg, Andrea Silbert of Harwich, co-founder of the Center for Women & Enterprise, and Sam Kelley, a Cohasset psychiatrist.

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[Ian David]

1. CAUCUS UPDATE: THANK YOU!

From http://www.devalpatrick.com/

CAUCUS UPDATE: THANK YOU!

We did really well in all the places we expected to and even some unexpected places. The best example:

Watertown. That's right, we swept all the electable delegates in Tom Reilly's home town! Clearly, the momentum is with us and our grassroots campaign is working. We raised $325,000 last month, and we are winning in Tom Reilly's home town on caucus day.

We had a goal of bringing in new people to the campaign and people who had checked out of the political process, and all reports we're getting indicate we've done that with hundreds if not thousands of new people from across Massachusetts.

The Deval Patrick Campaign is pleased with the enthusiastic support we are receiving from people all across the state. We are excited about how many of those who have chosen to participate today are joining their very first caucus or their first in a very long time.

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