Watertown is Dark Blue

In other words, Watertown lines up in the Clinton column.

In fact, of the towns near Boston, Watertown was one of the few not to pull for Obama. Surrounded by Newton, Cambridge, Somerville, Belmont, and Brookline, Watertown went the other way.

4,145 to 3,709, with 6 votes going to one of my favorites, Chris Dodd.

On a side note, it was my first time voting, and a WHDH/7 News film crew followed me to the polls today to film me as I cast my vote for Hillary! The segment aired yesterday afternoon and early evening, but I can't locate it online just yet.

All and all a rainy but exciting day.

Does the Northeast Matter?

You bet.


Idaho, Alabama, North Dakota, Kansas, and Georgia. All of them are states Barack Obama has won tonight.

These states won't pull as hard for Republicans in '08 as they did in '04, but nevertheless, those five are DEEP red Republican territory. By the numbers those five were 69%, 63%, 63%, 62%, and 58% Republican in 2006, respectively. These states do mean something, and their delegates certainly count, but Republicans aren't looking to give up their home turf in a general election no matter who the candidate is.

Hillary Clinton's Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey wins show her solid support in deep blue Democratic states, and wins in Tennessee and Missouri represent support in hotly contested states in the 2006 midterms.

It doesn't mean much as far as getting the nomination, but it shows Hillary is winning over traditionally Democratic states.

The night continues and I'm still waiting for vote counts from my home town of Watertown.

Massachusetts Weighs In

The big news is Boston.

Did mayor Menino's support help Clinton out enough for her to beat Obama in the big city? Perhaps.

Whatever the result in Beantown, Clinton wins Massachusetts yet the Democratic race does not appear resolved.

It all comes down to California...

In Town

Obama and Clinton each have offices in the Boston area. I'm eager to visit both of them and see the organization the two campaigns have in Massachusetts—a state that for me seems like easy Clinton country. Not only offices, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Mitt Romney will be in the state before Super Tuesday is over.

Could Massachusetts finally matter?

From the State House to the White House

Barack Obama was in town tonight for a rally with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. This time last year it was Obama who made campaign stops during Patrick's gubernatorial campaign, but today was Patrick's turn to weigh in on the presidential election with a nice juicy endorsement of his own.


The Obama campaign says they drew a crowd of 9,500 on the Common, but the numbers are less important than what the event means for the presidential election right now: Hillary can't slack off.


Sure, Clinton may lead in early polls, but if college students and energized Americans can skip studying and prime-time television for a few hours to wait for and listen to Obama in threatening weather, they might just take a break to vote for him in the coming election. Throw in the high number of Clinton supporters who say they aren't completely sold on their candidate, and you've got a recipe for surprisingly strong showings from Barack in Iowa and New Hampshire.

If an idea for a longer event summary comes to mind I'll write it up this weekend.




(all photos: © 2007 by Luke N. Vargas. All Rights Reserved.)