9/14/10
Today is a big day! September 14, 2010 marks an important day in the race for the 10th District of Massachusetts because it is finally the day of the primary. As of 10 PM tonight the results are not yet fully released, but I am anxiously awaiting them. The primary represents an extremely significant part in the congressional election process. The Republican and Democratic parties are about to face off in a heated race until the general election takes place in November.
In the Republican primary, preliminary results show State Representative Jeff Perry with an early advantage over former State Treasurer Joe Malone and the two other Republican candidates (Robert Hayden and Ray Kasperowicz). It has become pretty clear that Jeff Perry will easily take the Republican candidacy due to his extremely strong lead in the polls so far. Joe Malone will most likely be the runner-up because the other two candidates have very, very small support.
As far as the Democratic primary, State Senator Robert O’Leary and District Attorney William Keating are in a race that is too close to call at this point in time. I can’t wait to find out tomorrow who actually pulls this one off by the skin of their teeth. This race is going to come down to a matter of a few votes. In my opinion, I think that Bill Keating is going to narrowly win the primary at the last moment.
Once the candidates have been narrowed down and the final results of the primary are announced, I will be very interested in watching the campaigns of these candidates unfold. In the past couple weeks I’ve had a difficult time covering this election because there have been so many candidates in the running for the 10th District of Massachusetts. But, finally tomorrow the race will be narrowed down to just two.
These two candidates, the winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries, will face off in the general election on November 2, 2010 and we will find out who is going to succeed the current U.S. Representative William Delahunt. Over the next few months I will do my best to keep you updated as much as possible on the status of the campaign trail between the Republican and Democratic candidates!
Video of Democratic Candidate Bill Keating's Primary Victory Speech:
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