Volunteer Meeting #2

Throughout Martha’s years in public office, we have always been consistently amazed with the support from thousands of volunteers across the state.  Supporters have made phone calls, held signs in their communities, proudly displayed bumper stickers and lawn signs, talked to their friends and neighbors, attended events, donated money, and so much more to show their support.  From North Adams to Provincetown, so many of you have given of your time and talents to work help Martha, and we can’t do or say enough to express our thanks.

Last night, Martha hosted a number of volunteers at campaign headquarters to say thank you for their hard work, and to give volunteers a chance to meet the new campaign staff and to hear about next steps for the new campaign to re-elect Martha as Attorney General.

It was a packed house at headquarters – thank you to all who were able to attend!  We know there are many volunteers who live in cities and towns that may not be convenient to Charlestown, so with that in mind we are coordinating volunteer meetings in different regions in the coming weeks.  More information will be available on our events calendar, and check back to our blog for details.

Visiting Caucuses

Today Martha was on the campaign trail with stops at caucuses in West Roxbury, Lowell, Braintree, Lexington, and Brookline.  Throughout the day, hopeful delegates shook hands and offered their support as Martha and volunteers worked to secure 10,000 certified signatures to get her name on the ballot.  We spent the day live-tweeting from the trail (follow @MarthaCoakley on Twitter).  Thanks to the ward and town chairs for welcoming us today: John Cushing (W. Roxbury), Mike Demeras and Patty Kirwin Keilty (Lowell), Sonya Shaw (Braintree), Judith Pappo (Lexington), and Cindy Rowe (Brookline).  Check out photos from today on our Flickr stream.

Caucus attendees were also vying for spots as delegates to this summer's Democratic State Convention in Worcester.  It's always great to see such big crowds of active and involved participants in this process, and today was no exception with large crowds everywhere we went.

There were a number of caucuses held statewide today, and we wish we could have made it to each and every one!  There were a number of reports from the road posted to BlueMassGroup today.  Were you at your caucus?  Tell us about it!

First Organizational Meeting

Last night we opened the doors to Coakley Headquarters and welcomed our volunteers for our first organizational meeting. We had a great crowd of enthusiastic supporters, and officially kicked off our signature drive to get Martha's name on the ballot for re-election as Attorney General.

It was great to see some familiar faces again and some new supporters joining the team for this very important first phase of the campaign.  To ensure that Martha's name appears on the ballot, we must collect 10,000 certified signatures in a short couple of months.  We've posted a new page on our website explaining the signature process, and everything you need to know to get involved.

As part of this drive, we're focusing attention on local caucuses.  Throughout the month of February, Massachusetts communities will be holding its caucus to elect delegates to this year’s Democratic State Convention in Worcester this June.  These caucuses are great locations to gather signatures, with attendees from a single municipality in one location (signature papers are separated by city/town), and who are typically registered Democrats or registered unenrolled voters.  The Massachusetts Democratic Party has a complete list of caucus dates and locations on their website: www.massdems.org.  

Check out our events calendar for updates on which caucuses Martha will be attending throughout the month.