TELL US: Can the Youth Vote be Swayed?

Wheaton College student tells the Huffington Post that so long as the Republican Party takes a hardline stance on social issues the answer is no.

After last Tuesday's election, studies have shown that young voters continue to lean toward the Democratic Party and had a heavy hand in re-electing President Barack Obama. An analysis by Center for Research and Information on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University determined that without voters ages 18 to 29 - who made up 19 percent of the electorate - Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Pennsylvania would have been flipped from Blue to Red. Brian Jencunas, a student at Wheaton College, recently told the Huffington Post that while the GOP might not win the youth vote by a 20 point margin, there's no reason they should surrender it. "There is a large portion of millennials who are natural Republican voters. They distrust large …

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MA Dem Come Out of Conventions on a High: Patch Poll

The latest findings from Patch's Red and Blue Commonwealth surveys.

Massachusetts Democrats got more of a confidence boost out of their party conventions than Republicans did; that's the major finding from Red and Blue Commonwealth surveys sent out to Massachusetts Republicans and Democrats earlier this week. An overwhelming 88 percent of influential Massachusetts Democrats surveyed in Patch polls said they feel "more strongly" that their candidate is going to win the presidential election in November. Only 56 percent of Republicans surveyed responded similarly. Republicans also seemed less confident about whether their presidential candidate had gotten into the details of their plans: 45 percent of them were neutral or disagreed with the statement that "In his convention speech, Romney provided specifics …

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PATCH ELECTION

Mello Joins Bailey for Senate

Horace Mello will be the Norton Town Coordinator for the Bailey campaign.

Jeff Bailey, Republican candidate for State Senate in the Bristol and Norfolk District, announced that Horace Mello has signed on board to be the Norton Town Coordinator for the Bailey campaign.   “Horace will play an integral part of our efforts for next November in Norton,” Bailey said. “Like me, Horace knows we need new leadership at the State House to jump-start our economy so we can create more jobs.”  Two weeks ago surrounded by a large crowd of friends, family and supporters Bailey formally launched his campaign for State Senator. As our next State Senator, Bailey wants to revive our economy to grow jobs, restore integrity to the State House, implement Secure Communities in the Commonwealth, improve education, and fight for fight …

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Horace Mello Thanks Norton Voters

Letter to the editor from Horace A. C. Mello who was voted in the Republican State Committee.

I just wanted to take this time to express my gratitude towards all those who helped me on Super Tuesday and the voters who elected me to represent them in the Republican State Committee. I would like to ensure those who voted for me that I do not take this assignment lightly and will do my best to be easily accessible to my constituents and hold true to what I talked about on the campaign trail. We have a lot of work to do as Republicans and I look forward to rolling up my sleeves with others to gain more ground in the State House and other local offices to help bring some balance to Massachusetts. I cannot express enough, however, how important it is to our Republic (not Democracy!) that participation is key to ensuring these Republican …

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