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Putting 'Worchester' First: Kennedy Campaign Dealing With Gaffe Putting 'Worchester' First: Kennedy Campaign Dealing With Gaffe
Putting 'Worchester' First: Kennedy Campaign Dealing With Gaffe We may never agree on how it’s pronounced, but we can all agree it’s spelled Worcester. So why is Joe Kennedy III running to represent Worchester? An ad for Kennedy to represent Massachusetts as a U.S. senator is causing the candidate headaches right before the primary election. A large ad that ran in the Sunday, Aug. 30 Worcester Telegram & Gazette contained the phrase: “Joe Kennedy III: For U.S. Senate, For Massachusetts, For Worchester.” The primary election is Tuesday, Sept. 1. Kennedy is running against incumbent Sen. Ed Markey to be the Democrat on the November ballot. Kennedy …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Stephen Colbert Roasts Connecticut Primary Stephen Colbert Roasts Connecticut Primary
Stephen Colbert Roasts Connecticut Primary Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert roasted Connecticut’s primary election during a show. Colbert, host of A Late Show With Stephen Colbert, poked fun at the lateness of Connecticut’s primary, which was held Tuesday, Aug. 11 - much later than the state would normally schedule such a vote. The election was originally scheduled for April but was pushed back twice due to the pandemic. "We will cover this Connecticut primary with the same breathless political horse race reporting that the media did back in February for Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina because if we do not, it mea…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence, Dropped Out Of Race, May Still Win GOP Nomination Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence, Dropped Out Of Race, May Still Win GOP Nomination
Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence, Dropped Out Of Race, May Still Win GOP Nomination Early voting results indicate that a man who was arrested and then dropped out of the primary election for Congressional Second District could win the nomination. As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, morning, Republican Thomas Gilmer, who had dropped out of the race on Monday, Aug. 10, was leading Justin Anderson by just a handful of votes: Gilmer: 7,875 Anderson: 7,797 Gilmer, 29, of Madison, was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation, police said.  The Connecticut GOP confirmed Aug. 11 that Gilmer had been arrested and drop…

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by Kristin Palpini