Southeast region Patrick coordinators meet

About 50 local organizers for Deval Patrick from towns and regions in the Southeast gathered at the IBEW hall in Lakeville on Tuesday, June 27. Speakers from the campaign included Nancy Stolberg, Reuben Kantor and John Walsh (in photo). With only 12 weeks to go before the primary, the coordinators were sent out to garner pledge cards, recruit volunteers, organize phone banks and canvassing and help with house parties and visibilities. Kantor conducted a workshop on using the "Community Tool" designed by a Patrick volunteer. According to Campaign Manager John Walsh, the campaign has been contacted by candidates from all over the country about this new tool that gives designated volunteers unprecedented access to phone bank lists, canvassing information and voter preferences. Field coordinator Nancy Stolberg noted that it incorporates the best of the Dean and Kerry campaigns and empowers the grassroots but keeps accurate measures of confirmed supporters.

Patrick supporter Mayor Robert Nunes of Taunton announced that Deval Patrick will hold a town meeting forum at the Portuguese American Club at 175 School Street in Taunton on July 17th. The event is free and the campaign is encouraging Patrick supporters to bring as many people who are undecided or who have not been paying attention to the governor's race to the event.

One of the IBEW union members who offered the hall for Patrick supporters to use for phone banking. On the way out, another member showed me a miniature model of the wind generators at Cape Wind. It was so cute. I wanted to take it home with me

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