Tomorrow is our opportunity to choose the Democratic candidate for Senator Kennedy’s seat. Last week we managed to catch a televised debate among the four candidates. We decided by the end of the hour that Martha Coakley was too rigid and Steve Pagliuca was too rich.
That left Mike Capuano and Alan Khazei, so we visited both websites. Capuano’s website was all flash and dazzle—clearly the design of people who don’t even know that some potential voters still live in dial-up land. We waited 10 or 15 minutes for the site to download and filled out the form requesting more information. The Capuano campaign never responded.
Alan Khazei’s site was much more dial-up user-friendly. I easily found a place to send in my questions, with high-speed internet access at the top of my list. The deputy policy director of Khazei’s campaign responded with a detailed e-mail that included a firm commitment to increased funding for broadband access in our area.
We were also impressed that, of the four campaigns, only Alan Khazei spared us the constant badgering of robo-calls.
Don’t forget that the polling place has been moved from Town Hall to Sanderson Academy to provide greater handicapped accessibility. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Ruth Julian
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