del.icio.usBlue Mass Group, the state's most widely read political blog, last night endorsed John Bonifaz:
Somewhat to our surprise, the three of us find ourselves in wholehearted agreement in support of John Bonifaz's challenge to 12-year incumbent Bill Galvin in the Democratic primary for Secretary of State. At the outset, each of us expected to back Galvin in this race (though we didn't expect to be terribly vocal about it). But as we've explored the details of the race and seen the way the two candidates are conducting it, we've changed our minds. Why?
They list some of Galvin's failures, including federal investigations of voting rights violations, Massachusetts' failure to comply with a 2002 disability access law, and Bill Galvin's failure to debate.
Are we just against Galvin, rather than being for Bonifaz? No. Bonifaz is a nationally-recognized, MacArthur "genius award" winning leader in voting rights, and without fair elections, nothing else will work very well. He wants to use the office of Secretary of State as a bully pulpit for elections reform and has some good thoughts on how to do that; and he wants Massachusetts to be a national leader in this area, which strikes us as a fine idea. In addition, he favors moving state government toward open documents format, rather than allowing Microsoft to wrap its tentacles ever more tightly around our collective windpipes.
Blue Mass Group's Bob and David had a wide-ranging interview with John Bonifaz last week, available for download or listening online. Ryan Adams also interviewed Bonifaz last week. They're great interviews, I learned something from both of them. Listen and read!
