Massachusetts: 12th Bristol Election

There are many reasons for the election results and it
should be noted that Keiko Orrall was ANTI - Slot Barns.

She came out early in the campaign and won attention
for her opposition.

In addition, Senator Pacheco endorsed Roger Brunelle,
a union activist. Unions got the Senator elected and anti-
union sentiment is growing.

There are local grumblings about the Senator's failures
to assist Middleboro residents in the resolution of their
difficulties in a senior mobile home park and much
else. Remember seniors vote in high percentages!

Former Rep, Canessa, who had vacated this seat,
stepped forward and assisted.

The Senator's name is also connected to the Probation Dept.
scandal.

As for me? Senator Pacheco has been so blinded by the Fools'
Gold of Slot Barns, he turned his back on me in a public forum
after a "Shill" made a comment about supporting Predatory
Gambling. Then the Senator left Gardner Auditorium as I
got up to speak after I endured listening to the Senator invoke
the name of his "Patron Saint of Slot Barns" repeatedly and
misstate facts.

The Senator has stopped listening and is losing support as a
consequence.

There is also widespread local anger about the tactics Marsha
Brunelle (the candidate's mother) employed to silence public
comments when she was Chairwoman of the Board of Selectmen
and local condemnation has been voiced.

It is my understanding that during a public debate, the candidate
packed the audience with carefully scripted questions for which he
was prepared and when asked an unscripted question, he
fumbled. I witnessed his previous employment of that tactic.


Yes, it's about corruption, but is this the first "ANTI-CASINO"
vote as well?