While Jim Ogonowski is assembling a team of seasoned GOP professionals, including members of the Romney and Giuliani campaigns, Jeff Beatty seems to be having a hard time attracting that group, and is thus hiring committed liberal Democrats to his staff accordingly.
Is this what we should be expecting from the self-proclaimed conservative in the race?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday May 19, 2008
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Summary: Jeff Beatty, Republican Senate Candidate for Massachusetts' Junior Senate seat, has reached a crucial milestone in his campaign, gathering over 10,000 verified signatures only halfway through the certification process. This puts him well above the total needed for ballot access in the 2008 senate race.
WITH OVER 50% OF TOWN SIGNATURES CERTIFIED, SENATE CANDIDATE JEFF BEATTY ACHIEVES CRUCIAL MILESTONE FOR GETTING ON THE BALLOT
With More Waiting to Be Counted, Statewide Efforts Gathered Well Above the 10,000 Signatures Needed for Ballot Access in the 2008 Massachusetts Senate Race
Boston - Jeff Beatty is reporting that his campaign has reached a crucial milestone of 10,000 certified signatures, assuring his place on the ballot for this fall's US Senate Race in Massachusetts. Senate candidates were required to submit signatures to registrars around the Commonwealth by May 6, with the Secretary of State making the final certifications in early June.
"Our network of supporters around the state worked diligently to meet this goal," said Jeff Beatty, a retired Delta Force officer and former owner of a homeland security advisory company. "Throughout the Commonwealth, people are hungry for someone with relevant experience to finally bring leadership back to the Junior Senate seat in Massachusetts. This process prepared me for the next goals - winning the primary and the tough run toward victory in November."
Throughout this campaign, Beatty has consistently shown strength in grassroots organizing. This same network raised over $1 million from more than 30,000 donors since Beatty created his exploratory committee last year. Now, the goal is to continue to build the team over the next months.
"While others focused on racking up endorsements from the same old politicians, Jeff concentrated on building a network of regular people around the Commonwealth and the country," said campaign director Joe Manzoli. "Jeff instructed us to gather signatures using our volunteers, and this group worked hard for his campaign around the state. This represents the way Jeff will run this campaign and how he will lead in the Senate in 2009."
In the next weeks, Beatty's campaign will travel around the state in the campaign's Victory Van, meeting with voters to offer plans to jump start the Massachusetts economy and solve the country's foreign policy challenges. Beatty is also looking to introduce himself to more voters, building on this growing network of early supporters who believe he will take the Senate seat in November.
"Getting on the ballot is a key step, and you've got to get it right," said Jeff Beatty. "Now, I want to honor this successful early vote by meeting the people where they are around the Commonwealth. They already tell me this is a truly different approach than my Democratic opponent has shown over the years."
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Jeff Beatty is a Candidate for the US Senate who can be found at www.jeffbeatty.com . Beatty is a small businessman (founder of www.totalsecurity.us) who previously served in The Delta Force where he received a Purple Heart while helping rescue hundreds of Americans. He also served as a Special Agent of the FBI, advising the national Hostage Rescue Team and as a CIA Counter-terrorism Officer running successful operations in Europe and the Middle East. Beatty has received broad media coverage, at the national level from CNN and Fox News and locally from WBZ, The Boston Herald and Boston Globe . Beatty has also received great attention and support from bloggers across the state.
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