"I don’t think she’s going to get much support this November."
All well and good. Just don't be among those making facile assumptions that all the folks who bother to vote "for" her are MAGA-types. Local politics is about who has incentives to refuse to "go along to get along".
"All the Monica signs are in front of Trump supporting Republicans. Every hard core MAGA in my neighborhood has a Monica sign up. The Monica sign identifies them as a far right, Trump supporting Republican. Fair enough, we all know who you really are now."
And you know this as a *fact* precisely how? I can think of a number of progressive folks who voted for Monica in the preliminary stage, even if they might not all at general election. The problem in Melrose with making assumptions about local government as tied to national politics is that the issues don't neatly align at all. (And tagging people in the trolly way the above quote does might just trigger some contrary behavior that you might not wish for.)
Some progressive folks, particularly those who might have been tagged as good-gummint types back in the day, might vote against PB simply because they want to see more active friction between the parts of our city government that have in recent administrations (not just Democrat but also Republican when that acted like a machine here) used a self-serving institutional consensus to mask maladministration and worse. In the context of Melrose, it's not like the national level issues driving MAGA-type voters map to any particular local issues (fiscal probity or at least accountability/transparency, of course, being an absurdly ridiculous association with the current national GOP).
One can see this at work at the state level in Massachusetts: plenty of people who are hard blue voters at the national level will prefer Charlie Baker or his like in the Corner Office simply to force friction within the State House in a way that invites greater accountability because no one party has a lock on all the power.
Registered Dem here who has received two mailers and a door knock from MM since the prelim.
PB - no mailer, no door knocks, no nothing. Well, he did send his paid staffer around to knock in August. Not sure what that guy is after.
MM wants it. PB thinks he already won. He’s like the hare asleep at the finish line.
I will probably go PB just because MM’s cronies scare me but memo to PB - shoe leather is rewarded in local elections.
I think Brodeur will win as well but I appreciate him having a challenger. The not representing all of Melrose comment? Most of the candidates in this election do not represent me and I doubt anyone cares. It's how life is.
I see people hitting below the belt with Monica saying she lives with parents, doesn't have a job, personal lifestyle attacks. For all their (obviously phony) talk the so called progressives are not very classy. They are frauds.
I would never vote for Monica. She did not support the override. I think she panders to a certain group in melrose, a large group that is on this website. Please do not forget she is a REPUBLICAN and as far as I can tell not a good one.. A good one would try to unite our city. She campaigned and endorced trump, and has not spoken out against.. I hope everyone goes out and votes for PAUL...
I generally agree with all who are arguing for why to vote for PB. But it seems to me that they are arguing for the cardboard cutout of a generic Democrat.
Where is PB? He’s not out knocking doors and is mailing it in. Monica was at the Traffic Commission this week taking a stand. Where’s PB?
Does he even want to be mayor?
If he doesn’t have the stamina to run for it how is he going to govern?
90% of life is showing up and he’s absent all of a sudden.
He's not absent "all of a sudden". He's been nowhere to be found for years.
she didnt vote for the override? course she didnt she new it was a scam.they found 2 plus million 2 weeks after the vote and you fell for it.shes a republican so shes a bad person? you just hate the party.by the way take a look around the country the liberal democrats have made a mess of every city they run hows baltimore hows LA hows sanfran hows portland they are all a mess thank god for president Trump you mite hate him but he gets it you liberals dont just look around paul just like the rest has done nothing time for a change in melrose you go monica and work for all the people
Her not supporting that override is a plus for her in my book. I still haven't figured out how people could have been so dumb as to have not seen that for what it was. Paul supported it because he's an insider, and there's no reason to suspect or even hope anything will change if he's elected.
"Tes leaves", I apologize for questioning in what City you're driving! It does appear that fairly recently the 'Monica signs' have been put up all over, and do indeed outnumber Pb's. Not sure that means anything relative to the election, but you were/are indeed correct!
Apparently the message board is doing the job it's supposed to be doing. That's the freedom of speech.
Monica is a far right, Trump supporting Republican. She would be a disaster for Melrose. You honestly believe she’s going to hire qualified people to head city departments? She wants a career in politics, she’s going to stack City Hall with unqualified political hires. She doesn’t remotely have the professional knowledge or connections to make appropriate hires.
She has never wanted to represent everyone in this city, and she never has. She was unpopular as a Ward alderman, and a disaster during her brief 2 year stint on the school committee. She’s never been an advocate for anyone but herself. Aside from her political gigs, what has she done for this city? Where has she volunteered on a regular basis? She never sets foot in our public schools, does she volunteer somewhere else? Where has she given back to this community? Other than complaining about paying taxes, she’s not done anything that hasn’t been self serving.
She’s getting signs put up because she’s lying to voters and misrepresenting herself as a moderate, and not the far right MAGA that she is.
Unqualified Political Hires????? Really?
Mike “the thief” Cemetery Godfather?
Scenna, Vanny (Deputy Mayor) Peter P, GTA all of the Everett nepotism list of hires?
Will PB fire Ruth Clay?
Will PB promote Elena as DPW Head?
Clean sweep of City Hall, Paul!
MM’s support is deeper and wider than the “Let’s Talk Melrose”, One Melrose and the MEF want to admit.
PB may win or MM may win.
It will be very close.
The Override is on the ballot again.
I honestly change my mind daily on how I plan to vote.
If that's what you really think scares people about Monica, then you indeed are bombed on Wild Turkey!
The desperation in these anti Monica posts from the PB mafia is disturbing.
MM is MAGA, I get it. But it’s not a coronation. Stop spreading weird innuendo and dealing from the bottom of the deck. There are legitimate things to criticize MM for but it’s seriously unconscionable to criticize her for not being married and not having kids. PB is a bald little troll who wears a stupid Pats hat like he’s pretending to be one of his out of town union cronies! See, two can play that game.
MM’s stand on the override was the height of grandstanding and was disingenuous. She hasn’t disavowed Trump publicly. She hasn’t identified any substantive thing she would do other than put together a 5 year plan which is interesting since she has unveils none of that plan and her term is 4 years long!
There, I did the job and I did it without attacking MM personally who is has served nearly as long as PB.
When the race is closer than expected or MM wins, it will be because people got fed up with PB’s sanctimonious whisper mafia.
People without children can have empathy toward young families with kids. Statements labeling MM as unsympathetic or lacking understanding or caring is why Melrose is so divided. Thanks to the ways and means of One Melrose, illegitimate Gail, and JLB our city is in worse shape than even when RD left. JLB is such a phony! While pushing the override for the schools, she and her husband send their oldest son to Malden Catholic. They tried to keep MC attendance a secret as well as her role mishandling Brazil Street. BB is said to be very bitter about her loss. Glad he and JLB can pay the MC tuition. Most of the families in Melrose cannot afford it. My family cannot. Our kids go to MHS. We did not vote for the Override because we live paycheck to paycheck. Tonight is the Farewell Address of Gail! All the sycophants will show up even though they say vile things about her abilities and time as Mayor. Ask the Fire and Police about Melrose being #4. The award is such a farce when our public safety personnel work under conditions which are not fit for humans.
Everything your saying about monica its sounds like your talking about your liberal friends at city hall...you snowflakes kill me grow up
Thanks "mike", for adding to the division that has been created in our City, State, and Country.
It’s odd that the only candidate not getting personally attacked on this board is PB. Even the other 3 candidates who lost, the current mayor, the entire family of one prior failed candidate.
Odd. It’s almost like PB’s flunky flim flam phonies and mumbo jumbo hangers on are intentionally parodying what they think an MM voter sounds like. Very Odd.
It's not odd at all. PB is the insider, and as such has attracted all those who support same. You don't think the MEF mommies or the One Melrose crowd want anything to do with MM do you? These kinds of personal attacks are right out of the Dolan, and by extension their playbook.
I still don't know. i don't think MM is up to the job, and PB is a do-nothing empty suit. Very depressing.
For all these years we've been lamenting not having an election giving us a real chance to change the 'good ole boy' infestation of City Hall. Now, finally given that opportunity, it appears that we have ended up with a choice between a same old same old, and someone who politically supports an imbecile. What happened?
Monica Medeiros has proven herself to be trustworthy over many years of service to Melrose.She has proven that she can be trusted. She's not afraid to tackle the hard issues or speak unpopular truths. She's tough but a kind and honest public servant who has earned our trust and respect.
'Tamara', aren't you going to post this same thing on the old farts string also? I'm sure that a lot of them vote, and you might as well post in all three 'strings', to be completely annoying!
Monica she is the Best Person for the JOB. Get out and VOTE TOMORROW....November 5, 2019,
Granted, mid morning is probably not a peak voting period, but two people voting was not an encouraging sign!
Monica Medeiros has proven herself to be trustworthy over many years of service to Melrose.She has proven that she can be trusted. She's not afraid to tackle the hard issues or speak unpopular truths. She's tough but a kind and honest public servant who has earned our trust and respect.
To link Monica Medeiros to Trump begs the question about who can Paul Broduer be linked to in the Democratic Party. Has he renounced Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Al Sharpton, AOC, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and so on. On the state level we have had multiple senior state house leaders with legal and ethical issues. Other elected democrats at the state house have had legal problems as well. We have the democratic mayor of Fall River under federal investigation for shaking down people. There are numerous other examples. Should he take the blame for them? To link Monica to Trump is a cheap political ploy.
The lack of support for the best President this country has had is disgusting. Labeling supporters as far right is equally disturbing. What has changed about the right? The right has and always will be supporters of the constitution and all its amendments, Avid military supporters and outspoken of their love for flag and country.
The left is the side that’s gone “far”. If you support democrats now you support socialism, which includes extremely high taxes. You support abortion up to birth, You support 4 year olds picking their gender and parents who chose not to assign their child a gender, You support open borders, allowing everyone and anyone to walk into the country. You support lawlessness. You support oppressing views you’re opposed to if it means sending masked people to beat them. A previous poster has already attempted to shame DJT supporters “we know who you are now”.
Now you tell me, which party has gone far.