It might not feel like it if you look at the snow blanketing most of Massachusetts today, but today is Election Day here in the Bay State.
Today is the date voters are choosing primary candidates for the January 19 special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy’s seat in the US Senate.
The choice of candidates today is especially important given what’s at stake. Massachusetts needs quality representation in the Senate to ensure we share an appropriate stake in policy decisions being made at the federal level. And the choice voters make could have consequences for years to come. Consider this: the person voters choose on January 19 will be only the 27th person ever to occupy the seat Senator Kennedy held for 47 years.
Whatever your party affiliation and your preference, I encourage you to take just a few minutes to exercise the greatest privilege our democracy has to offer by voting today.
