re: #594 MandyManners

From No. 469,

Earlier this month, radio yakker Bill Dwight and another man created a Facebook page titled “Rachel Maddow for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts in 2012.”

A few days later, John Walsh, chairman of the state Democratic Party, sent a curious “tweet” to his Twitter followers that included his contact information and read, “Some are talking about you running vs Scott Brown in ’12.”

Walsh has said he won’t disclose who the “tweet” was meant for until he gets 1,000 Twitter followers, but he never tamped down rampant speculation it was Maddow.

Walsh refused to clear the air last night, saying he’s never spoken to Maddow.

“Rachel Maddow can handle her own battles,” he told the Herald. “The goofy speculation on my tweet is a pretty thin excuse for a fund-raising letter.”

Enter Gov. Deval Patrick, who told reporters Wednesday that he found a possible Maddow-Brown showdown “very intriguing” - and the host herself “fabulous.”

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Are you calling Dwight, Walsh and Patrck liars?

So now all it takes is a facebook page to consider someone a legitimate candidate for office? If I set up a page “DrCordell for NY Senate 2012” you think Chuck Schumer is going to send out an e-mail blast about my candidacy?