Liss-Riordan met with dozens of supporters in the backyard of his Somerville home on Saturday morning. She told them her campaign coordinated about 70 events across the state in the past few days as she strives to get her voters to make her case.
“Wherever we go, the message resonates. Workers, the public, consumers, [for] Someone who knows how to stand up to corporate America,” Rhys Riordan told supporters.
Campbell addressed supporters at the campaign’s kickoff event in Hyde Park on Saturday morning, casting himself as an underdog opposing Lis Riordan’s campaign.
Liss-Riordan ended up spending at least $5 million, most of it with her own money, The Globe reports.
“I have to admit we’re facing tough odds,” Campbell told the crowd of supporters.
Campbell is supported by Super PAC, affiliated with the Massachusetts Environmental Federation. This external group does not have the same donation limits as political campaigns.
Both candidates have stalwarts in their corners.
Liss-Riordan’s supporters include Senator Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and former Boston Acting Mayor Kim Jenny.
Campbell’s supporters include U.S. Congressman Ayanna Pressley, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, and a former official in the Biden and Obama administrations who ended their campaign for attorney general on Tuesday and threw out her support. Quentin Palfrey is included. She is also assisted by Healy. .
Healy, Presley and Palfrey performed at Campbell’s Hyde Park event on Saturday. Rhys Riordan, who showed up in Somerville before leaving for another event in western Massachusetts, was joined by state legislators Erika Uyterhoven and Michael Connolly, and her Somerville City Council member JT Scott.
A UMass Amherst/WCVB-TV poll released Thursday showed a close race between Democratic candidates.
Liss-Riordan leads Campbell by one point in the polls. Liss-Riordan supported her with 29% of respondents, while she supported Campbell with 28%.
Whoever wins Tuesday’s Democratic election will face Bourne’s attorney, James R. McMahon III, in November’s general election. McMahon is running as an independent in the Republican primary.
At Hyde Park on Saturday, Healy told the audience that he would like to form a partnership with Campbell if they were both elected. was wearing
Presley said in her remarks that Healy’s endorsement of Campbell “means everything.”
“She does this job and knows what it takes to maintain and develop the profits made,” Presley said.
Palfrey told reporters that choosing Campbell over Lys Riordan “wasn’t risky for me.”
“Andrea has public service experience and directly serves people in these communities. She has values and grassroots support,” he said.
Susan Elsbury, 51, standing on Hyde Park Avenue before an event in a green Andrea Campbell shirt and holding one of the candidate’s political autographs, said Campbell started Healy I believe that I am most likely to continue working.
“I am really compelled by her lived experience,” said Ellsbury, a Jamaica Plains resident whose twin brother Andre died in 2012 while awaiting trial. did.
“I was reluctant about the money other candidates spent,” Ellsbury said. She said she received “at least” 10 emails from Liss-Riordan in the past two weeks.
In Somerville, Connolly told Liss-Riodan supporters that Democrats would likely control every major state government in this year’s election. He suggested that Rhys Riordan would be well suited to serve as Attorney General in such an environment.
“Look, I’m happy about it, I’m glad it’s time to get rid of it [Republican Governor] Charlie Baker,” Connolly said of the Democratic sweep. “But I also think Shannon is trying to hold everyone accountable. Even if we are connected, we will be able to pursue justice.”
Uyterhoeven told supporters that Liss-Riordan would focus on addressing issues such as white-collar crime. “
Along with civil servants at the Somerville event, Lis Riordan’s supporters included Daphne Joknik. Daphne Joknik met the candidate while the pair were studying in India during their college days.
Jochnick praised Liss-Riordan for representing workers against big business and said she would make a “great people’s lawyer”.
“She’s exceptional for having a special interest,” Joknik said.
John Hilliard can be reached at john.hilliard@globe.com. Alexander Thompson will be an intern at Globe in 2022. follow him on twitter @AlMThompson
