Word: richardson
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Shamie is likely to find his strongest support in the conservative western part of the state, while Richardson will probably have more statewide appeal, Hartigan notes...
...Shamie is more of a door-to-door candidate," Hartigan said. "Richardson is percveived as less of a grassroots organizer, but he loves to campaign...
Polls released this month by MRK Research, a Boston political consulting firm, showed Richardson leading Shamie 31 percent to 16 percent among registered Republicans and Independents, although the candidates were dead even among Republicans alone...
Hartigan and other Republican officials optimistically predict that, if Richardson wins the party nomination, he will pull more moderates to the Republican side than party candidates have been able to in the recent past...
Shamie announced his intention to run long before Tsongas bowed out, and called Richardson's entrance "a little opportunistic." But state Republican officials quietly say they are happy that Richardson is running because of his national reputation that will probably allow him to mount a stronger race against the Democrats...