Khazei Chalks Up Globe, Clark Endorsements

By Emily Cadei | November 30, 2009 10:56 AM | | Comments (0)

Community service leader Alan Khazei received two high-profile endorsements in the past 24 hours for his dark horse bid for Massachusetts Senate.

On Monday, Khazei got the nod from former N.A.T.O. Supreme Allied Commander and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark. In a statement, Clark cited Khazei's leadership as co-founder of national community service program City Year.

"In City Year, I witnessed the closest thing I have seen to the military in civilian service," Clark wrote. "I was so inspired by Alan Khazei and his program that I signed on to work with Alan and President Clinton to bring City Year to Little Rock, Arkansas."

And on Sunday, the Boston Globe endorsed Khazei in an editorial, writing that he "offers a strong vision for success in the Senate, channeling the energy of activist groups and private-sector policy incubators while dedicating himself to the laborious task of building legislative coalitions."

Khazei has been stuck in single digits in polling of the Democratic primary race, well behind frontrunner Martha Coakley, the Massachusetts attorney general, as well as Rep. Mike Capuano and investor and Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca.

But with light turnout expected for the Dec. 8 vote, there is always the possibility that one of the three men in the race could surprise Coakley if he is able to generate more energized support.

CQ Politics rates the general election contest Safe Democratic.

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Categories: Massachusetts, Senate

Tags: Capuano, Coakley, Khazei, Massachusetts, Pagliuca

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