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Record Turnout for Super Tuesday in Medford

Fifty percent of Medford’s 33,605 registered voters turned out in the rain yesterday to cast their ballots in the presidential primary election. Here’s a look at some of the numbers from Super Tuesday:
Voters:
Registered voters in Medford- 33,605
Registered Democrats- 15,812
Registered Republicans- 2,539
Unenrolled voters- 15,074
Other parties (Green, Green-Rainbow, Libertarian, Working Families, Natural Law, Reform, Socialist, World […]

State, Medford go for Hillary, Romney

At left, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a recent campaign event in New Hampshire. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
- Allison Goldsberry
Story Updated 3:17PM, Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton handily won her party’s primary in Medford as well as the state in yesterday’s Super Tuesday election.
The New York Senator and former First Lady […]

Medford Students Favor Obama in Mock Election

- Allison Goldsberry
More than 2,000 students in grades six through twelve voted in a mock presidential election yesterday organized by the Social Studies Department, and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama came out on top in every school that participated.
Obama earned 1,082 votes out of the 2,136 ballots cast, just barely 51% of the vote. Democratic […]

Vote Today- Super Tuesday

- Allison Goldsberry
Millions of voters in Massachusetts as well as 23 other states head to the polls today to cast ballots in the presidential primary. Today’s election is one month earlier than four years ago. Here’s a look at Super Tuesday in Medford:
Polls open at 7AM and close at 8PM
Where to Vote:
Ward 1 Precinct 1 […]

Inside Super Tuesday

Who is Medford voting for?
Mayor Michael McGlynn has endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton. See who else Medford residents are casting a ballot for today:
Why I Support Hillary Clinton for President
Barack Obama’s Time is Now!
My Choice is Mike Huckabee
Who has Medford given money to?
Medford residents have donated more than $35,000 to various candidates and […]

Why I Support Hillary Clinton for President

- Audrey Roth
My answer is simple. I support Senator Clinton because she is far and away the best qualified person for the job. Is that enough to convince you?
No?
I thought it might not be. Let me try to convince you.
I have thought long and hard about this election, as have many people in Medford, in […]

Barack Obama’s Time is Now!

- George Sacco
Why Barack Obama? Because he is uniquely gifted to lead our country at this time. Not just with intelligence. There are others in the field with comparable intelligence. Not just with insight, experience, education and desire. There are others in the field who boast those similar qualities as well. No, …. because his […]

My Choice is Mike Huckabee

- Kyle Farinella
Ok, I know it’s rare around here, but I am a Republican; born and raised in Medford. Voters have a plethora of options in this Presidential election; from the far-left and far-right, all views seem to be covered. However, not all of our personal views rest with one candidate. This is a common […]