Dirty campaign tactics in Brockton may backfire on Harrington supporters

[Ian David]

Dirty campaign tactics in Brockton may backfire on Harrington supporters
by: Jan A
Wed Oct 31, 2007 at 14:27:06 PM EST

Some people who want to get James Harrington re-elected mayor are so desperate after Jass Stewart's strong preliminary election showing that they are attempting to smear the challenger by sending anonymous letters and passing around a photo of Jass and his long time partner Denzil kissing at their wedding.

Fortunately, the local newspaper, The Enterprise, has been exposing these cowardly tactics to the people of Brockton and they may actually backfire on the perpetrators and their candidate.

The latest smear effort began with an anonymous letter sent to The Enterprise newsroom.

What began as an attempt to cast doubt on whether mayoral challenger Jass Stewart graduated from college ended with the revelation that the current mayor never graduated high school.

Mayor James E. Harrington, an 18-year public official and successful businessman, disclosed Thursday that he did not earn a high school diploma.

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