Cross-posted at dailykos

Yesterday I had the immense pleasure of attending the Deval Patrick rally for change on Boston Common. About 5500 people from all over the Bay State came to show their support for our Democratic Nominee for Governor of Massachusetts. I even got a little bit of tape on the Duke and his lovely bride as they made their way out after the remarks.

Patrick didn't show up to give his normal speech. He didn't show up to attack and refute charges. He didn't show up to merely rally the troops. He came to show all of us what leadership looks like. What leadership sounds like. Real leadership.  

Follow me below the fold for the video of Deval Patrick in Boston Common.

Democratic candidate for governor of Massachussetts, Deval Patrick has announced a Rally for Change for this Sunday.  Patrick from the earliest days of his campaign has been about changing politics in both form and substance. This Sunday promises to be a classic example.

Let's take a victory lap or two around the Conventional Wisdom which lost so dramatically and decisively on Tuesday in Massachusetts. Let's be kind and refrain from thumbing our noses -- but I think we are entitled to celebrate the New Blue that has taken hold in the Democratic Party in MA.  

Deval Patrick who started out 18 months ago with zero name recognition won the Democratic primary -- against two of the best known politititians in the state -- with more than 50% of the vote. His nearest competitor spent $12 million since June to get only 28% of the vote. Patrick had spent not all of the $5 million he raised over the course of 18 months to get the nomination. Patrick won every county; Patrick won every state senate district; Patrick won 321 of the 359 towns and cities in the Commonwealth -- and by large margins in the three largest cities.

Let's recall that not only did the CW say it could not be done in the primary -- but that the the first WCBS poll of the general election shows Patrick up by 39 points.