More than 60 Watertown residents discussed ways they could help get Democrat Elizabeth Warren elected U.S. Senator Tuesday night.
The Watertown for Elizabeth Warren for Senate group gathered at the Watertown Free Public Library with a Warren field coordinator to talk about creating phone trees, writing letters to media outlets and starting a social media campaign to support Warren.
Co-organizer Richard Marcus was pleased by the turnout.
“I am very excited,” Marcus said. “I spoke to a Brookline organizer and they had 80 people at their event. We had 60 tonight and I think that’s a great turnout.”
More may have come, if not for a Greater Boston Intergenerational Chorus concert at the same time at First Parish of Watertown.
Marcus also has 300 people signed up to help and receive information after standing in front of places like the Post Office and the library.
Town Councilor Susan Falkoff co-organized the event with Marcus. She said the energy from the attendees was great.
“It’s great to have a candidate you can support wholeheartedly,” Falkoff said. “She’s a great candidate and she can win.”
Megan Corrigan, Greater Boston Regional Coordinator for the Warren campaign came to give advice to the group.
Attendees signed up to be part of phone banks – to call potential voters – and friend banks, in which they would call friends to encourage them to vote for Warren.
Others wondered about fund raising efforts. Some worried about Warren’s opponent, Republican Scott Brown, and his ability to raise money.
The group has started a Facebook page, Watertown for Elizabeth Warren for Senate, and can be contacted by email at watertown4elizabethwarren@gmail.com.