John Gregg plays up moderate views at annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

Maribeth Vaughn
Staff Writer
First Posted: July 11, 2012 - 8:53 pm
Last Updated: July 11, 2012 - 9:08 pm

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Moderate motivator: John Gregg, Democratic candidate for governor, spoke to a crowd of about 100 Tuesday at the Hancock County Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. (Maribeth Vaughn/Daily Reporter)

GREENFIELD — A call to defeat the “radical right” became the theme of the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner sponsored by the Hancock County Democratic Party Tuesday.

The stakes are high in this presidential election year, candidates said. That’s even so in a county that overwhelmingly votes Republican.

“There’s blue Republicans out there, and we’re going to get them,” keynote speaker John Gregg, Democratic candidate for governor, exhorted a crowd of about 100 gathered at American Legion Hall.

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