I agree, and some of the Globe article comments about us as a group in general have really woken me up on this. The greater Boston area gets to decide what's best for the entire state? I like the idea of driving through all these politicians neighborhoods. SLOWLY dressed in suits.
If were going to get anywhere we might want to take a lesson from civil rights groups. Hand pick your ralliers, give them their signs, and control the message while keeping our well meaning but verbally incompetent supporters in the dark.
Its a shame, but when you feed the stereotype everybody buys in. Just look at Maura, she's quoted as saying we should look beyond differences and stereotypes, and she's swallowed that shit right up.