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stopped by, too, and even had a
selfie line.
Meetings that might have
otherwise happened in a
personal office convene instead
in one of nine small conference
rooms that ring one half of the
office. Staff have given them
names plucked from Boston
neighborhoods in which they’re
located: The Monument, USS
Constitution, The Town.
Private phone calls can take
place in one of five “TalkBox”
phone booths — think old-
timey phone booth, without the
landline, plus a stool and small
desk — brought in for that
purpose.
It’s not easy to find a perfect
spot to house your presidential
campaign operation in a city
with real estate prices as steep
as Boston’s. Affordable is the
name of the game, but
campaigns also need a lot of
space, flexible leases, and a
location that is both easy for
staff to get to, and is easy for
the candidate to get away from
— to the airport, specifically, for
all that barnstorming around
the country.
Warren’s team found the
answer in leasing about 10,000
square feet from the Acme
Binding, a family-owned
business established in 1821,
making it the oldest
continuously operated book
bindery in the world. When
Warren’s aides first toured the
space in the spring, it was still
populated with functional
book-binding machines.
The once-industrial space
has since been transformed
into swaths of beige carpet and
gray-painted drywall. It is very
open concept. Teams
comprising the core functions
of the campaign are grouped
together in pods made up of
white-legged tables, at which
staff tap away on their
keyboards.
That includes the “advance”
team, responsible for the
staging of each and every
campaign event, and the
production team, that makes
Warren’s campaign ads, videos,
and other media, all of which
Warren is doing in-house as
opposed to using outside
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consultants — a big break from
the typical presidential
campaign playbook.
Instead of walls, various
pods are demarked by the
unique wall decoration — some
functional, a lot of it just fun —
hung by the staff that works on
that particular team. Above the
data team — which crunches
numbers behind events,
canvassing, text messages, and
paid advertising efforts to
figure out what is proving the
most effective means to reach
voters — someone has posted a
message in blue painter’s tape
and cut-out letters, ransom-
letter style: “Want Data? Send
Coffee.”
The communications team
is arranged around a TV
showing a cable news channel,
above which hangs a
whiteboard that shows the
candidate’s current stats, if you
will, which as of this reporting
stood at: 122 town hall events,
97 media availabilities — not
including one-on-one
interviews, 547 audience
questions taken and answered,
and 42,000-plus selfies. Warren
prides herself on taking a selfie
with anyone who wants one
after each of her campaign
events.
There are other touches of
fun that reflect the youthful
skew of this and every other
presidential campaign staff:
There are a couple of scooters
which staff use to speed from
one part of the spread-out
space to another. Against a
back wall leans a pair of dark
blue cornhole boards, stenciled
with the word “Persist.” It
became a motto – or rallying
cry — for Warren and her fans,
after Senate majority leader
Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky
Republican, silenced her on the
Senate floor in 2018. A suit of
armor stands watch over one of
the meeting rooms, discovered
by a staff member at a yard
sale. It’s been christened “Sir
Plans Alot,” a playful reference
to Warren’s breakneck pace of
producing detailed policy
proposals.
Stretched across one section
of wall, dozens of letters, notes,
and cards hang on display
under a hand drawn sign that
reads: “Dear EW.” The letterwall contains a sampling of the
latest batch of mail sent to
Warren from supporters all
over the country, at the rate of
about 150 to 200 pieces a week,
according to Molly Doris-
Pierce, Warren’s constituency
outreach director.
It was Doris-Pierce who
decided to start the letter wall.
She came in one day with a pile
of mail and started tacking
pieces on a blank stretch of
wall. Now she sends out all-
staff e-mails when she puts new
letters up.
“I was reading all this mail,
and genuinely getting very
emotional because these are
people who are buying a bit of
their democracy, buying a bit of
a movement, making sure their
voice is heard,” says Doris-
Pierce. Small donations are the
campaign’s lifeblood, because
Warren has sworn off private
high-dollar fund-raisers with
millionaires.
“This is why we’re here, this
is why we’re doing it,” says
Doris-Pierce about the letter
wall.
“You are all doing a good
job,” says one handwritten note
scrawled on a sheet of a real
estate company’s stationary.
“Not much but use as
needed, even for donuts!” reads
one small paper square, which
came with $5.
“I wasn’t going to send you
this homemade card,” begins
the typed note inside a
handmade birthday card. “My
wife said I absolutely should. I
pointed out to her that, with
your heavy schedule, you
probably wouldn’t have time to
read the birthday wishes of
every supporter.”
“Nevertheless, she persisted.
So here it is,” the note
concludes.
Staffers have put together a
lending library, complete with a
handwritten inventory and
checkout system on colored
construction paper. It’s another
small touch that makes the
office feel a bit like a home
away from home for many of
them.Victoria McGrane can be
reached at
[email protected].
Follow her on Twitter @vgmac.Running a campaign by the books
By Alan Rappeport
NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON — The
United States will allow Ameri-
can companies to continue do-
ing business with Huawei, the
Chinese telecommunications
giant, for an additional 90
days, Commerce Secretary Wil-
bur Ross said Monday.
The government’s reprieve
is intended to give rural tele-
communications companies in
the United States more time to
wean themselves off Huawei,
which supplies many of those
providers with parts and
equipment.
Rural telecom firms in the
United States have been scram-
bling to figure out how they
will replace Huawei equipment
since the Trump administra-
tion effectively banned the
company from US communica-
tions networks in May and
have been lobbying the White
House for more time.
“As we continue to urge
consumers to transition away
from Huawei’s products, we
recognizethatmoretimeis
necessary to prevent any dis-
ruption,” Ross said in a state-
ment.
In a sign the administration
is not completely easing pres-
sure on Huawei, the Com-
merce Department said it was
also adding 46 affiliates of
Huawei to the entity list.
In a statement issued Mon-
day, Huawei called the addi-
tion of the affiliates “politically
motivated” and unrelated to
national security and said it
was being treated “unjustly.”
Huawei has been thrust in-
to the middle of President
Trump’s trade fight with China
and the president has given
mixed signals about the tele-
com giant’s fate.
After trade talks broke
down in May, Trump’s Com-
merce Department added the
company to a US “entity list”
that effectively banned the
firm from buying American
technology and other products
without government approval.
Trump has also called thecompany a national security
threat. The United States has
concerns that Huawei could be
used to help the Chinese gov-
ernment’s espionage efforts
and to disrupt American tele-
communications infrastruc-
ture in the event of a conflict.
But after adding Huawei to
the entity list in May, the Com-
merce Department promptly
offered a reprieve for American
firms doing business with the
company until Aug. 19.
Trump had hinted that he
could yield further on Huawei
in exchange for China purchas-
ing more American farm prod-
ucts, but no such agreement
has emerged.
Speaking to reporters Sun-
day, Trump suggested that
there might not be another ex-
tension.
“Huawei is a company we
may not do business with at
all,” he said.
Republicans and Democrats
in Congress have been urging
Trump to keep his hard line on
Huawei.Huawei partners get reprieve
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Age 81, of Reading, passed away on
August 17, 2019. Marie was the beloved
wife of Richard D. Cummings, devoted
mother of Richard D. Cummings, Jr.
& his wife Lisa, Maria Cummings &
her wife Jean Cummings and Gina M.
Cummings & her husband Andrew
J. Gioia, Jr. all of Wilmington, loving
“Grandma” of Richard D. Cummings,
III & his wife Kristen, Eric Cummings &
his wife Sakara, Joseph M. Cummings,
Maria R. Cummings, Anthony R. Cum-
mings and Nicholas W. Cummings,
cherished daughter of the late Nicholas
and Aurora (Andriotti) Ciampa, dear
sister of Nicholas Ciampa of Cambridge
and the late Aurora Campana. Marie
is also survived by many loving nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Visiting Hours:Family and friends
will gather at the Nichols Funeral
Home, Inc., 187 Middlesex Ave., (Rte.
62), WILMINGTON, on Friday, August
23rd, at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Mass
of Christian Burial at St. Thomas of Vil-
lanova Church, 126 Middlesex Avenue,
Wilmington, at 10:00 a.m. Interment
will follow in Wood End Cemetery,
Franklin Street, Reading. Visiting
Hours will be held at the Funeral
Home on Thursday, August 22nd, from
4:00-8:00 p.m. Memorial donations
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Alzheimer’s Association, 309 Waverly
Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452.CUMMINGS, Marie J.
(Ciampa)Nichols Funeral Home, Inc.
978-658-4744
http://www.nicholsfuneralhome.comOf Needham, passed away
peacefully at his home,
surrounded by his family
on Sunday, August 18 at 89 years of
age. Devoted son of the late Hyman &
Matilda (Kerzner) Fishbon. Beloved
husband of Barbara (Shair) Fishbon.
Loving father of Mark E. Fishbon & his
wife Shira of Sharon, Cheryl Fishbon
of Los Angeles, formerly of Needham
and Lillian Fishbon & her partner
James Turner of Ashland. Cherished
grandfather of Talia and Anna Fishbon.
Dear brother of Roberta Hamovitz of
Los Angeles. Loving uncle of Glenn
Hamovitz & his wife Valucha and the
late Eric Hamovitz and Amy Hamov-
itz. Also survived by his caregiver and
friend, Joseph Daniels. Jack served in
the US Army during the Korean War
and was also a member of the Army
Band. Services at Schlossberg Memorial
Chapel, 824 Washington St., CANTON,
on Wednesday, August 21 at 10AM.
Interment to follow at Sharon Memo-
rial Park. Memorial observance at his
late residence immediately following
the burial until 4PM & 7PM-9PM.
Continuing Thursday 1PM-4PM &
7PM-9PM and Friday 1PM-4PM. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made to
the Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st
Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131.
http://www.parkinson.org, or to the charity of
one’s choice.FISHBON, Jack
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http://www.schlossbergchapel.comSandra Vera (Shraiar) Abel, Sunday,
August 18, 2019. She was 81. Sandra
was born in Boston, daughter of the
late Samuel Shraiar and Beatrice (May-
ser) Shraiar. Wife of the late Herschel
Abel. Mother of Allison Henkel and her
husband Roger, and Erik Abel. Grand-
mother of Luke and Baily Henkel. She
was the past president of Women’s
American ORT, vice president and as-
sistant treasurer of TBA Randolph and
town meeting member for 30 years.
Services at B’nai Tikvah, 1301 Wash-
ington St., Canton, MA on Wednesday,
August 21, 2019, at 11:00 am. Fol-
lowing interment at Sharon Memorial
Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA,
shiva will be held at Simon C. Fireman
Community, Card Room, 640 North
Main St., Randolph, MA, until 8:30
pm and Thursday, August 22, 2019 at
the Simon C. Fireman Community, at
Sandra’s late residence from 2-4:00 pm
and 7-9:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, dona-
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to B’nai Tikvah or the charity of your
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GALLAGHER, Donald J.
Of Stoneham, formerly of Medford,
August 18th. Beloved husband of
the late Carol (Marruzzi) Gallagher.
Devoted father of Donald Gallagher,
Jr. and his wife Nancy of Hopkinton,
Heather DiPlacido and her husband
Michael of Stoneham. Loving grandfa-
ther of Sarah, Michael, Marissa, Karen,
Jenny, and Amanda. Dear brother of
the late John Gallagher. Funeral from
the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306
Main St., MEDFORD, Wednesday, Aug.
21st, at 9:30 AM followed by a Funeral
Mass celebrated in St. Francis of Assisi
Church, 441 Fellsway West, Medford,
at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends are
respectfully invited to attend. Visiting
Hours Tuesday, 4-8 PM. Services will
conclude with burial at Oak Grove
Cemetery, Medford. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made in Donald’s
name to the Dana Farber Cancer
Institute, Division of Development/
Jimmy Fund, PO Box 849168, Boston,
MA 02284-9168 or to Kaplan Family
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nephews Craig Cropper of Norwood,
William Cropper of Franklin and niece
Judith Fitzgerald of Sandwich, and
will also be missed by his great-nieces
and nephews. Visitation on Thursday,
9-11AM, followed by a Funeral Service
at 11AM at the Folsom Funeral Home,
87 Milton St., DEDHAM. Interment
in Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery,
Boston. In lieu of flowers, donations in
Lenny’s memory to Allin Congregation-
al Church, 683 High St., Dedham would
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Jade, Matteo, Ava, & Lucia. US Army
Veteran, Vietnam. Retired electrical
engineer for Raytheon. A burial for
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