The Fighting 29th (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The 29th has seen a few close races, but neither Randy Kuhl nor Eric Massa poisoned the well the way Doug Hoffman just did. Citing an ACORN conspiracy, Hoffman revoked his concession, and now he's been fundraising on claims of "tampering" based on ordinary election-night screwups. This is what happens when a candidate is looking for approval from forces outside the district. It may play...
The Fighting 29th (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Tim Kolpien of the Reed campaign was kind enough to send over Tom Reed's financial disclosure report [pdf] . And, courtesy of Open Secrets , here's Eric Massa's [pdf] .
The Fighting 29th (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Tom Reed and Eric Massa both agree that trying accused 9/11 plotters in New York is the right thing to do. Reed is smart to reject the craven hysteria of some of his fellow party members, who are spinning crazy scenarios to avoid using courts that have already proven their ability to safely and fairly try terrorist suspects. Bruce Schneier put it well in a recent article : By not overreacting, by...
The Fighting 29th (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
In a piece headlined "Masa [sic] used campaign funds to pay himself and wife", Jeremy Zremski of the Buffalo News reports that Eric Massa took a $15,000 salary from his 2008 campaign. Massa's wife Beverly was also paid $18,000 as campaign treasurer. Mrs. Massa's salary was a minor campaign issue last year . I doubt if Mr. Massa's salary has legs as an issue, but we'll see for sure next Fall....
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
"...the bill as it is currently constructed could make a bad situation worse." Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill posted by JOHN NICHOLS on 11/09/2009 The Nation The Affordable Health Care for America Act was approved by the U.S. House Saturday night with overwhelming support from progressive Democrats who serve in the chamber and from a president who was nominated and...
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Looking at the Cook Political Report’s latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 …but there’s some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. Below is a chart of...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The motion of the ocean aside, here's a quick guide to some Democratic House members that Republicans believe are genuinely vulnerable in a year when President Obama isn't on the ballot. (Note: isn't it interesting how this formulation admits that, were Obama to be on the ballot, some of these folks wouldn't be as vulnerable?) Even though the NRCC hasn't recruited challengers in all of these districts,...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The votes had barely been cast when the fundraising letters started flying. I'm mostly on the lists of progressives so the e-mails I got were celebratory. Yesterday we looked at the e-mails explaining the only two "no" votes from progressives -- Dennis Kucinich and Eric Massa-- who felt the bill didn't go far enough towards their goals: single payer. This morning's CQPolitics tried to answer...
The Fighting 29th (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Eric Massa has taken to local mail and media to explain his vote against the healthcare bill. The online Corning Leader has a story about Massa's plan to send letters to 40,000 constituents in the 29th. The Messenger-Post has a summary of Massa's reasons for voting against the bill.
Political Partying (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
“I’ve always been focusing on making the right decisions for the people of my district, whether or not it will cost me my political future.” - Freshman Democratic Rep. John Adler (N.J.) — Freshman Democratic Rep. John Boccieri (Ohio) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith (Ala.) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Larry...
rochesterturning.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
……….unlike the rest of the progressive caucus who voted in favor of this (piece of crap) bill. The progressives blinked. Only two, Reps. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Eric Massa (D-N.Y.), lived up to the July pledge signed by roughly 60 liberals in which they vowed to vote against the bill if it did not contain [...] Related posts: Kucinich wants his amendment back, Massa signs...
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The Nation: The Online Beat (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Affordable Health Care for America Act was approved by the U.S. House with overwhelming support from progressive Democrats and of a president who was nominated and elected with progressive support. But that does not mean that informed and engaged progressives are enthusiastic about the measure. Key interest groups, such as the National Organization for Women, and key congressmen who have been...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
There would be no clapping from five New York congressmen. Over the weekend, while you were out enjoying the fall foliage, your representatives in Congress were working overtime to pass a historic health-care-reform bill. Well, a bare majority of them were, anyway. After some painful compromise (hope you're not planning on having any unplanned pregnancies ), peer pressure from one very persuasive...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Two different progressive approaches I got a lovely personalized e-mail from MoveOn.org yesterday thanking me for having a little something to do with the health care victory Saturday night. (My congressmember, Diane Watson-- who I love for her prefect voting record and wonderful leadership role among progressives, but who has never responded to a phone call from me-- voted for the bill. If not her,...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
On Saturday morning, hours before the health care reform bill was to hit the House floor, there were five Democratic holdouts in the New York congressional delegation. By the time the roll call vote was over, only three remained. Two - Mike Arcuri and Dan Maffei - were among the 219 Democrats and one Republican to vote "yes" for the measure, helping provide its slim margin of victory after...
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