Talking Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
I tend to be skeptical of Rasmussen polls, but here goes ... of likely Dem primary voters: Coakley 36% Capuano 21% Khazei 14% Pagliuca 14% Other 5% Not sure 10% OK, for starters, what "other"? But moving on.... For those who read my most recent column and are wondering if Coakley is Niki Tsongas redux -- never gaining a new voter from announcement to primary day -- well it sure looks like...
Talking Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
In this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix -- a day early because of Thanksgiving! -- I write about the final one-week sprint to the Democratic Senate primary, after Bay Staters return from the long Thanksgiving weekend. I also ponder the similarities -- and differences -- between this race and the special election two years ago that put Niki Tsongas into office (but only just barely). The article...
Minstrel Boy (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
TSONGAS BILL DELIVERS: For parents who lost son, new armor a victory - Lowell Sun Online : "LOWELL -- They smiled politely, but behind the eyes of Alma and Brian Hart, the pain was there as they stood quietly in the back of the room at the Lowell Veterans Center where U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas and Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller were displaying new, lightweight body armor. The Harts, of Bedford, lost their...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
WASHINGTON - kSARIA Corp., a small defense company in Lawrence, has landed $3.5 million in congressional handouts in recent years and now, thanks to Representative Niki Tsongas of Lowell, the company is in line for $2.5 million more.
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
On Friday, Congress introduced a bill congratulating the New York Yankees for winning the World Series. The vote passed with 386 votes, 17 Nays, 11 voting Present, and 19 missing the vote. William Delahunt, representing the Cape and Islands and other vaguely aquatic regions of Massachusetts, put up one of the no votes, strictly on moral grounds : “I’m usually rational but when it comes...
Marry in Massachusetts (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Being relentlessly egalitarian, I would like to be able to believe that we voters decide on merits and issues, not looks, race, gender and such. Not only is that not realistic or historically accurate, but those factors are so intertwined, separating them would be impossible. A short post in No Drumlins, Women for Coakley say woman for Coakley is not for Coakley because she's a woman , plays on that....
MyDD (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
In the race to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley continues to enjoy a sizeable lead over three other opponents according to a recent Western New England College poll. She leads the field of four with support from 37 percent of registered Democrats and unenrolled voters, who are eligible to vote in the December 8th primary....
Talking Politics (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
In this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix -- in print tomorrow, online now -- I have an "items" column, with three items about the Massachusetts US Senate race. First, I look at the endorsements being made by local and state political officeholders -- really, a divide between Martha Coakley and Michael Capuano. In the article, I note that Congresswoman Niki Tsongas had not yet endorsed;...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
? Volunteering : Marriage/partnership equality campaigns in three states are looking for help down the home stretch. The best part is, you don't even have to leave your chair - all three organizations are looking for folks to make calls to help get out the vote. So if you'd like to help, follow the links for Maine , Washington state , and Kalamazoo, Michigan . The folks in Kalamazoo are also looking...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Niki Tsongas has chosen Martha Coakley over colleague Mike Capuano for US Senate. I've copied the email I received after the flip. Dear Friends, I'm writing today to let you know that this afternoon, I will be endorsing Martha Coakley for the United States Senate. Throughout her distinguished career, Martha has been a tireless and highly effective advocate for the citizens of this great Commonwealth....
Political Intelligence (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
By Matt Viser, Globe Staff Representative Niki Tsongas, a Lowell Democrat, is endorsing Attorney General Martha Coakley on Wednesday for the Senate seat formerly held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. Tsongas is the first member of the Massachusetts congressional...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Rep. Niki Tsongas (song-ASS') is breaking ranks and endorsing Martha Coakley for U.S. Senate over a fellow congressman.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
ROCKLAND, Mass., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- EMD Serono, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, marked the expansion of its research facility in Billerica, MA today, with a topping off ceremony. Executives from EMD Serono were joined by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Gregory Bialecki, Secretary of Housing and Development, State Representative William Greene and Marc T. Lombardo, Chairman of...
Talking Politics (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
While I was busy blogging earlier today about something stupid Martha Coakley said, her campaign sent out a press release touting an internal poll. The headline blares: "Martha Coakley Holds Sizable Primary Lead in Special Election for U.S. Senate." That headline has an important problematic grammatical issue, which I'll return to shortly. But first, why would Coakley's campaign release...
The Virginian (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
From Doug Ross Journal Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. Robert Brady D-Pa. Corrine Brown, D-Fla. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C. Mike Capuano, D-Mass. Andre Carson, D-Ind. Kathy Castor, D-Fla. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. James Clyburn, D-S.C. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. Danny Davis, D-Ill. Diane DeGette, D-Colo. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass. Mike Doyle, D-Pa. Donna Edwards, D-Md. Keith...
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