State Representative Jeffrey D. Perry, a Cape Cod Republican who captured the conservative wing of his party, handily won the GOP nomination last night for the open 10th District congressional seat and will face Democrat William R. Keating, the Norfolk district attorney, following a state primary election yesterday that offered hints of GOP enthusiasm up and down the ticket....
Related: Perry Puts on the Red Light
I guess the Globe's attempt to undercut the campaign backfired.
Also see: Primary Party: The Few, The Proud, the Massachusetts Republicans
I hope I didn't disappoint, Globe.
In the state’s only serious Democratic contest in US House races, incumbent Stephen F. Lynch, a Democrat from South Boston, easily defeated challenger Mac D’Alessandro, a union organizer who sought to tap into liberal anger over Lynch’s opposition to President Obama’s health care plan and his earlier support for the Iraq war.
Yeah, DEMOCRATS are SUCH a DISAPPOINTMENT!
Also see: Lynch's Lies About the Ladies
Yup, stick with the SAME OLD, SAME OLD!
Elsewhere, Republican voters chose nominees to take on veteran Democrats in Congress, who are under a collective threat in this year of anti-incumbent fervor....
Voters yesterday also picked nominees for two key statewide offices, along with a host of open legislative seats, in an unusually crowded primary day across the state. Turnout, however, was light....
Was it (keep reading)?
In the Republican race for auditor, Mary Z. Connaughton of Framingham, a former Turnpike Authority member, easily won her primary race against Kamal Jain of Lowell.
Related: Who's Auditing the Auditors?
Yeah, somehow voting for a guy named Kamal makes you a racist.
The state GOP is looking for a major resurgence this fall. Aside from controlling the governor’s office, the GOP has not seriously contested major Democratic officeholders in recent years and has watched its numbers in the Legislature dwindle.
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The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Ruling Party
Now you begin to understand why this state is so poorly run.
Also see:
- Globe's Governor's Race: Checking the Polls
- Globe's Governor's Race: Burying Charles Baker
- Globe's Governor's Race: Democrats Cook Up Dirty Tricks on Baker
- Globe's Governor's Race: Campaign Cash Champ
- Globe's Governor's Race: Patrick's Broken Promise
- Globe's Governor's Race: Uniting Behind Patrick
- Globe's Governor's Race: Patrick Plays the Race Ca...
- Globe's Governor's Race: State Treasurer Didn't Pay His Taxes
- Globe's Governor's Race: Economy Stuck in the Marshes...
- Globe's Governor's Race: Gambling on Casinos
- Globe's Governor's Race: Immigration is the Issue
- Globe's Governor's Race: Gay Gripes
- Globe's Governor's Race: Hot Wind on the Campaign Trail
Yeah, do we ever NEED a REPUBLICAN governor!
Yesterday’s Republican turnout statewide, and particularly in the 10th Congressional District, was a significantly higher percentage of the overall turnout than in comparable recent races, a sign that GOP voters were more energized than their Democratic counterparts....
Jennifer Nassour, chairwoman of the state Republican Party: “Voters are so sick of do-nothing Democrats and they’re sick of the taxing and spending.’’
Yup.
But John Walsh, the state Democratic Party chairman, said his party feels good about the choices facing voters on Nov. 2....
So when are you guys going to extract your heads from your asses?
In the federal races, it is not clear how the other GOP challengers, most of whom are underfunded and who have little or no experience in politics, will fare in trying to dislodge well-financed and politically savvy incumbents.
Well, that GIVES you a CLUE as to how to vote, doesn't it?
INCUMBENTS OUT!
The state GOP is particularly focused on mounting strong challenges against US Representatives Barney Frank of Newton, Niki Tsongas of Lowell, and James P. McGovern of Worcester. Frank, who had a nominal Democratic challenger yesterday, will face Sean Bielat, a political newcomer from Brookline. Jon Golnik, a Carlisle businessman making his first bid for office, will take on Tsongas, and Marty Lamb, a Holliston lawyer, will face McGovern.
The Republican enthusiasm reflects a change in Massachusetts politics since Brown’s stunning upset in the US Senate race in January. His victory, which tapped into voter anxiety and anger over the economy, stunned Democrats across the nation.
Those sentiments were palpable yesterday as voters went to the polls.
“I want to throw the bums out,’’ said Libby Albanese, a 53-year-old union pipefitter who was voting at the L Street Bath House in South Boston. “I used to vote for the Democrats, but no more . . . The guys I work with, they’ve all been voting Democratic, too, but they’re sick of it.’’
But WALSH FEELS GOOD!
Nevertheless, Albanese said he took a Democratic ballot yesterday and did not vote for Patrick but backed two South Boston Democrats — newcomer Nick Collins for state representative and Lynch, because he is a “conservative Democrat’’ who opposed the health care law.
And here I was told health care didn't matter anymore.
John Shaughnessy, a 56-year-old NStar utility worker also casting a ballot at the L Street Bath House, said he voted for Patrick in 2006 but recently changed his affiliation from Democrat to unenrolled and is planning to vote for Baker in November....
And there are LEGIONS like HIM because I AM ONE!
A LOT has CHANGED for ME over the LAST FOUR YEARS!
Related: Legislative offices: Incumbents fend off challengers
Is Massachusetts insane?
