There's no place like home....
"But with redistricting and the loss of one US House seat hanging over the state’s 10-member delegation, speculation is building over which one will lose a brutal game of political roulette.
Olver could be the odd man out....
Dennis Hale, a Boston College political scientist, said, “The finger is pointing in their direction.’’
If you want to read his biography go here.
He's my Rep, but I never vote for him.
"Olver’s district encompasses 40 percent of the entire land mass of Massachusetts and combined with Neal’s district, covers more than half the state, geographically....
And yet we have to consolidate?
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I want to secede.
Meanwhile, statewide:
"Strong Brown rival is seen as critical for Democrats; Senate control may hinge on Bay State, Nev. races" April 23, 2011|By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff
The elections are 19 months away.
Good diversion, though.
WASHINGTON — Democratic Party officials consider the defeat of Scott Brown of Massachusetts in next year’s election a cornerstone of their strategy to keep control of the Senate, yet the party’s inability to enlist a well-known, well-financed challenger has confounded political analysts.
“The Democrats should be absolutely obsessed with this race,’’ said Jeffrey Berry, Tufts University political scientist. “Yet there doesn’t seem to be a national urgency.’’
Brown’s seat is one of just two held by Republicans that appear to be vulnerable in 2012, election specialists say. Scandal-tainted Senator John Ensign, who had said in March he would not seek reelection in Nevada, announced on Thursday he will resign on May 3. His seat is expected to be hotly contested.
Democrats, however, are expected to face stiff challenges for at least seven seats they hold.
But if Democrats take both Nevada and the Bay State, Republicans would need to practically run the table in other close races to win a Senate majority, a steep, uphill path to power. Senate Democrats hold a 53-to-47 advantage over Republicans, including the two independents who caucus with the Democrats....
The independents of course being Joe "Israel first" Lieberman and pseudo-socialist Bernie Sanders.
After barely a year in office, Brown appears well-positioned to run for reelection to a full term.He has amassed an $8.3 million campaign war chest and ha garnered a favorable rating from 58 percent of voters in a recent Suffolk University/7 News poll.
Related: Who Bought Brown's Election?
The U.S. Senate's Chief Brownnoser to Israel
Oh, yeah, he'll win in a breeze.
A Republican in a mostly liberal state, Brown has broken with conservative GOP leadership on several high-profile votes, including his support for repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell’’ policy that banned openly gay members of the military.
The litmus test for all Massachusetts liberals.
Brown has also toed the Republican line at times....
After strong years in 2006 and 2008, Democrats will be playing mostly defense in Senate races in 2012.
That is what happens when you break your promises and tell campaign lies.
Of the 33 seats up for reelection, Democrats must defend 23 and Republicans 10. Due mostly to the power of incumbency, about half of those 33 seats are considered safe....
How can they say that after the last election?
I don't know about you, but I am still in that kind of mood.
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Maybe they could run Marty Coakley against him again.
What else are the polls saying?
"Voters do not seem too impressed with politicians going on book tours. While Brown has been promoting his memoir and Patrick is to begin promoting his later this month, 67 percent of voters said they were not interested in Brown’s life story, and 65 percent voiced the same opinion of Patrick’s life story....
Nope.
Related: Brown Book Promotion
Sunday Globe Special: Pitching Patrick's Book Tour
That might explain the continuing decline in circulation there, Globe.
And thirty-eight percent of voters agreed with the statement that “healthcare in Massachusetts is working,’’ compared with 49 percent who disagreed.
Related: Health Connector Patients mostly satisfied with service
Sigh.
Will the agenda-pushing lies ever end?
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Also see: Khazei announces Senate run, saying he’ll fight interest groups
He wasn't included in the poll.
