It's where I live.
"Few GOP foes for Mass. delegation; 6 of 9 House seats to go uncontested in November" by Matt Viser | Globe Staff July 14, 2014
WASHINGTON — The failure of Republicans to field a candidate in six of nine US House races in Massachusetts makes this year one of the least competitive congressional election seasons in a half century or more, highlighting how politically stagnant the state has become and leaving Democratic incumbents wondering what to do on the campaign trail.
Barring a phenomenal write-in campaign, the only thing most members of the state’s delegation have to do to be reelected is keep breathing until November.
“Look it, I was fully prepared for a campaign. And I expected one. It just didn’t happen,” said Representative Jim McGovern, a Democrat from Worcester who is running unopposed in both the primary and general elections. “For the sake of our democracy, it’s not a bad thing to be challenged. . . . But my job is not to find myself an opponent. That’s somebody else’s job.”
Don't tempt me.
Given the state’s 2011 redistricting — in which some 60 percent of the district became new territory for him — McGovern said he thought the GOP might consider him vulnerable, and find someone to run against him. “If I was in the opposition,” he said, “I would go after me at this point.”
But no one did, and the filing deadline has passed.
Analysts said the lack of competition is a stinging indictment on the state’s lack of political competitive vibrancy....
It's a politically stale one-party state of fa$ici$t liberali$m.
Stuart Rothenberg, a nonpartisan political analyst who closely tracks congressional races, said, “It means either people don’t care, or the idea of beating an incumbent is so foreign that no one even bothers.”
NO! It's the $$$$$$$ that have bought off both parties.
The lack of competition in Massachusetts is part of a national trend that has resulted in fewer seats being challenged, even as congressional approval ratings have reached all-time lows. It reflects a variety of factors, including growing political apathy, the role of redistricting in creating partisan districts, and the struggles of finding candidates....
Some incumbents view the lack of challengers as a testament to their hard work, attentiveness to their district, and connection with constituents....
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It is a far cry from where Republicans in Massachusetts hoped to be in 2004, huh?
Also see: John Tierney, 2 rivals run close cash race
Names on nomination papers in question
Nooooooooooo!
Monday Moult Down For Massachusetts Democrats
I just did one.
