I talked to Matt Beaton candidate for the 11th Worcester district about his race:
He is running for the seat that Karen Polito is vacating
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Voices of the Candidates Matt Beaton 11th Worcester
Posted: October 4, 2010 by datechguy in elections, politicsTags: 11th worcester, 2010 elections, election 2010, mass gop, matt beaton, voices of the candidates, wcrn
The end of the saga of the wandering Olver sign
Posted: October 4, 2010 by datechguy in elections, local stuff, politics, short films/interviewsTags: 2010 elections, bill gunn, election 2010, fitchburg, john olver, ma-1
First there was the Bill Gunn signs everywhere
Then there was the Olver sign at the closed business on John Fitch Highway that was gone in 48 hours.
48 Hours later it moved to Burger King and was gone the same day.
The Olver sign disappears from Burger King
But at last 48 Hours later it has apparently found a permanent home at Jiffy Lube on 541 John Fitch Highway
I talked to the guys at Jiffy Lube. They said a lady came by and asked permission to put the sign up and they agreed. So the 3rd time is the charm and in a city where Bill Gunn signs abound the John Olver’s sign finally has a home.
Awwwwwwwwww
Of course if it changes I’ll let you know.
29 days to election day…
Posted: October 4, 2010 by datechguy in elections, media, politicsTags: 2010 elections, democratic panic, election 2010, media bias, reality
…and the news that is being reported is that democrats are gaining momentum! Morning Joe had Politico reporting this today.
However at the Hill there is a little bug in the report:
Over the past few weeks, Democrats have made steady progress in narrowing the voters enthusiasm gap with Republicans, the White House claimed Sunday.emphasis mine
Oh so this is a White House CLAIM. Based on the president giving a speech in a state that is supposed to be blue. And we are treating it as gospel?
Politico continues to play the Democratic optimism game delegating their caveats to the last three paragraphs:
“It speaks volumes about the current political landscape that Democrats in Washington are trying to seek solace in some of the bluest states in the country,” said NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh. “But even in states like California and Washington, our Republican candidates are very much within striking distance, while our candidates in Wisconsin, Connecticut and elsewhere are surging.”
Democrats also continue to face a daunting landscape in gubernatorial races and it’s a revealing sign of the difficulty of the cycle that they’re seizing on polls showing them losing, if by smaller margins, as an indicator of success.
Indeed, part of what might ultimately help Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls is that some races are so clearly beyond repair that the DGA will be able to direct resources into those where their candidates still have a path to victory.
Boy that’s what I call a reason to cheer!
Did she support Kennedy and/or Clinton?
Posted: October 3, 2010 by datechguy in culture, politicsTags: dean mazzerella, dianne williamson, leominster, ted kennedy
Dianne Williamson makes some interesting points in this column that made my wife laugh out loud:
Despite his City Hall harem, the 17-year mayor keeps getting re-elected. Is he so popular that voters are willing to overlook the indiscretions?
Well considering Leominster has a thriving downtown, a surplus and is in financially solid shape while Fitchburg next door can’t afford to keep on its streetlights while taxes and fees rise I think that might be a clue.
I asked the wife if she would rather have had Dean J. Mazzarella as mayor for the last 20 years here, she didn’t bat an eyelash: “I’ll take the Leominster Lothario.”
Williamson’s case is a valid one but I tend to remember an awful lot of women in this state who were much more forgiving of a certain fellow in the White House a decade and a half ago and a certain senator who ruled Massachusetts for my entire life. As Stacy McCain reminds us:
the conservative who tries to turn the tables on that argument — demanding that liberals explain, for example, how Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy could make “waitress sandwiches” and still retain the unstinting support of feminists — will again run head-on into the familiar reply: How dare you?
I don’t know Williamson’s opinion on Kennedy or Clinton but I’d be really interested to know. Exit question: How many people who are outraged in Massachusetts over the Mayor’s actions had opinions similar to Nina Burleigh concerning them Bill & Ted?
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