MA: Congressman resigns to take UMass job (Rep. Martin Meehan accepts Chancellor role)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/9/07 | Andrew Miga - ap

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Marty Meehan was a money-grabbing a-hole---good riddance to bad rubbish.

On the GOP side, I heard Fred Smerlas might run for the seat---Dear God, I hope so!

[MassachusettsGOP]

Martin T. (As in Taliban) Meehan

[MassachusettsGOP]

I heard Fred Smerlas might run for the seat

He bowed out to Jim Ogonowski.

[MassachusettsGOP]

Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Hey GOODBYE!!

[DaiHuy]

any bets on whether or not his district replaces him with someone exactly like him.

[California Patriot]

Garbage in, garbage out. I think we’ll see Meehan 2.0.

[California Patriot]

Being a university chancellor today is probably pretty similar to being a hard-left Rat congressman. Meehan should find it an easy transition.

[Princip. Conservative]

I know this may sound silly, but is there any chance that a Republican could take this seat??

[MassachusettsGOP]

There is a chance Republicans could take this seat, the people are rather Conservative, but they are Democrats. Its actually a pretty unusual district. It voted for Romney over Kennedy in 1994, Weld over Kerry in 1996, and Republicans run ahead of the other non-Boston Congressional Districts in each Gubernatorial election. For example last year Deval Patrick who took 56% statewide, only got 51% back in the 5th.

That being said, you need a good, connected, articulate candidate to win this race, and a favorable environment to Republicans nationwide. I think Ogonowski is good and connected (mb a little lacking on speaking ability), but the Republicans arn't out of the woods yet, and for that reason I think though they might have had a shot in 2002 or 2004, I think its unlikely we can pull my district to the R-Column.