Posted on 09/09/2012 6:12:21 AM PDT by SMGFan
Win or lose. Katherine Clark trounces whoever does in 2014.
They have a chance, though it’s more from the weakness of the Democrat running.
Tierney is an execrable piece of filth, but Tisei is just about the least appetizing Republican candidate possible. I have endorsed and even donated to openly gay Republican congressional candidates in the past (Matthew Berry, a pro-life conservative, in VA-08 in 2010), but Tisei (i) is in favor of same-sex marriage and wants to repeal DOMA and (ii) is 100% pro-abortion. I’ll just sit this one out, thank you.
I’m glad that I don’t live in that district, since I wouldn’t know for whom to vote. I guess I’d write someone in: perhaps Essex County Republican Sheriff Frank Cousins (the first black county sheriff in Massachusetts history), who should have run for the seat. http://www.mass.gov/essexsheriff/biowelcome%20frank%20g.%20cousins,%20jr..html
BTW, if Tisei gets elected, he would be only the second Republican U.S. Representative since Roe v. Wade not to have been pro-life. Yes, Paul Cronin, Silvio Conte, Margaret Heckler and Peter Blute all had pro-life voting records; Peter Torkildsen has been the only pro-abortion Republican in the House since Roe v. Wade.
But, I don't live in the district, so I can't vote for her and I certainly wouldn't donate to her.
Sheriff Frank Cousins. I've mentioned that the MA GOP should look at the Sheriffs for Gubernatorial candidates. We have a few good ones (yes, as surprising as that sounds) here. Lew Evangelidis and Tom Hodgson would be fine choices.
Unfortunately, until the GOP gets enough legislators to sustain a veto, the Governor’s job is a nothing-burger office for any Republican (and they only end up causing more damage to the party, as we saw with the 16 years of RINOs from Weld to Willard).
True, but, dammit, I don’t want “Tiny” Tim Murray as the next gov.
He makes Coupe Deval look Einstein-ian by comparison.
“Look at Sean Bielat in the 4th, very promising for a GOP pick up—so who do the Dems run vs him?
JoeJoeJoe Kennedy. It’s tough.”
I hope Sean Bielat (who I have donated to) gets a position in the Romney/Ryan Administration. He’s a good man!
Raccoon, Tisei/Tierney is your district, right? I was up in Newburyport Labor Day weekend and saw more Tisei signs than Tierney signs...what are you seeing? I do think Tisei will win.
Paul Cellucci was on TV a couple months back...the Lou Gehrig’s is really taking a toll on him. Very sad.
I love the guy (no, not in that way, and have contributed to him) but there’s no way Kennedy is going to lose.
If that DID happen, then there’s an excellent chance Romney wins MA.
Might be “Marcia” Coakley or Seti Warren. What a treat.
I loved Newburyport... I took lots of pics when I was there.
I just puked on my couch...
Not a good way to go.
Plum Island, Newburyport is one of my favorite beaches.
Isn’t it too bad the politics suck in this state? If they were even ok, MA would be a really nice place to live.
I would kill myself.
Yup. Used to be a time the state produced respectable and influential national leaders. Alas, the people that elected such leaders died off or moved out to the rest of the country and MA atrophied under the weight of corruption, dynastic family worship, and other assorted and sundry leftist statism from labor to (mis)education.
As usual, another spot-on analysis by Professor DJ!
She? Was that intentional?
Yes! She’s a poof after all.
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