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  • February 22, 2019

Where are Democratic votes in the 5th Congressional District?

September 11, 2013 By oceandreams 15 Comments

Votes for Ed Markey in the 2012 Senate special election don't necessarily translate exactly into Democratic primary voters next month, but I still thought it was worth a look to see where Democrats turned out (more accurately, where voters … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 5th-congressional, 5th-congressional-district, special-elections

How I pick candidates in a primary

July 14, 2013 By oceandreams 11 Comments

I have three criteria when deciding who to back in a primary: 1) I basically agree with their political positions. Yeah, I know, duh, but this is only 1/3 of the equation for me. I will not vote solely based on who scores best on a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 5th-congressional, ma-governor-race

Nate Silver weighs in today on Markey-Gomez

June 17, 2013 By oceandreams 1 Comment

After looking at recent polling data, fundraising data and some fundamentals -- including the higher unpredictability of a special election, Nate Silver concludes that Gomez's chances for an upset are "slim." Although some news accounts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ed-markey, Gabriel Gomez, ma-senate, Nate Silver

A couple more MA-Senate information tidbits

June 15, 2013 By oceandreams Leave a Comment

Ed Markey is out-fundraising Gabriel Gomez by a substantial margin. Why does this matter? Besides the obvious (the Markey campaign can spend more), Gomez's fundraising ability is a key indicator of whether he's got a chance to pull off … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma-senate

Latest poll: Did Markey’s lead really ‘shrink’?

June 10, 2013 By oceandreams 14 Comments

"Markey's lead over Gomez shrinks" claime the Boston Globe. "A new poll from Suffolk University suggests that we could have another close special election for a Senate seat in Massachusetts on our hands," hypes the Washington Post. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ed-markey, Gabriel Gomez, ma-sen, massachusetts-senate

Markey-Gomez poll roundup

June 7, 2013 By oceandreams 16 Comments

It's been more than 5 weeks since the primary; and not only has Markey been leading in every poll, but his lead has exceeded margin of error in every poll. This should not make us complacent: We all know what happened in 2010. I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ed-markey, Gabriel Gomez, ma-senate, massachusetts-senate

Sheriff Koutoujian will run for Congress if Markey wins Senate race

May 24, 2013 By oceandreams 13 Comments

Via Twitter: Exciting news to share with you all! koutoujianforcongress.com #mapoli — Peter J Koutoujian (@PeterKoutoujian) May 23, 2013 From the new Koutoujian for Congress site: "Today I am announcing the formation of a federal … [Read more...]

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Free markets, choice and charter schools

May 12, 2013 By oceandreams 2 Comments

In a nutshell, here's my philosophy on how well the free market solves problems: It works exceedingly well when the proper conditions are in place, but it does not work well in all circumstances. What you need for the free market to work … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools

Markey’s victory margins by raw vote totals per city/town

May 3, 2013 By oceandreams 9 Comments

Markey-Lynch results map

stomv made an excellent point about election result maps by percent: A geographically large town with a large percent margin of victory looks like it had a lot of impact, even if the population is small. What matters ultimately is number of … [Read more...]

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Some Internet history via Gabriel Gomez

May 2, 2013 By oceandreams 31 Comments

Based on his victory speech Tuesday night, I'm curious as to when Gabriel Gomez thinks the Internet first started "existing." Based on a transcript I saw over at Red Mass Group, Gomez Tuesday night claimed that in 1976 (when Ed Markey … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Gabriel Gomez, ma-senate

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