More amateur hour from Gabriel Gomez. First he takes a swipe at Rep. Ed Markey’s time in Congress by saying “Greeting Little League kids who are same age I was when Ed Markey was first elected to Congress 37 years ago!”
Then he proceeds to glow over Sen. John McCain’s presence at his big-ticket fundraiser this morning. Sen. McCain was first elected to congress in 1982. That’s 31 years ago, only a few years after Markey was first elected.
Stones, glass houses, etc.
Please share widely!
telling old people that they are worthless and running up support within the grassroots “too young to vote” demographic. I am wicked old and I vote so screw him. Just keep spitting on old people. I believe the word I am looking for is PUTZ.
When is it a good election strategy to disparage a demographic that is among the most likely to turn out to vote?
Does he really not grasp that insulting your opponent because he’s older than you won’t play all that well with lots of other people who are older too and perhaps concerned about the devaluation of experience and wisdom in the workforce?
in all the polling so far Gomez is doing best among voters 65+. In the latest PPP poll he was losing in every other age group, but up 50-42 among voters 65+. Also the least likely age group to be undecided.
There is room for Markey to make the argument you’re making, and to stress his support for Social Security without Chained CPI.
I just checked the Jan 10, 2010 PPP poll shortly before the Brown-Coakley election. Scott Brown’s favorability rating was 54-38 among 65+ voters — and that was in a poll where PPP was saying the race was too close to call. I haven’t looked at more data by age group, but I’m guessing a Republican needs to run up the margins substantially among older voters to have a shot in Massachusetts.
…”straight talk” style – out of both sides of his mouth! I made some graphics about that back in 2008, looks like I should do the same for Gomez…
a flow chart like someone did for Romney.
Answers vary based on whether the relevant target electorate is Deval Patrick, all voters in Massachusetts, or just GOP primary voters.
according to the Facebook Page. WTF man!
A city council candidate can get 87 people to show up!