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Tierney leads primary 64 – 17%

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National Democrats say Massachusetts Rep. John F. Tierney is not facing a Democratic primary challenge nearly as competitive as some in the party had feared.

In an automated poll released Thursday by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tierney led veteran Seth Moulton 64 percent to 17 percent, with 20 percent undecided. The wide lead is largely a testament to Tierney’s familiarity with voters in Massachusetts’ 6th District, which he has represented for nine terms, and illustrates that Moulton remains unknown.

http://atr.rollcall.com/poll-tierney-holds-wide-lead-in-democratic-primary/?dcz=

According to the poll, 83 percent of voters were familiar with Tierney, while just 15 percent had heard of Moulton. Of the voters familiar with Tierney, 59 percent viewed him favorably.

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    Blue Lab is currently working with three Massachusetts candidates, including Seth Moulton, who is challenging Representative John Tierney in one of the country’s most closely watched Democratic congressional primaries, and James Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a former Department of Agriculture official who is running as a Democrat for lieutenant governor.

  2. …and I think this poll is great news. Seth Moulton has a very attractive biography and not much else really.

    • But was not included in the poll. I would guess that if Moulton is in the high teens low twenties she has to be around zero percent.

      • Now we can look forward to her victimhood posts on FB about how the DCCC is conspiring against her.

      • She’s a former senatorial candidate and has some name recognition. I’d expect her to get at least 5% based on name recognition, being the only woman on the ballot, etc.

  4. I live in the district and I’m not voting for him. I didn’t vote for him the last time either. We can do so much better than this.

    • I live in the District and am proudly voting for John Tierney this November just as I did in November 2014. I don’t think there is anyone better and Seth Moulton offers nothing in comparison to Congressman Tierney.

    • and I will be proudly voting for Tierney based on his progressive voting record and deep ties that he has to constituents in this district. At the end of the day our Congressman is either going to be Tisei or Tierney and that is a very easy choice for me to make.

    • I will be voting for Tierney. Not because I have to, but because I want to. If I were a member of congress, my voting record would look like John Tierney’s. I also like that I see him at events around the district, even in non election years.

    • Okay. Your choices are Seth Moulton and Richard Tisei.

      Which one’s better?

      I’m not seeing one. That’s for sure.

      Tierney has been very strong for our district, people are very familiar with the him and they keep sending him back to DC. He must be doing something right.

  5. I was born,raised and have lived in the District for 63 years. I have been a Democratic activist for 53 years.
    I have called John friend for 20 years. I live across the street from Richard Tisei.

    My friends, believe me when I tell you, I know this District and I know the candidates, and none of them can hold a candle to John Tierney.

    John is a true progressive champion who fights every day
    for economic and social justice for all. I have been a gay rights activist for 30 years. John has be fighting with us from day one when we had few straight allies and it wasn’t easy to speak out. He’s no ‘Johnny come lately’ to all the liberal causes we believe in.

    I marched with John two years ago in the first District Gay Pride Parade and I will march with him again this year.

    I know John to be an honorable public servant and I call on all my friends in the progressive community to stand with him now.

    Fred Rich LaRiccia

    • There’s this commentator here named Fred
      With such a preference for blue over red
      _ It’ll interrupt naps
      _ With its shouting all caps
      That are audible here from my bed.

      • Good Fred’s trademark capital letters,
        often found in his commenting headers,
        _Are shouted with pride,
        _Not anger inside,
        They shouldn’t scare reading-in-bedders.

  6. If he is doing so well in the primary and Moulton’s line of attacks aren’t working it is a good sign for the general. I’d like to see current numbers on a general match-up with Tisei, but for now I am moving from skeptical to optimistic.

  7. Kbusch gave a tip of the hat
    For my shout out to John rat a tat

    So, remember my friends
    Ella Wilcox has said :

    “To sin by silence when we should protest
    makes cowards out of men.”

    Fred From Bed 🙂

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