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Left in Lowell Endorses Eileen Donoghue for State Senate

June 1, 2010 By lynne

Ever since we've been watching Lowell politics, we've observed that there are not only two (or more) "factions" on local issues, but two types of Councilors. Old school councilors are lifetime citizens, who have many familial and personal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, donoghue, lowell, state-senate

MA-05 hits the NY Times op-ed page

September 1, 2007 By David

On today's NYT op-ed page, Gail Collins gives her whimsical take on the Mass. 5th (reg. req'd).This primary -- an almost sure ticket to a safe Congressional seat -- is going to be held on the day after Labor Day. There is an old saying that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, ma-05, tsongas

MA-05: a Donoghue surge?

August 30, 2007 By David

The polling is in.  Niki Tsongas still holds a fairly commanding, though basically unchanged, portion of the electorate: she's got 40%, up from 38% two weeks ago.  The big news, though, is Eileen Donoghue, who has jumped from a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, ma-05, tsongas

MA-05 candidates clash on experience

August 28, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Dick Howe's got a rundown of the final debate between the MA-05 candidates. Eileen Donoghue is making a run at Niki Tsongas' experience -- portraying herself as a seasoned public servant and Tsongas as, well, a political wife who didn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, eldridge, finegold, ma-05, miceli, ogonowski, tsongas

Note to media on MA-05: Just cover the race.

July 17, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Dick Howe sorry, Marie also notes the coverage of MA-05 as being defined as coverage of the Tsongas campaign. So we're not alone in noticing that the others have gotten short shrift from certainly the Globe, and as we noticed, the AP, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ap, donoghue, eldridge, finegold, globe, ma-05, massachusetts, miceli, oganowski, tsongas, woodlief

Hello, AP?

July 16, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Well, this is just hard to explain, isn't it?Here's an article on MA-05 fundraising; and as we might expect, Niki Tsongas is in the lead. Somewhat less expected is Barry Finegold's strong showing. And as we've seen on BMG, in terms of 2nd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ap, donoghue, eldridge, finegold, ma-05, massachusetts, oganowski, tsongas

Donoghue on health care

July 7, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

I'm reminded of an excellent roundtable discussion at TAPPED, outlining what a decent set of health care priorities would look like. There was some thought that the tie should be cut between employer and coverage. I have to agree with that, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, health-care, ma-05, massachusetts

What’s Experience Worth in the 5th CD?

July 6, 2007 By massmarrier

Cross-posted at Marry in Massachusetts.The most candid about the experience issue was David O'Brien. He had never been elected to anything, but was redolent of politics, serving many years on the state and national Democratic committees. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 5th-cd, congress, donoghue, eldridge, frinegold, meehan, miceli, ogonowski, progressive, special-election, tsongas

This is not a joke: Meehan to moderate MA-05 debate

June 6, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Marty Meehan's going to moderate the last MA-05 debate before the primary, on August 27.Say what?Hasn't his wife already thrown in with one of the candidates?Don't you think he might be biased towards someone whom he thinks would carry on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, eldridge, ma-05, meehan, miceli, tsongas

MA-05 Health Care forum post-mortem

June 4, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Well, I came out of the health care forum on Saturday pretty happy with our slate of candidates. The candidates were all essentially well-prepared, clear and forthcoming with their thoughts on health care. They did not avoid questions, they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, eldridge, finegold, health-care, ma-05, miceli, tsongas

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