Remember how Gabriel Gomez, last year's failed Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, seemed to take "running for office" literally? GOP candidate for lieutenant governor Karyn Polito is following in his wasted footsteps, and complaining … [Read more...]
Your Headline of the Day, Courtesy Gabriel Gomez
The incoherence strikes back. h/t Dave Weigel … [Read more...]
California Polluting Energy Heir Wasted $1.5 Million Fighting Ed Markey
John Jordan, heir to a polluting energy fortune who now runs his family's California vineyard, decided to dump $1.5 million into trying to defeat Ed Markey in the special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Markey won by 10 points, a … [Read more...]
Nate Silver weighs in today on Markey-Gomez
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...]
If Gabriel Gomez Supports ENDA, Why Doesn’t He Say So Publicly?
Today Washington Blade claims that "Gabriel Gomez endorses ENDA", the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Congressman Ed Markey and Mr. Gomez are vying for the U. S. Senate seat recently vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry. In … [Read more...]
Latest poll: Did Markey’s lead really ‘shrink’?
"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...]
How The Senatorial Candidates Showed Their Pride In Boston
While Democratic candidate Congressman Ed Markey was marching in the Boston Pride Parade with Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman Joe Kennedy, state Representative Linda Dorcena Forry, Barney Frank, NBA veteran Jason Collins and a … [Read more...]
Make Gabriel Gomez Work For His Photo Op At Boston Pride Today
Gabriel Gomez says that he'll be "dropping by the Boston Pride Festival in Boston (City Hall Plaza) at 3:00 pm" today. He apparently still hasn't figured out (or is uninterested in recognizing) that marriage equality isn't the only … [Read more...]
Markey-Gomez poll roundup
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...]
Gomez Can’t Be Trusted to Stand Up for Women
For voters who care about women’s health – i.e. the vast majority of Massachusetts voters – it is telling and deeply troubling to see Senator Mitch McConnell step into the U.S. Senate race. Senator McConnell has led his party’s efforts on … [Read more...]