This afternoon I had the opportunity to ask Republican senatorial candidate Gabriel Gomez his views on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA; S 815), which is expected to come up for a vote in the Senate in July. Mr. Gomez, who is … [Read more...]
Gabriel Gomez Chooses Anti-Equality Karyn Polito as Star Attraction
What should voters make of a candidate for U. S. Senate who uses an anti-equality former state legislator to entice women to work his campaign phone bank? Gabriel Gomez is the Republican candidate running against U. S. Rep. Ed Markey … [Read more...]
Gomez disparages Rep. Markey’s years in Congress while using 31-year Congressman McCain to raise funds
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 … [Read more...]
Why is Gabriel Gomez Running?
We know that Gabriel Gomez can run, because Rep. Ed Markey's Republican opponent for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts spends a fair amount of his campaign time participating in road races. Based on photos posted to his campaign … [Read more...]
Gomez Puts Personal Profit Over Protecting Massachusetts
Gabriel Gomez's incoherence on climate science and energy policy makes a lot more sense once you take a deeper dive into his personal finances, as Joshua Israel did at ThinkProgress: A ThinkProgress review of Gomez’s personal financial … [Read more...]
Why Just Beating Gabriel Gomez Isn’t Enough
Now that the initial ripple of concern than ran through the Democrats after the (to be fair), decisive and something-of-a-surprise Gabriel Gomez victory in the Republican primary, a new ripple of confidence has come over the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Why Some Independent Voters Think the Massachusetts Democrats are the New York Yankees of Politics, and Why They’re Wrong
There is one factor that heavily favors Gabriel Gomez among some independent voters: he isn't a Democrat. While it's impossible for most Massachusetts Democrats to understand, there are people who are just sick of seeing us win all the … [Read more...]
Gabriel Gomez is Completely Incoherent on Climate & Energy
Gabriel Gomez, the Republican opponent of Democrat Ed Markey in the U.S. Senate special election to fill John Kerry's seat in Massachusetts, is working hard to be all things to all people, and nowhere is that more evident than his positions … [Read more...]
Some Internet history via Gabriel Gomez
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...]
It’s Time For Senate Candidate Gabriel Gomez To Take A Stand On ENDA
Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA05) each won their U.S. Senate primaries in Massachusetts on Tuesday. While Rep. Markey is well known as a longtime, rock-solid supporter of LGBT equality, Mr. Gomez has remained … [Read more...]