I am proud of the steps we have taken in Congress to build on the successes of the suffrage movement and further level the playing for women. But the progress we've made over the past few years is in jeopardy. The healthcare reform … [Read more...]
Thank you for your support!
If we're going to keep our country moving forward-creating jobs, looking out for consumers and small businesses, and making sure we honor our veterans and keep our troops safe, we cannot taking anything for granted in this election. I will … [Read more...]
Video Message from Niki
This morning I recorded a video message about what we've accomplished together and the campaign moving forward. Here is the clip. As always, you can connect with the campaign through Facebook, Twitter,NikiTsongas.com and our Act Blue page. … [Read more...]
Taking nothing for granted
But national Republicans are not going away-they're going to put up a fight this year and there is nothing they won't say to get ahead. They have even gone so far as to say (based on a misinterpreted quote in the Times article) that I … [Read more...]
The CHIP that’s a wedge
Yes indeed, with a big assist from a "mule-headed" President, the Democrats have indeed figured out that kids' health care is a.) really popular, and b.) a shillelagh with which to pound the GOP in 2008:Robert Blendon, a professor of … [Read more...]
House’s SCHIP override attempt fails
Just watched it on C-Span. The vote was 273-156. A few votes switched (the vote to pass the bill was 265-159), but the House was still about a dozen votes short.Disappointing, but not unexpected. Look for a revised bill to … [Read more...]
MA-05: It wasn’t that great.
Regarding Tuesday night's results, I had a rather intemperate post ready to go early Wednesday, and the further analysis here, by David and others, gave me pause. But I just can't shake the conclusion that it shouldn't have … [Read more...]
More MA-05: what about the Dems who voted in the primary but didn’t vote for Niki yesterday?
As David Bernstein points out, there were some Democratic voters who showed up for the primary, but who either stayed home or jumped ship for the general. The total number of votes in the Democratic primary was 55,517. But … [Read more...]
Purple 5th
In the spirit of various Purple America maps that followed the 2000 and 2004 elections I have created a Purple 5th map that shows the towns of the fifth district in various shades:Sorry the town names are hard to read. … [Read more...]
Niki Tsongas will be seated in time for the SCHIP override vote
Excellent news just in from the Tsongas campaign:Congresswoman-elect Niki Tsongas will be sworn in tomorrow morning approximately between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. in Washington, DC at the U.S. Capitol. Secretary of State William Galvin … [Read more...]
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