Q: You are the youngest candidate in the field, and you have just over two terms as a State Rep.That's right, just beginning my third term.Q: Do you think you have the experience necessary to be a congressman?I do, and it's interesting, the … [Read more...]
MA-05: TOL Interview with Candidate Eileen Donoghue
[Here I go, cross posting again, but I did promise to put any TOL interview with candidates into a user post.]Once again, Jim has come through (and in record time!) with the audio download of my interview this morning with Lowell City … [Read more...]
MA-05: Tsongas’ poll says she’s winning
The Lowell Sun is reporting that Nikki Tsongas' internal polling shows she is leading. It was conducted by Deval Patrick's polling firm Kiley & Company.Fifth Congressional District candidate Niki Tsongas is encouraged by a recent … [Read more...]
Entering the Fifth Year of War in Iraq
Here is the statement I put out on this country entering the 5th year in the war in Iraq.Today is another sad and heart-breaking day for our country and a local family living with the almost unbearable sacrifices that come with war. Four … [Read more...]
Pitfalls of Identity Politics
I've never been a fan of voting based on demographic identifiers, meaning I won't vote for somebody just because they are the so-called "minority candidate", the "woman candidate", the "gay candidate", etc. What's more important, especially … [Read more...]
MA-05 Special Election: Start the Clock Now
However we must be sure that the letter of resignation is genuine. The Congressman does have a history of writing non-genuine letters of resignation.Meehan campaigned fiercely on the importance of term limits in 1992. On the House … [Read more...]
More bad news about predatory lenders
I was reading this article in the Globe today about increasing foreclosure rates in Massachusetts, fueled by subprime lending to low-income, minority communities. How terrible!http://www.boston.co...I hope to start volunteering for Jamie … [Read more...]
MA-05 and BMG
It's looking like there is going to be a lot of content on BMG over the next several weeks relating to the 5th District congressional race. Several of the candidates have already posted here, as have numerous BMGers from both inside … [Read more...]
5th District Candidates’ Ages
How old are the candidates in the Democratic primary?33: State Representative James Eldridge35: Former Lancaster Selectman Stephen Kerrigan36: State Representative Barry Finegold53: Former Lowell Mayor Eileen Donoghue53: Sheriff James … [Read more...]
My Interview with Niki Tsongas
[Crossposted from my blog Left in Lowell as promised.]My Thinking Out Loud interview with Niki Tsongas, candidate for the special election for 5th Middlesex, is online at Community Connections.This interview joins a previous one with … [Read more...]