As promised, Beat the Press tonight did a segment on NECN's decision, at the Ogo campaign's request, to evict us from the TV studio at the MA-05 debate last week. Here are my recollections from watching it -- I'll post video when it's … [Read more...]
SCHIP veto override is within reach. So yes, the result in MA-05 could affect it.
The vote in the House on SCHIP was 265-159. That's 18 votes short of the 2/3 majority needed to override the president's veto.But the Speaker and the Democratic leadership are making progress. According to the most recent report … [Read more...]
Tsongas repudiates remarks by Chet Atkins
Just in from the Tsongas campaign:Niki Tsongas released the following statement this morning concerning comments made by former Representative Chester Atkins as reported in the press today."I strongly disagree with what Chet Atkins said and … [Read more...]
MA-05: latest SurveyUSA poll shows no overall change in the last month
Finally, we have a poll. 457 likely voters. Survey dates: 10/8-10 (the UMass-Lowell debate was on 10/9). MoE: +/- 4.7%. Confidence: 95%.Candidate Now (Sept 11)Tsongas 51 (51)Ogonowski 42 (41)Murphy 4 (1)Hayes 2 … [Read more...]
I’ll be on Greater Boston’s “Beat the Press” (yes, you heard right) tomorrow
Remember that little incident where Charley and I got booted from the MA-05 debate at NECN, at the request of the Ogo campaign? Well, like any good tempest in a teapot, this one isn't going away. One of the segments in … [Read more...]
What’s up with the Police & Ogo?
Over at RMG, there is a post stating that the Lowell Police Patrolman's Union has endorsed Ogo. The post contains a blurb on the subject referred to as the "Ogonowski campaign's media advisory". Yet I can find no mention of this … [Read more...]
Breaking! Ogo blew off UMass-Lowell students to talk to Fox News
BMG News has learned that Jim Ogonowski was scheduled to talk to students in a UMass-Lowell class yesterday morning. But he cancelled literally at the last minute -- because Fox News called.Boy, talk about your misplaced … [Read more...]
Sun backs Tsongas; says of Ogo and SCHIP, “[w]e find his lack of candor on this issue troubling”
BMG matching challengeStrong words from the Lowell Sun in today's endorsement of Niki Tsongas for the MA-05 congressional seat. They're talking, of course, about Jim Idon'tknowski's bizarre refusal to disclose how he would vote on an … [Read more...]
MA-05 debate wrap-up: Niki the clear winner
Yes, of course I support Niki Tsongas. But regardless of who you're for, it's impossible not to declare Niki the winner of this debate. Ogo had a couple of real howlers tonight. First, he treated us to the continuation of … [Read more...]
MA-05 debate sorta-liveblog
Independent Patrick Murphy and Constitution Party guy Kevin Thompson started out talking about how both parties are broken. Ogo sounded startlingly similar. Interesting ... Kurt Hayes is doing the same thing. I think … [Read more...]