Now, I think any sensible reading of any poll or any financial report in the MA-05 race would say that Tsongas will be very tough to beat. That being said, what was up with 'BUR's Fred Thys' report for All Things Considered on the race? It … [Read more...]
Tsongas backs individual mandate as part of health care reform
Herewith an update to a post from a couple of days ago, in which I wondered whether Niki Tsongas, as part of her generally backing the Mass. health care strategy, supports a nationwide individual mandate. The Tsongas campaign responds … [Read more...]
Tsongas comes out swinging for the Massachusetts model of health care reform
At a "Nurses for Niki" event, 5th Congressional District candidate Niki Tsongas said the following:"I believe that we must provide guaranteed access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans, and we need it now," Tsongas … [Read more...]
Note to media on MA-05: Just cover the race.
Dick Howe sorry, Marie also notes the coverage of MA-05 as being defined as coverage of the Tsongas campaign. So we're not alone in noticing that the others have gotten short shrift from certainly the Globe, and as we noticed, the AP, which … [Read more...]
Hello, AP?
Well, this is just hard to explain, isn't it?Here's an article on MA-05 fundraising; and as we might expect, Niki Tsongas is in the lead. Somewhat less expected is Barry Finegold's strong showing. And as we've seen on BMG, in terms of 2nd … [Read more...]
What’s Experience Worth in the 5th CD?
Cross-posted at Marry in Massachusetts.The most candid about the experience issue was David O'Brien. He had never been elected to anything, but was redolent of politics, serving many years on the state and national Democratic committees. He … [Read more...]
The choice kerfuffle in MA-05
Curiouser and curiouser. As you probably know if you're following the MA-05 race, at a recent debate Jamie Eldridge questioned Barry Finegold about Finegold's co-sponsorship of a bill that would have required a 24-hour waiting period … [Read more...]
This is not a joke: Meehan to moderate MA-05 debate
Marty Meehan's going to moderate the last MA-05 debate before the primary, on August 27.Say what?Hasn't his wife already thrown in with one of the candidates?Don't you think he might be biased towards someone whom he thinks would carry on … [Read more...]
Barney Frank endorsing Tsongas today…
Fourth District Congressman Barney Frank today endorsed the candidacy of Niki Tsongas, dean of Middlesex Community College, for the U.S. Congress seat currently held by Marty Meehan. Rep. Meehan has announced that he will resign in … [Read more...]
MA-05 Health Care forum post-mortem
Well, I came out of the health care forum on Saturday pretty happy with our slate of candidates. The candidates were all essentially well-prepared, clear and forthcoming with their thoughts on health care. They did not avoid questions, they … [Read more...]
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