From WakeupAmerica;
The Obama campaign has confirmed they are shutting down their 11 North Dakota campaign offices and dispatching their staffers to other states such as Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Barack Obama has approximately 50 staffers in North Dakota in the hopes of being the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state since 1964, but with the latest polls showing McCain with a double digit lead in North Dakota, the Obama campaign has decided to pull out.
The Politico reports this is the third long-shot state the Obama campaign is pulling out of to focus on campaigning in states where he can be competitive.
According to Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe, "We have a lot of differing combinations to get to 270, and our strategic imperative is going to be ... to keep as many of those scenarios as possible alive" deep into October.
"It was announced previously the Obama campaign had pulled out of Georgia and Alaska.
This change in strategy comes as early voting is about to start in North Dakota and other states. Absentee voting may start as early as Thursday for North Dakota, according to the Associated Press.
The LA Times' Top of the Ticket states this will be the fourth state the Obama campaign is writing off being Idaho was deemed a Democratic write-off early in the campaign.
Posted by Susan Duclos at 11:09 AM
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Mass. GOP not conceding Bay State
Faithful beat drums for John McCain win
By Dave Wedge
Saturday, September 20, 2008
http://www.bostonherald.com
Pundits may say it’s a foregone conclusion that Barack Obama will win heavily Democratic Massachusetts in November, but Bay State Republicans are refusing to roll over and concede defeat, despite the staggering odds.
Citing a surge in the number of GOP volunteers, the state Republican Party is opening two new bunkers in Springfield and Plymouth to complement the Boston office, all of which will be used to support the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket.
“The grassroots support in Massachusetts for the McCain-Palin ticket is overwhelming,” said state GOP spokesman Barney Keller. “He’s still pretty popular here. People like him.”
McCain has a history of solid support in Massachusetts, including a crushing 32-point win over President Bush in the 2000 Republican primary. In this year’s Massachusetts GOP primary, McCain got more than 200,000 votes, or 40 percent, but lost to former Gov. Mitt Romney by 51,000.
“There’s no question John McCain’s long record of working across party lines appeals to Democrats, Republicans and independents in the Bay State,” said Jeff Grappone, New England communications director of McCain-Palin 2008. “If any Republican could win Massachusetts it would be John McCain.”
But Obama campaign spokeswoman Gannet Tseggai said, “Massachusetts voters know we can’t afford a third Bush term through John McCain, which is why we have staff, an office and thousands of volunteers in Massachusetts who are telling their friends and neighbors about Senator Obama’s plans to bring the change we need to Washington.”
Massachusetts, where half of all voters are registered independent, supported Ronald Reagan twice but has voted Democrat in every presidential election since.
Rep. Bradley H. Jones (R-N. Reading) called the Bay State McCain effort an “uphill climb,” but said a close race would “motivate” independents and Republicans.
“It may not lead to John McCain winning in Massachusetts, but it may lead to him certainly over-performing,” Jones said.
A recent Rasmussen survey showed Obama with a 15-point lead in the Bay State. An August poll by Suffolk University/7 News had Obama with an 11-point lead.
GOP strategist Rob Gray said “it’s not impossible” for McCain to win the Bay State but he thinks local GOP resources would go to better use in New Hampshire, a battleground state too close to call.
“While I’d love to say McCain could pull off an upset in Massachusetts, it’s not in the cards,” Gray said. “The reality is Massachusetts is extremely far out of reach for any Republican presidential candidate, even one who appeals to independents as much as McCain does.”
By Dave Wedge
Saturday, September 20, 2008
http://www.bostonherald.com
Pundits may say it’s a foregone conclusion that Barack Obama will win heavily Democratic Massachusetts in November, but Bay State Republicans are refusing to roll over and concede defeat, despite the staggering odds.
Citing a surge in the number of GOP volunteers, the state Republican Party is opening two new bunkers in Springfield and Plymouth to complement the Boston office, all of which will be used to support the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket.
“The grassroots support in Massachusetts for the McCain-Palin ticket is overwhelming,” said state GOP spokesman Barney Keller. “He’s still pretty popular here. People like him.”
McCain has a history of solid support in Massachusetts, including a crushing 32-point win over President Bush in the 2000 Republican primary. In this year’s Massachusetts GOP primary, McCain got more than 200,000 votes, or 40 percent, but lost to former Gov. Mitt Romney by 51,000.
“There’s no question John McCain’s long record of working across party lines appeals to Democrats, Republicans and independents in the Bay State,” said Jeff Grappone, New England communications director of McCain-Palin 2008. “If any Republican could win Massachusetts it would be John McCain.”
But Obama campaign spokeswoman Gannet Tseggai said, “Massachusetts voters know we can’t afford a third Bush term through John McCain, which is why we have staff, an office and thousands of volunteers in Massachusetts who are telling their friends and neighbors about Senator Obama’s plans to bring the change we need to Washington.”
Massachusetts, where half of all voters are registered independent, supported Ronald Reagan twice but has voted Democrat in every presidential election since.
Rep. Bradley H. Jones (R-N. Reading) called the Bay State McCain effort an “uphill climb,” but said a close race would “motivate” independents and Republicans.
“It may not lead to John McCain winning in Massachusetts, but it may lead to him certainly over-performing,” Jones said.
A recent Rasmussen survey showed Obama with a 15-point lead in the Bay State. An August poll by Suffolk University/7 News had Obama with an 11-point lead.
GOP strategist Rob Gray said “it’s not impossible” for McCain to win the Bay State but he thinks local GOP resources would go to better use in New Hampshire, a battleground state too close to call.
“While I’d love to say McCain could pull off an upset in Massachusetts, it’s not in the cards,” Gray said. “The reality is Massachusetts is extremely far out of reach for any Republican presidential candidate, even one who appeals to independents as much as McCain does.”
Whither goes the green line?
Medford awaits, debates decision on Route 16 stop
By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff September 21, 2008
Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford is a place where the urban and suburban converge - where car noise competes with the sound of the crickets at night, where traffic weaves along the river and skirts densely settled neighborhoods, where bottle caps and discarded scratch tickets mingle in the greenery of the parkway.
Near Medford's border with Somerville and Arlington, the parkway, also known as Route 16, passes under a graffiti-speckled railroad bridge that carries commuter-rail trains bound for Lowell and back. That spot may become the end point of a roughly 4-mile, $600 million extension of the Green Line from East Cambridge through Somerville and Medford.
Or it may not.
State officials will decide this fall whether to extend the Green Line just to College Avenue, amid Tufts University and thousands of students and staff eager for a link to Boston, or continue the tracks for another mile through the Medford Hillside to Mystic Valley Parkway, near a Whole Foods store and within a half-mile walk for nearly 10,000 residents of Medford, Somerville, and Arlington.
It's a choice that has divided Medford residents and reveals how they see their city of 56,000 - to some an urban-styled cousin of Cambridge and Somerville that would be improved by rapid transit, to others a fully formed suburban neighbor of Arlington and Winchester that is just fine without the Green Line's trolley cars.
To Ken Krause, stopping short of the Mystic Valley Parkway would be, well, short-sighted. "You get a chance to do something like this once in 100 years," he said recently.
Krause, who serves on a local committee advising the state on the project, highlighted the advantages of bringing the T all the way to the parkway: More commuters could use the line, reducing auto emissions. And putting the terminus on Route 16 would mean fewer motorists would head into Tufts.
That's not how Bob Kangas sees it. He spotted Krause leading a reporter through the area and emerged to offer a rebuttal. "He's pushing it. It's a special interest," said Kangas, who thinks the extra stop would pad the project cost, rattle adjacent houses, and attract more traffic to the neighborhood.
Nearly 20 years ago, the state committed to the Green Line project to avoid a lawsuit from the Conservation Law Foundation, which threatened to block the Big Dig if Massachusetts did not also make transit improvements. But it remained on a back burner for years, until pressure from the foundation, Somerville officials, and others brought it to the fore. Governor Deval Patrick and lawmakers have pledged full funding to complete the project by the end of 2014, even if the federal government doesn't pitch in.
"We're moving forward anyway, federal approval or not," said Wendy P. Stern, state undersecretary for transportation planning and program development. "But we do feel this project is worthy at the federal level for the green light."
State planners are at an important stage. In the spring, they revealed the placement and nature of most stations, but some critical questions remain unanswered: Where in Medford will the route end, and what will that stop look like? How do you branch the route to Union Square, where Somerville planners envision the second coming of Davis Square? And where in Somerville do you put the 24-hour, 11-acre maintenance yard that will serve the new cars on the extended Green Line?
Those answers, Stern said, will come in an environmental impact report that should be released by late October.
The report, which will be submitted for state and federal environmental review, will also answer other questions, like the expected impact on ridership, emissions, noise, drainage, and private property for the preferred route and alternatives. It will allow the state to enter the engineering stage next year and prepare for construction from 2011 through 2014, state officials said.
Medford officials are awaiting the report before taking a position on the College Avenue vs. Route 16 question.
"If there's a way of doing it that's not going to shake somebody's house off the foundation, make them smell the diesel, take their yard, and flood out their basement, then let's do it," said Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr., a Medford city councilor on the Green Line Extension Project Advisory Group. "But if it's going to really do a job on people, let's quit while we're ahead and stop it at College Avenue."
In Somerville, officials and residents have embraced the project from the start; in Medford, officials are lukewarm, residents divided. That's partly because some of Somerville's stops would go to commercial or industrial areas targeted for economic redevelopment, and Medford's would not. But it's also rooted in the geography, history, and demography of the cities, and the way residents perceive their communities.
"It's two different things, in many ways, for two different communities," said Dello Russo.
Somerville, long the densest city in New England, took shape around the rails more than a century ago, warrens of multifamily housing organized around commercial squares and served by local streetcars and rail lines that stopped en route to Boston.
But in the 20th century, planners stripped the transit stops, thrust in two elevated highways, and left the city reliant on buses and automobiles - even as the commuter trains that served outer suburbs still churned through daily.
In the mid-1980s, the MBTA returned one stop to Somerville, at Davis Square on the Red Line. Once run-down and boarded-up, Davis Square became a destination, jammed with colorful shops and restaurants and home to the city's priciest real estate.
Medford, as Green Line opponents especially note, is no Somerville. While the cities resemble each other in some places, they are essentially different.
Somerville is far more compact: It had 19,000 residents per square mile, according to the 2000 Census, while its neighbor had fewer than 7,000 per square mile. Nearly 40 percent of Medford's housing units were detached, single-family homes; in Somerville, the figure was less than 10 percent.
Although Medford in recent years has attracted home buyers seeking a more affordable version of Cambridge, it remains a place where second-generation immigrant families have obtained a share of suburbia, and where their children stay to raise their children.
And within Medford itself, there are different perspectives, often splitting along generational lines or time spent in Medford.
Krause is a freelance writer and editor who moved to Medford eight years ago. Kangas is a Korean War veteran who still refers to "Tufts College," despite a name change in 1955.
In August, the pro-transit Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance, of which Krause is a member, presented the City Council with a pro-Route 16 petition signed by 2,022 people from Medford and beyond.
At the same meeting, another organization, the Green Line Advisory Group of Medford, challenged the petition as unscientific and misrepresentative. That group has called for stopping at Tufts and putting the Medford extension underground.
"Arlington, Winchester, Stoneham [are] not welcoming the extension in their towns and cities, so it will stop in Medford," Jeanette Ciampi, a self-described Hillside advocate since 1962, said at the May meeting in which state officials revealed most station locations.
She asked them to spare her neighborhood.
David Rajczewski, an engineer who moved to the Hillside nine years ago, rose to speak soon after: "Build it, build it, build it - go, go, go."
By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff September 21, 2008
Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford is a place where the urban and suburban converge - where car noise competes with the sound of the crickets at night, where traffic weaves along the river and skirts densely settled neighborhoods, where bottle caps and discarded scratch tickets mingle in the greenery of the parkway.
Near Medford's border with Somerville and Arlington, the parkway, also known as Route 16, passes under a graffiti-speckled railroad bridge that carries commuter-rail trains bound for Lowell and back. That spot may become the end point of a roughly 4-mile, $600 million extension of the Green Line from East Cambridge through Somerville and Medford.
Or it may not.
State officials will decide this fall whether to extend the Green Line just to College Avenue, amid Tufts University and thousands of students and staff eager for a link to Boston, or continue the tracks for another mile through the Medford Hillside to Mystic Valley Parkway, near a Whole Foods store and within a half-mile walk for nearly 10,000 residents of Medford, Somerville, and Arlington.
It's a choice that has divided Medford residents and reveals how they see their city of 56,000 - to some an urban-styled cousin of Cambridge and Somerville that would be improved by rapid transit, to others a fully formed suburban neighbor of Arlington and Winchester that is just fine without the Green Line's trolley cars.
To Ken Krause, stopping short of the Mystic Valley Parkway would be, well, short-sighted. "You get a chance to do something like this once in 100 years," he said recently.
Krause, who serves on a local committee advising the state on the project, highlighted the advantages of bringing the T all the way to the parkway: More commuters could use the line, reducing auto emissions. And putting the terminus on Route 16 would mean fewer motorists would head into Tufts.
That's not how Bob Kangas sees it. He spotted Krause leading a reporter through the area and emerged to offer a rebuttal. "He's pushing it. It's a special interest," said Kangas, who thinks the extra stop would pad the project cost, rattle adjacent houses, and attract more traffic to the neighborhood.
Nearly 20 years ago, the state committed to the Green Line project to avoid a lawsuit from the Conservation Law Foundation, which threatened to block the Big Dig if Massachusetts did not also make transit improvements. But it remained on a back burner for years, until pressure from the foundation, Somerville officials, and others brought it to the fore. Governor Deval Patrick and lawmakers have pledged full funding to complete the project by the end of 2014, even if the federal government doesn't pitch in.
"We're moving forward anyway, federal approval or not," said Wendy P. Stern, state undersecretary for transportation planning and program development. "But we do feel this project is worthy at the federal level for the green light."
State planners are at an important stage. In the spring, they revealed the placement and nature of most stations, but some critical questions remain unanswered: Where in Medford will the route end, and what will that stop look like? How do you branch the route to Union Square, where Somerville planners envision the second coming of Davis Square? And where in Somerville do you put the 24-hour, 11-acre maintenance yard that will serve the new cars on the extended Green Line?
Those answers, Stern said, will come in an environmental impact report that should be released by late October.
The report, which will be submitted for state and federal environmental review, will also answer other questions, like the expected impact on ridership, emissions, noise, drainage, and private property for the preferred route and alternatives. It will allow the state to enter the engineering stage next year and prepare for construction from 2011 through 2014, state officials said.
Medford officials are awaiting the report before taking a position on the College Avenue vs. Route 16 question.
"If there's a way of doing it that's not going to shake somebody's house off the foundation, make them smell the diesel, take their yard, and flood out their basement, then let's do it," said Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr., a Medford city councilor on the Green Line Extension Project Advisory Group. "But if it's going to really do a job on people, let's quit while we're ahead and stop it at College Avenue."
In Somerville, officials and residents have embraced the project from the start; in Medford, officials are lukewarm, residents divided. That's partly because some of Somerville's stops would go to commercial or industrial areas targeted for economic redevelopment, and Medford's would not. But it's also rooted in the geography, history, and demography of the cities, and the way residents perceive their communities.
"It's two different things, in many ways, for two different communities," said Dello Russo.
Somerville, long the densest city in New England, took shape around the rails more than a century ago, warrens of multifamily housing organized around commercial squares and served by local streetcars and rail lines that stopped en route to Boston.
But in the 20th century, planners stripped the transit stops, thrust in two elevated highways, and left the city reliant on buses and automobiles - even as the commuter trains that served outer suburbs still churned through daily.
In the mid-1980s, the MBTA returned one stop to Somerville, at Davis Square on the Red Line. Once run-down and boarded-up, Davis Square became a destination, jammed with colorful shops and restaurants and home to the city's priciest real estate.
Medford, as Green Line opponents especially note, is no Somerville. While the cities resemble each other in some places, they are essentially different.
Somerville is far more compact: It had 19,000 residents per square mile, according to the 2000 Census, while its neighbor had fewer than 7,000 per square mile. Nearly 40 percent of Medford's housing units were detached, single-family homes; in Somerville, the figure was less than 10 percent.
Although Medford in recent years has attracted home buyers seeking a more affordable version of Cambridge, it remains a place where second-generation immigrant families have obtained a share of suburbia, and where their children stay to raise their children.
And within Medford itself, there are different perspectives, often splitting along generational lines or time spent in Medford.
Krause is a freelance writer and editor who moved to Medford eight years ago. Kangas is a Korean War veteran who still refers to "Tufts College," despite a name change in 1955.
In August, the pro-transit Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance, of which Krause is a member, presented the City Council with a pro-Route 16 petition signed by 2,022 people from Medford and beyond.
At the same meeting, another organization, the Green Line Advisory Group of Medford, challenged the petition as unscientific and misrepresentative. That group has called for stopping at Tufts and putting the Medford extension underground.
"Arlington, Winchester, Stoneham [are] not welcoming the extension in their towns and cities, so it will stop in Medford," Jeanette Ciampi, a self-described Hillside advocate since 1962, said at the May meeting in which state officials revealed most station locations.
She asked them to spare her neighborhood.
David Rajczewski, an engineer who moved to the Hillside nine years ago, rose to speak soon after: "Build it, build it, build it - go, go, go."
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
MegaVote for Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District
Recent Senate VotesNational Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 - Vote Agreed to (83-0, 17 Not Voting)The Senate voted to take up this bill authorizing defense spending for the next fiscal year.
Sen. Edward Kennedy voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Kerry voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Recent House VotesTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance - Vote Passed (376-29, 28 Not Voting)On Thursday the House voted to restore $8 billion to the Highway Trust Fund Account.
Rep. Edward Markey voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Upcoming VotesNational Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 - S.3001The Senate is expected to work more on this defense spending authorization bill.
National Capital Security and Safety Act - H.R.6842The House is scheduled to vote on this bill that would require the District of Columbia to revise its firearms laws to comply with a recent Supreme Court decision, while protecting security interests.
No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 - H.R.3036The House is also scheduled to vote on this bill intended to get more children to participate in outdoor activities.
Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - H.R.___The House is likely to vote on this energy bill that would allow most coastal states the option of off-shore drilling as close as 50 miles from their shores.
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Call To Action - Vote for Jeff Beatty September 16
Go Out and Vote For Jeff Beatty
Primary: TOMORROW September 16th
Please pass this on to a friend.
We need you to go out and vote for Jeff Beatty in the primary tomorrow.
It is important that you spread the word to cast a vote in this primary and support Jeff Beatty for U.S. Senate and every other Republican on the ballot.
Your support is vital over the next seven weeks to end the reign of John Forbes Kerry.
It’s also important for the good people in Middlesex County to write in the name of John Lambert Candidate for Register of Probate
Middlesex County .
Lets get Massachusetts and the country back on track!
Thank you for your support,
Joe Manzoli
Campaign Director
http://www.jeffbeatty.com/
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Crowley attends Republican National Convention
Medford Transcript - Medford,MA,USA
Medford resident Mark Crowley attended the Republican National Convention, representing the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District. He was among 40 delegates from across the state that travelled to St. Paul, Minn. from Sept. 1 to 4.
“For a fan of politics, a national convention is like the Oscars or the Olympics,” said Crowley. “From politicians to the media to the everyday citizen, everyone was excited to gather for this historic event.”
Delegates to the convention were elected by local registered members of the party. Republicans from the 7th Congressional District, spanning neighboring cities including Medford, Melrose, Arlington and Winchester, gathered at Medford City Hall this past April. Any interested individual in attendance could run and simply needed to make a three-minute speech on why they should be elected.
“At first I had no intention to run, but the night before the election my wife encouraged me,” said Crowley.
Much to his surprise, among the eight names in nomination, Crowley received the most votes from the nearly 100 Republicans in attendance. Also elected was a fellow Medford resident, Sarah Garland.
However, the 2008 RNC almost became the convention that never was, as Hurricane Gustav threatened New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Republican officials were concerned that holding a festive and partisan event would not be appropriate in light of the potential crisis facing their fellow citizens. Fortunately, the storm’s impact was much less severe than had been predicted.
“The first day was a shortened session,” said Crowley. “We were honored to have First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain speak, as they offered their prayers for the Gulf Coast and urged everyone to help in anyway they could”.
Delegates raised $1.2 million for the Red Cross that first day and assembled care packages for those displaced by the storm.
“It really felt good to help those in need. At times of crisis, politics need to be set aside and we all need to come together at Americans,” said Crowley.
The subsequent days of the convention normalized and as prominent speakers from the GOP, including former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, energized the delegates as they nominated John McCain for president and Sarah Palin for vice president.
“It’s incredible how much goes on behind the scenes,” said Crowley, who blogged each day about his experiences. “What you see on TV is quite choreographed, but the real action is on the floor and off camera. Delegates meet with those from all around the country to discuss issues.”
“It’s great to meet famous politicians in person, and to be interviewed by reporters,” added Crowley. “My friends kept calling me to say they saw me on CNN and the Daily Show.”
Interested in politics since attending high school in Melrose, Crowley has been active in the Republican Party for many years. He acknowledges that being a Republican in Massachusetts is a challenge, but also an opportunity. However, he has been working hard to raise the profile of the party and increase membership in the Medford Republican City Committee.
“Massachusetts has a reputation as the bluest of the Blue states, but over half of the registered voters in the state do not affiliate themselves with any party. I think people are willing to listen to good ideas from all candidates.”
Medford resident Mark Crowley attended the Republican National Convention, representing the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District. He was among 40 delegates from across the state that travelled to St. Paul, Minn. from Sept. 1 to 4.
“For a fan of politics, a national convention is like the Oscars or the Olympics,” said Crowley. “From politicians to the media to the everyday citizen, everyone was excited to gather for this historic event.”
Delegates to the convention were elected by local registered members of the party. Republicans from the 7th Congressional District, spanning neighboring cities including Medford, Melrose, Arlington and Winchester, gathered at Medford City Hall this past April. Any interested individual in attendance could run and simply needed to make a three-minute speech on why they should be elected.
“At first I had no intention to run, but the night before the election my wife encouraged me,” said Crowley.
Much to his surprise, among the eight names in nomination, Crowley received the most votes from the nearly 100 Republicans in attendance. Also elected was a fellow Medford resident, Sarah Garland.
However, the 2008 RNC almost became the convention that never was, as Hurricane Gustav threatened New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Republican officials were concerned that holding a festive and partisan event would not be appropriate in light of the potential crisis facing their fellow citizens. Fortunately, the storm’s impact was much less severe than had been predicted.
“The first day was a shortened session,” said Crowley. “We were honored to have First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain speak, as they offered their prayers for the Gulf Coast and urged everyone to help in anyway they could”.
Delegates raised $1.2 million for the Red Cross that first day and assembled care packages for those displaced by the storm.
“It really felt good to help those in need. At times of crisis, politics need to be set aside and we all need to come together at Americans,” said Crowley.
The subsequent days of the convention normalized and as prominent speakers from the GOP, including former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, energized the delegates as they nominated John McCain for president and Sarah Palin for vice president.
“It’s incredible how much goes on behind the scenes,” said Crowley, who blogged each day about his experiences. “What you see on TV is quite choreographed, but the real action is on the floor and off camera. Delegates meet with those from all around the country to discuss issues.”
“It’s great to meet famous politicians in person, and to be interviewed by reporters,” added Crowley. “My friends kept calling me to say they saw me on CNN and the Daily Show.”
Interested in politics since attending high school in Melrose, Crowley has been active in the Republican Party for many years. He acknowledges that being a Republican in Massachusetts is a challenge, but also an opportunity. However, he has been working hard to raise the profile of the party and increase membership in the Medford Republican City Committee.
“Massachusetts has a reputation as the bluest of the Blue states, but over half of the registered voters in the state do not affiliate themselves with any party. I think people are willing to listen to good ideas from all candidates.”
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
GOP challenger Jeff Beatty calls on John Kerry to return donations
By Associated Press
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Boston Herald
Local Politics
BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry’s GOP challenger is calling on him to return $111,000 he received in campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between 1989 and 2008.
Republican Jeff Beatty says the contributions show Kerry hasn’t been tough enough on oversight of the mortgage giants. Financial mismanagement led the government to take over the companies on Sunday.
A Kerry spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Kerry was number two on the list of top lawmakers who received campaign donations from the companies according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn. received the most, $133,900. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., came in third with $105,849.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Boston Herald
Local Politics
BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry’s GOP challenger is calling on him to return $111,000 he received in campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between 1989 and 2008.
Republican Jeff Beatty says the contributions show Kerry hasn’t been tough enough on oversight of the mortgage giants. Financial mismanagement led the government to take over the companies on Sunday.
A Kerry spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Kerry was number two on the list of top lawmakers who received campaign donations from the companies according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn. received the most, $133,900. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., came in third with $105,849.
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