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Dick Morris to head Christy Mihos’ gov campaign
The Boston Herald ^ | Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | Thomas Grillo

Posted on 06/02/2009 9:32:22 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA

The consultant who helped Bill Clinton win the Arkansas governorship has joined the Christy Mihos campaign.

Dick Morris, a Fox News contributor and veteran of several campaigns, including former Massachusetts governors Bill Weld and Ed King, will oversee strategy, polling and advertising for Mihos, the first announced Republican candidate to challenge Gov. Deval Patrick.

(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: devalpatrick; dickmorris; gop; ma2010; mihos; obama; patrick; romney; toesucker

1 posted on 06/02/2009 9:32:23 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA
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To: raccoonradio

Raccoon, please feel free to ping the Howie list with this story.

Interesting. Looks like Christy is serious this time.


2 posted on 06/02/2009 9:34:11 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Is Deval Patrick running for re-election? Even if he is, does he have primary challengers?


3 posted on 06/02/2009 9:37:02 PM PDT by DanZanRyu
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To: Clintonfatigued; Impy

Ping


4 posted on 06/02/2009 9:37:15 PM PDT by Norman Bates
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To: DanZanRyu

I don’t know on either question.

There has been rumors of the state treasurer, Tim Cahill(D) running. He’d be somewhat of an improvement over Coupe Deval. But he’s still a D.


5 posted on 06/02/2009 9:39:33 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: GOPsterinMA

I wonder if Tom Riley will run again. The Kennedy group played some dirty tricks to move him out of the way and make room for Deval.


6 posted on 06/02/2009 9:43:40 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: DanZanRyu
Is Deval Patrick running for re-election? Even if he is, does he have primary challengers?

He says he is...and there are rumblings of challengers because Deval has less than 50% support among democrats and even less among the general electorate. I'm not sure why...something about tax increases, property tax relief that never materialized, an explosion in government expansion that included a bevy of made-up jobs and high salaries for Deval's campaign workers and friends.

I'm surprised by this Dick Morris story...he's sleazy, though, and that will probably bring him success in Massachusetts politics.
7 posted on 06/02/2009 9:48:28 PM PDT by LostInBayport (I hope the Supreme Court overturns Sotomayor's incompetent 'opinion' in Ricci as hearings begin...)
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To: LostInBayport
Is Deval Patrick running for re-election? Even if he is, does he have primary challengers?

His base of support is public employee hacks who get jobs through nepotism and by moon-bats. We have plenty of both.

8 posted on 06/02/2009 10:34:46 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: GOPsterinMA
Christy Mihos is a slug. He knew he could not win the last election so he acted as a spoiler and prevented Mit Romneys former running mate from attaining the position. The result = Cadilac Duval got elected.

Christy Mihos only cares about Christy Mihos.

9 posted on 06/02/2009 11:18:10 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (tot)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Bump for later reading.


10 posted on 06/02/2009 11:46:52 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: GOPsterinMA; Andonius_99; Andy'smom; Antique Gal; Big Guy and Rusty 99; bitt; Barset; ...

sure will, thanks.
Howie list ping


11 posted on 06/02/2009 11:49:08 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: Jmouse007
Christy Mihos only cares about Christy Mihos.

You got that right.

12 posted on 06/03/2009 4:06:23 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Nepolean fries the idea powder)
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To: GOPsterinMA

She’s doomed.


13 posted on 06/03/2009 4:07:33 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur

Christy is a guy.


14 posted on 06/03/2009 8:44:28 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Dick Morris and Christy Mihos, that’s, ahem, an interesting combination.


15 posted on 06/03/2009 8:45:06 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: rockabyebaby
Christy is a guy.

Then he's doomed.

16 posted on 06/03/2009 9:55:38 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Jmouse007

Slick Willard prevented a Republican from succeeding him. Mihos was a mere gnat.


17 posted on 06/03/2009 11:36:52 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Clintonfatigued; AuH2ORepublican; rabscuttle385; campaignPete R-CT; Impy; ...

Until the MA GOP drives out the remaining leftists keeping it in its current state of advanced decomposition (it’s been dead since 2006) and works on winning offices from the bottom-up with fresh Conservatives (students and other Conservative activists that have either been shut out of the party or have currently given up on the political process), trying to win the Governorship is a pointless and worthless exercise. With a 90% rodent/10% rodent-agent RINO legislature, they’d only be an impotent figurehead.


18 posted on 06/03/2009 11:42:30 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Non-Sequitur

LOL, yep, he is!


19 posted on 06/03/2009 12:19:10 PM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; raccoonradio; nutmeg; GQuagmire
What you say makes all the sense in the world. But, with the makeup of the state, a RINO is about the best us Mass-holes can hope for. I actually hope Carl Howell (Libertarian) runs again, she'd get my vote. The MA state GOP is a frigging mess, for sure - they should fold into the Libertarian party.

Mitt (yes him) did try to run candidates in 2004, and all of them lost. And the long time moderate Democrats (Marie Parente for example) have been defeated as well in primaries the last couple elections. So as a whole, the electorate has taken a sharp turn to the left in the candidates they elect.

It comes down to voting for the person that will do us the least amount of harm. In this state, a RINO that I agree with 20% of the time is better than scum like Coupe Deval, who not only do I disagree with 100% of the time, but, would rip the teeth out of my mouth and give them to an illegal alien if he could.

Honestly, this state is lost. The rest of NE, with the exception of maybe NH and the governorship of RI is toast. The only Republicans than can even dream of winning are, unfortunately, RINO’s. And at this point even that's extremely iffy. It takes a colossal failure like Coupe Deval to even make it a possibility for any Republican to win, which in itself is again, sad. And to think the American Revolution started here.

20 posted on 06/03/2009 12:50:00 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: ladyjane

Mr. Palfrey Street in Watertown. Ugh, he’s terrible.


21 posted on 06/03/2009 12:52:57 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: Jmouse007

Well he did take down “Slim” Jane Swift, so that was good. Muffy would have lost anyway.

Christy does suck, but compared to Coupe Deval, I take him 7 days a week.

Who else is there? Charles Baker, who is heading up the heath insurance BS? I’ll pass.


22 posted on 06/03/2009 12:56:07 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: rockabyebaby

Dickie Toes likes women. I think Christy is married to a woman. At this time, in this state, ANYTHING is an improvement over Coupe.

I’d take a tri-sexual alien from the planet Zoork if it was conservative (or moderate) at this point.


23 posted on 06/03/2009 12:59:40 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: GOPsterinMA

LOL, I agree, hell, a freakin’ tree stump is better than what we have now!


24 posted on 06/03/2009 1:07:48 PM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Deval being Axelrod’s guy, I assume the Won will spend a lot of time in MA campaigning for Deval?


25 posted on 06/03/2009 1:13:06 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Oh no, I forgot about that...sh*t, I can see motorcades further fowling up traffic.

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.


26 posted on 06/03/2009 1:21:11 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: rockabyebaby

Amen, Amen, Amen!!! My computer might explode as I type this, but this ass clown makes Du-kucka look better by comparison. And that’s REALLY hard to do, as you know.


27 posted on 06/03/2009 1:24:24 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Norman Bates; fieldmarshaldj; DanZanRyu; Arizona Carolyn

Cahill would be be nuts not to primary Deval Patrick.

“Dick Morris”

Too bad, he’ll have less time to be a pundit.


28 posted on 06/03/2009 4:54:42 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: Impy

True - if it weakens Coupe for the general election. Otherwise he’ll (Cahill) most likely win if he takes Coupe out in the [rimary.

I’ll take RINO Christy over any Dem, although Cahill would be an improvement over Coupe.


29 posted on 06/03/2009 5:02:00 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Keep supporting RINOs and the problems will never be solved. As I said, there’s literally NO point for a Republican of any stripe to be Governor of MA until such time there are enough Republicans to sustain a veto in the legislature.


30 posted on 06/03/2009 5:44:07 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Why do you say that? I think he’s honest which is more than you can say about most MA politicians.

Do you think Deval is better? I don’t.


31 posted on 06/03/2009 7:13:03 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: ladyjane
Howie Carr refers to him as “Unfortunately” as in “Unfortunately he can't do anything”. He let many things slide. Howie used to have plenty of stuff on his website. Look at the tax evader he picked to be Lt. Gov.

Again, compared to the fart that's in there now, sure he looks better, sort of like how Jimmy Carter looks better than Barry. It still doesn't change the fact they royally suck, some suck worse than others. I'd pick Cahill if I have to pick a Democrat.

32 posted on 06/03/2009 7:20:20 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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To: Impy

Dick Morris comes off to me as a kind of political savant. I’d bet he can take on Mihos’s campaign with little impact to his punditry.


33 posted on 06/03/2009 8:20:08 PM PDT by Norman Bates
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To: Norman Bates

I’m amazed he’s like a quasi-conservative now.


34 posted on 06/03/2009 11:39:17 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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