Send me a link to the Pubbie running against Frank and I’ll take a look.
Earl Sholley is a Republican running against Frank. He ran last time too -- and Barney apparently considered him enough of a credible candidate that he ran lots of TV ads! Sholley didn't have the money to counter. I heard Sholley on Howie Carr's show last time, and I thought he sounded really good. You can check his stand on the issues at the link above.
I heard there's another Republican running, but only heard it once and don't recall the name.
Scott Brown carried Barney's district -- narrowly, but still!