Posted on 12/03/2013 9:07:29 PM PST by massmike
Ho - hum. Another day, another pro-family Republican congressional candidate being thrown under the bus by the GOP establishment. But this time it's especially upsetting because this is a special election -- next Tuesday, Dec. 10 -- against a particularly odious radical Democrat.
You may recall that in the 2012 general election, the national (and local Massachusetts) Republican establishment put considerable financial resources behind Richard Tisei, a pro-abortion "out" homosexual activist RINO Republican running for Congress, who unsuccessfully tried to unseat the Democrat incumbent, John Tierney (a political hack who might have been defeated by a good candidate).
That was the 6th District. This month there's a special election (an open seat) in the neighboring 5th District. But this time the Republican is a pro-family conservative running against a very radical Democrat, and the Republican establishment seems to be staying as far away as possible.
Katherine Clark, a state Senator, is the Democrat in the race. She won a seven-candidate primary in October. If elected, Clark would likely be the most radical Massachusetts member of Congress since Barney Frank -- maybe even worse.
According to Clark's campaign literature that we've seen:
Says she'll fight against the Republican "war on women."
Is solidly pro-abortion. Funded by Emily's List. Will fight for continued public funding for Planned Parenthood.
Will strongly support "LGBT rights." Was endorsed by MassEquality.
Pro-gun control. Says she "will work to end the NRA's stranglehold on Congress."
In past elections, she's also been endorsed by the ultra-left Democratic Socialists of America.
Clark's Republican opponent is Frank Addivinola, a lawyer, college instructor, and businessman. He easily won a 3-candidate primary, and is widely liked by GOP grassroots activists. He is pro-life, pro-family, pro-traditional marriage, and is also strong on a range of conservative issues. He wouldn't exactly be a conservative firebrand, though. He told us that he would not vote to impeach Barack Obama, which is annoying but no different from most of the other Republicans in the US House. As a campaigner, he is quite articulate and has been a very hard worker going across the district.
First Column is Obama 2012, then Romney, 3rd and 4th columns are the 2008 numbers. Yes, it is the second worse.
MA-01 Neal, Richard (D) 64.0 34.3 64.1 33.7
MA-02 McGovern, Jim (D) 58.7 39.2 60.4 37.5
MA-03 Tsongas, Niki (D) 56.9 41.4 58.8 39.4
MA-04 Kennedy, Joe (D) 57.1 41.3 60.4 37.9
MA-05 Bitch, New (D) 65.2 33.1 66.2 32.1
MA-06 Tierney, John (D) 54.7 43.9 56.9 41.4
MA-07 Capuano, Mike (D) 82.5 15.6 81.9 16.7
MA-08 Lynch, Stephen (D) 57.8 40.8 57.9 40.5
MA-09 Keating, Bill (D) 55.5 43.1 57.8 40.6
As Auh2orepublican says 4, 5 and 8 (only when popular Lynch retires) are also within the realm of possibility. 2, probably not. 1, 5 and 7, no way.
Though what’s her name, the pregnant Governor chick, came close to winning the old CD-1 as late as 1996, that used to be the most Republican part of the state long held by pro-life but otherwise liberal RINO Silvio Conte, but I don’t think we’re gonna recover any strength in that area, what the hell happened anyway? It’s like Vermont now.
“As Auh2orepublican says 4, 5 and 8 (only when popular Lynch retires) are also within the realm of possibility. 2, probably not. 1, 5 and 7, no way.”
3, 4, and 8, I meant.
Areas that once used to be the most Republican in the state are now close to being the most Democrat. It's the hippies and activists and trust fund kids who moved in. Also, cities like Pittsfield are in pretty bad shape because of deindustrialization.
FWIW: I happened to see the Globe's article about the special election yesterday. They mentioned twice in the course of a short article that Addivinola actually lived in the city of Boston outside the district -- not really something they ever brought up when it came to the Kennedys -- and also mentioned once or twice that he'd already run for office two or three times before .
Yes, Swift. She who was forced out in favor of Romney.
In 1996 she took 47% against John Olver.
Since then the high water mark is 35% in 2010.
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=469
Now since the last remap where the state lost a seat, Springfield is in the district and a lot of what was in it is now in the 2nd.
https://malegislature.gov/Images/RedistrictingImageGalleryContent/40.jpg
That’s the 2002-2010 map.
https://malegislature.gov/Images/ProposedRedistrictingMaps/18.jpg
And the new one
i don’t know what the Berkshire area used to be like ... yeah it is like VT now ... maybe the MassPike allows commuters to Albany and the train station in Millerton, NY ain’t too far away ... so some may commute to NYC.
Litchfield County, CT is full of commuters who use that commuter train to NYC .... turned the western part of the county liberal.
And what did the Congregational Church used to be like 30 years ago?
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