Posted on 12/03/2013 9:07:29 PM PST by massmike
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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