[Hemingway's Ghost]

If you believe that Bush will win this election, then Golden will win his next election.

He represents a portion of the People's Republic of Brookline. While I applaud his bold stance, it's almost certainly political suicide.

[wideawake]

While I applaud his bold stance, it's almost certainly political suicide.

I have to disagree.

He knows his constituency better than we do. There are pockets of Bush support in Boston.

[HostileTerritory]

While I applaud his bold stance, it's almost certainly political suicide.

It wasn't political suicide when he endorsed Bush for President in 2000. :)

Golden's district is a big hodgepodge. The Brookline part is tiny and doesn't include the wealthy liberal areas that vote for Barney Frank and Ted Kennedy. His district is the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.

There are few voters in the district, because large numbers are students who don't know who their state rep. is or immigrants who don't have citizenship or don't care. Golden won his first primary by partnering with the Russian immigrants on housing issues and standing with them consistently. Ousting an incumbent Democrat in a primary is harder than moving boulders here in the People's Republic, so the libs in his district are too disorganized, too clueless, and too transient to do anything. Golden has excellent constituent services, the support of the House leadership, and good relations with the people who bother to vote. He's going to be in the House a long time.

He's liberal on the lunchbucket issues but with us (a rarity) on social issues. The endorsement will surprise no one who is into the political scene here, but maybe it will get some press among those who don't know more about Rep. Golden.