Well, we cetainly have been studying Wikipedia since early this morning.
One bit of trivia I found was when Mumbles was challanged on his promise to only run for two terms as Boston’s mayor. As he announced for a third term, he clarified his promise to only run two times “in each century.”
I wonder what excuse he’ll use next time, assuming he’s still alive?
For some reason, the name Mel King comes to mind in answer to Howie Carr’s obscure reference to the 1996 congressional race. I’ll keep looking.
Interesting about Menino...when you asked about Mumbles in 96 I went off on a tangent about Menino opponents etc.; oops, getting back to that 96 race...not sure who Joe K rang against:
(Ray Flynn):
>>Following his service as ambassador, Flynn ran unsuccessfully for Massachusetts’s 8th congressional district seat that was being vacated by Joseph Patrick Kennedy II in 1998.
Joe Kennedy:
>>In 1986, incumbent Democrat and Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, who had held 8th Congressional district seat since 1953, announced his retirement. Kennedy decided to run for the seat, which his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, had held from 1947 to 1953. The Democratic nomination was contested by a number of well-known Democrats including State Senator George Bachrach and State Representative Mel King. However, Kennedy garnered endorsements from The Boston Globe and the retiring O’Neill. Kennedy won the primary with 53%. He won the general election with 72% of the vote. He won re-election in 1988 (80%), 1990 (72%), 1992 (83%), 1994 (99%), and 1996 (84%).