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And ad in yesterday's Boston Globe--and on the web, see link--by MA Senate candidate Jim Ogonowski heartily congratulates the man he's trying to unseat, John Kerry, on his ineffectiveness. The print ad asks people to send it to Kerry's HQ! "Congratulations John! It's been 9 years since you passed a bill on your own! Great job on being so ineffective!" The web ad shows a picture of a mansion on Nantucket (one of Kerry's five) along with Kerry windsurfing. A Heinz ketchup bottle marks the passage of time. Ogonowski ran against the widow of Paul Tsongas for Martin Meehan's congressional...

Tonight we could see a Republican elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Rob Willington, the executive director of the Massachusetts Republican Party is covering Election Day from the inside... Check it out and be the first to find out what's happening in this historic election!

Local Republicans and others got an opportunity to meet and chat with two candidates seeking office: Jim Ogonowski, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives and Jeff Beatty, candidate for U.S. Senate. Ogonowski is running for the seat previously held by Martin Meehan. Beatty will be running against John Kerry. State Sen. Bruce Tarr from Gloucester was also in attendance. Paul Avella introduced Ogonowski to the crowd. After a standing ovation, Ogonowski spoke about his roots in the Merrimack Valley. He explained that his family came to America from Poland. “I want to be clear, I am for immigration, but I...

Have you given to Jim Ogonowski yet? The Democrats are worried about this seat, and they should be. To be sure, Ogonowski is not the pure through and through conservative I'd like. But frankly guys, we can't expect that in places like Massachusetts if we want to get back in the majority. Sometimes, in some places, we have to accept that there are people to the left of us who still vote "R." I'm not saying I'd back Ogonowski if he were in Georgia or Texas or Missouri or even out in CA-04 where the incumbent Republican is to the...

Last week, a SurveyUSA/WBZ poll out of Boston caused a minor earthquake in the Massachusetts political universe. The race to replace liberal Congressman Marty Meehan was supposed to be a sleepy affair leading to a walk-in-the-park victory for Democrat Niki Tsongas, the well-known wife of the late Senator Paul Tsongas. So it came as quite a surprise when the poll showed Republican Jim Ogonowski, a farmer and veteran from the Merrimack Valley, within 10 points of Tsongas. Tsongas polled just 51 percent to Ogonowski's 41 percent. In any political environment, a win by Ogonowski on October 16th would be considered...