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I like his political positions, but it will be a tough sell, particularly given the fact that it was a close race in 2012 against Tisei despite Obama's coattails.

EDIT: I mean I like Tierney's position.

And to no Democrats besides Moulton. "What do they know about Moulton that Moulton is not telling us?" Says the ad.

That made me think about how many times I've seen Moulton's ad--a lot and more than any other candidate so far, even the gubernatorials.

A woman who tried to get into that race claimed she was muscled out. I glanced at one of the stories but did not delve into it. I think the gist was that Moulton was the Chosen One as far as the Party was concerned. If so, seems ironic that he also seems to be the Chosen One of a Republican PAC.

Either that, or the ad is bs.

There are 4 candidates in this primary (including diFranco). This is not my district (Neal), so I do not get to see the ads.

And yes, I suspect Tisei would prefer Moulton as well.

Tierney's opponent.

I am in Lynch's district but have been seeing the ads.

I like Tierney's politics, too, a lot. But, it's very hard for me to believe that he had no clue what his wife was doing. I am glad I am not in his district and don't have to make that particular voting decision.

I prefer Capuano to Lynch, but I don't have to use too many clothespins to hold my nose while I vote for Lynch, either.

Voting for Tierney here.

I think I agree with you about Moulton. The PAC donated to something like 63 Republicans and no Dems other than Moulton? Come on.

And the only thing his ad talks about is Congressional pay. (Apparently, he never read what the Constitution says about Congressional pay. I was going to email his campaign about that when I first heard his ad. Glad I never did.)

I think the media endorsements may just carry Moulton to victory. Mass Dems seem to put a lot of stock in Globe endorsements.

They kept trying to convince me that because all the "corporate" media endorsed Moulton, he was the right guy. I despise every paper in MA so that didn't convince me of anything. I'm satisfied with Tierney so will stick with him.

Hubby worked the polls this morning down in Salem and he said mostly republicans were showing up to vote and not many at that. Very poor turnout so far. My guess is that whoever wins this will win it between 4 and 8 pm when most voters go to the polls. It will be a giant suckdom if Moulton wins. What a crap thing to do to another democrat.

come along. I thought they were trying to take a break and were sorry to see me ambling in, but, no, they were dying for someone to come along. Three more people came in while I was filling out my ballot by hand. Whoopie!

I heard something like 15% turnout is expected--and that's 15% of registered voters, not 15% of adults eligible to register. That is appalling, IMO.

During the Bush years, I asked the census bureau which percentage of Americans eligible to vote were registered to vote. They said they didn't collect that info. I should have realized that, I guess, but who remembers census questions?

They'll bitch and moan about their choices in the general election but sit out the crucial primaries when they actually have a choice who runs against whom. These primaries are so frigging important, yet there was no one at the polls when I voted around noon.

I guarantee that once a republican gets voted in come November, everyone will be up in arms wondering how this happened. Meanwhile, they're home today doing whatever. Lazy fucks.

A lot of people on my ballot were running unopposed. Maybe that's why a lot of people in my precinct did not bother. If it's any comfort, the empty room where I voted was empty of both Republicans and Democrats. So, you can look at it that only Democrats showed up.

I'm mostly concerned about Tierney. He's done so much for us over the years.

THAT is a huge reason to show up for a primary.

In my district, Lynch ran unopposed, which was okay with me. So did a bunch of others.

Every election, it's the same thing...."he's fighting for his political life" is all over the news. GOP pours millions into the state to unseat him. Now this clown comes along and divides the vote. Idiot.

DINOs are one thing, but actual Republicans, posing as Democrats? Ugh!

But all he needs is 51%.

Wake me when it's over, lol

I can't vote for Mouton. No way in hell!

Sorry for all of us, but mostly for the people in your district.

I wanted to post that as soon as you posted, but my computer froze for some reason. And then I thought it died.

Anyway, we can only hope that either his delegation will "guide" him into voting like a Dem or his delegation makes sure that two years is the very most he sees of the inside of Congress, at least while calling himself a Dem.

I wish I could see his face when he finds out that the Constitution says you can't reduce the compensation of anyone in Congress while they are serving. That was about he campaign on.

Then again, maybe he won't be embarrassed. Maybe he'll only be glad it did not cost him the primary. I guess, if he's a Republican running as a Democrat, he doesn't embarrass easy.

I'll get over it. Politics makes me sick so maybe I need to put my efforts back into creativity rather than worry about saving the world.

At this point, I may as well be, unless and until he proves me wrong.

I've explained away the GOP PAC money in my own mind as anti-Tierney, rather than as pro-Moulton. (A fine line, I admit.)

FWIW, Lynch started out more conservative than he is now and has moved left on several issues.

I guess I shouldn't act like an old fuck by resisting new ideas and people.

There was very good reason to be suspicious be cautious.

However, now that Moulton has won the Dem primary, caution doesn't come into it. Even if he pretends to be a Dem, that is still better than admitting to being a Republican. So, now that the primary is over, we have nothing to lose by hoping for the best. (And hope is better for your stress hormone levels.)

First, they showed Moulton, shaking hands with men and women of different ages on their way to work, thanking them for their votes.

Then, they showed his Republican opponent doing his post election work in a diner where he supposedly hangs out a lot, shaking hands with a bunch of older white men with no apparent plans to head out of the diner any time soon.

Iconic.

national, finding out who needs a ride. I brought two dozen to vote yesterday. I've gone over a hundred in Presidential election years. If everyone would just drag one Democrat to the polls at the primary, we wouldn't have so few choices. The politicians would know that we're paying attention.

I'm still thinking the right leaning independents came out in full force to vote against Tierney.

Back in the day when I'd go knocking on doors, I left more stuff hanging off doorknobs than anything else. And people don't take calls from numbers they don't know.

I help out elderly folk on occasion with rides to the doc, the grocer, and what-have-you. That's my little network. They're a captive audience, too, with known concerns, so it's easy to tailor a pitch for a candidate to them.

It's unfortunate that Tierney was just a flawed candidate. He was effective in that he knew enough to vote the way he was told, to the benefit of the commonwealth and the party platform. His personal dramas didn't help him keep voters or win new ones over.

Hard to know what will happen in the fall.

I don't know if you read Blue Mass Group at all, but they've got an interesting thread on this contest and the dynamics working throughout the race.


http://bluemassgroup.com/2014/09/tierney-concedes-moulton-the-winner/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bluemassgroup%2Ffront+(Blue+Mass+Group+-+Front+Page)

Some people are being sanguine or simply pragmatic, others say Moulton is "misunderstood," and still others are in the "Hold your nose and vote for him" crowd.

I do know I don't care for Tisei one whit, I can imagine that there are plenty of diehard Dems in the redrawn 6th that feel the same way.

Tisei will just keep running til something sticks, that's my guess. He's like Scott Brown. I was just talking to a good friend who knows Scott Brown personally and despises him. He's a mean bastard from what she told me.

I'm pretty much just a reader but I find it a good resource.

Spot on about Tisei = Brown. Tisei likes to talk about how he has more concern for the veterans than anyone else, like it is a GOP trait (never mind they cut funding for vets left and right as a routine).

I really dislike that smarmy dweeb Jon Keller, but he had a point to make when it came to Moulton winning that Dem primary--it kind of shuts Tisei up about the military bullshit he liked to slop around:

And I'd like to smack the shit out of Jon Keller. He belongs in a Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon.

I don't trust the corporate media either. After all, the corporate media thought Chuck TAWD was a good pick for Meet the Press!

As he's known around these parts, "UP-chucky!"