Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The U.S. Senate candidates have one week to go before voters head to the polls.
Gabriel Gomez and Edward Markey spent their final debate before next week's U.S. Senate special election clashing over their records and who has the better vision for both their commonwealth and their country. The debate, taped in Boston, broadcast on several local networks and moderated by veteran city newsman and Boston University professor R.D. Sahl, was the last of three contests before voters head to the polls to fill U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's former seat. No matter the issue, be it taxes, gun control, abortion, national security and their own personal and professional histories, the two men found disagreements at every turn. Each candidate could agree on one thing: they believe the other candidate's ideas are "old and …
Thursday, June 6, 2013
The former governor will canvas in Somerville's Ward 4.
Former Gov. Michael Dukakis will be in Somerville Saturday to canvas for Rep. Ed. Markey, who's running for Senate. According to an announcement from the Somerville Democratic City Committee, Dukakis will address the committee at 11 a.m. before heading out to canvas in Ward 4, which includes Winter Hill and Ten Hills. The Democratic City Committee will meet at the Visiting Nurse Association, 259 Lowell St. Markey is running against Republican Gabriel Gomez in a special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John Kerry. The special election is scheduled for June 25.
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Gun control, health care, economy, foreign policy among major topics in first meeting of candidates.
Gabriel Gomez and Edward Markey engaged Wednesday in their first debate before the U.S. Senate special election this month, and the tone was markedly similar to the tone of the overall campaign thus far. Gomez, the Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL from Cohasset, and Markey, the Democratic congressman from Malden who's served in the House since his election in 1976, jabbed at each other during the hour-long debate that took place in WBZ-TV's studios and was sponsored by the news station and the Boston Globe. Topics for the evening included gun control, health care, the economy, foreign policy, recent national political scandals, immigration and abortion. Time and again, Gomez pounded Markey for his years in Washington, …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
92 percent of Somerville voters cast ballots in the Democratic primary.
Somerville voters chose Rep. Ed Markey, a Democrat, and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez, a Republican, in Tuesday's special primary for U.S. Senate. Voters in the rest of the state concurred, as both candidates will face off against each other in a special election on June 25. In Somerville, Markey earned 75 percent of the vote while his Democratic primary opponent, Rep. Stephen Lynch, took 24 percent of the vote. Markey had 6,587 votes and Lynch had 2,120 votes, according to unofficial results from the Somerville Election Department. On the Republican side, Gomez received 47 percent of the vote in Somerville. His primary opponents, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Dan Winslow received 35 percent and 17 percent of the …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Boston Herald reported that Lynch said party leaders are discouraging people from donating to his campaign.
U.S. Rep. and Senate candidate Stephen Lynch (D-Boston) took aim at his party leaders for getting behind U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Malden) in the primary fight, reported the Boston Herald. “They haven’t been fair,” Lynch told the Herald about the Democratic leaders. “No they haven’t been fair. I think they’ve done their best to discourage people from sending me contributions from Washington. They’ve basically said Markey’s our guy, don’t give to Lynch.” Lynch faces an uphill battle as the party bosses have backed the Malden Democrat. A recent WBUR poll found that Markey has a 11-point lead over Lynch (35 percent to 24 percent). The two men square off on April 30 in the Democratic primary to replace former Sen. John Kerry. Read the full …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
GOP and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate debated Wednesday night at the Channel 5 studios in Needham.
In the days leading up to the first Democratic U.S. Senate debate, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) has been called upon frequently to explain the vote he took against the health care reform bill in 2010. Wednesday night, Lynch and U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) went several rounds on the topic. They faced-off for 30 minutes at the Channel 5 studios in Needham following a contest among the three declared Republican candidates. For Markey, President Obama's initiative, aimed at universal health care coverage, was "the proudest vote of my career." "Steve, when that vote came up you were wrong," Markey said. For Lynch, taxes and a lopsided deal for insurance companies were among the problems that outweighted benefits such as the …
GOP and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate debated Wednesday night at the Channel 5 studios in Needham.
The Republican candidates for U.S. Senate leaned on their diverse backgrounds to explain positions on issues ranging from the economy and debt reduction to gay marriage Wednesday night. Gabriel Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and businessman from Cohasset, said that hearing from a variety of perspectives served him well in the military and that he would bring those lessons to bear working with fellow Republicans and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. State Rep. Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk), saying "Obamacare is bad for Massachusetts" and simply layers federal bureacracy on top of the state's system, highlighted an upcoming legislative proposal on Beacon Hill to reduce health care costs. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan talked about making …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Over 40 percent of likely voters in both primaries yet to make up their minds for the special election.
Rep. Edward Markey and former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan are leading their respective Democratic and Republican primary fields in the upcoming U.S. Senate special election, according to a new WBUR poll. Markey, a Malden Democrat, has an 11-point edge (35 percent to 24 percent) over fellow Rep. Stephen Lynch of South Boston. Sullivan, of Abington, leads the Republican candidates with 28 percent, followed by Norfolk State Rep. Dan Winslow at 10 percent and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset with 8 percent. Both races have a high number of undecided voters. According to the poll, 41 percent of likely Democratic voters have not made up their minds. That number is even bigger among likely GOP voters, where 46 percent are undecided…
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
State Rep. Daniel Winslow, former U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, and former Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez discussed a wide-range of issues in the hour-long debate.
The quest to become the "Washington outsider" representing the Republican Party in this year's Massachusetts special Senate election was underway at Stonehill College Tuesday night when GOP candidates met in their first primary debate. "Electing either of the Democratic nominees would be a sign of 'surrender' that we have given up," State Rep. Daniel B. Winslow (R-Norfolk) said in his closing statement referring Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) and Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston). Winslow, former U.S. attorney Michael J. Sullivan, and former Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez discussed a wide-range of issues in the hour-long debate, including Roe vs. Wade, gun control, immigration, social security, and the economy. The debate was sponsored by …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The forum is set for Tuesday at Stonehill College.
The three GOP candidates for U.S. Senate will face off for the first time on Tuesday, March 12, in Easton, according to the Boston Globe. State Rep. Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk), former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez will participate in an hour-long forum starting at 7 p.m. at Stonehill College. The debate will be live-streamed on WCVB-TV’s website. The three candidates are vying for the Republican nomination in the April 30 primary. The winner will take on the winner of the Stephen Lynch-Edward Markey battle on the Democratic side of the ballot. PREVIOUSLY ON SOMERVILLE PATCH:
Jason
8:25 am on Friday, June 7, 2013
I'd vote for mike, but would not vote for markey. Something about term limits hits me just below the belt.... more ›