Kerry won his bet with Delahunt - Got a better score against Beatty

[Mass]

Some may remember that Beatty had already tried to run for Delahunt seat in the House in 2006, and got beaten handily. According to PolitickerMA.com, it would seem that the Senator and the Congressman made a bet on who would give Beatty the biggest beating (not nice, senator, to make fun of a poor Republican.

Guess who won!!!

http://www.politickerma.com/jeremyjacobs/1877/kerry-and-delahunt-bet-victory-margins

Based on unofficial results, it appears Kerry won the bet; he beat Beatty by 34.8 percent.

Not bad for somebody who is not liked in our state :sarcasm:


Now, it was not a very good year for Republicans in MA (not that 2006 was, given that they lost the Governorship, the Lt Governorship, and some seats in the House and the Senate). Well, in 2008, they lost more seats in the House, and reached the grand total of 16 or 10 % of the MA House. As for the MA Senate, they did not lose anybody, but, given that they only had 5 Republicans, they did not have a lot of chances to lose.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/11/06/gop_battles_blues_after_election_reduces_ranks_in_legislature/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Massachusetts+news


In the same series of the disappearance of the GOP in Massachusetts, the GOP Chair is challenged by a woman, who intends to restore the party. (courageous or foolish).

http://www.politickerma.com/jeremyjacobs/1882/who-likely-win-special-election-replace-us-sen-john-kerry-should-he-work-obama-adm

Nassour looks to bring fight back to Mass. GOP
By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

The Massachusetts Republican Party needs serious change, Republican Party Chair candidate Jennifer Nassour said Monday. Nassour, of Charlestown, is challenging current Republican Chair Peter Torkildsen for his job.
...
Ultimately, Nassour said it is time for the Republican Party to stand up for itself.

"I do not believe that Massachusetts is well served by a one party government," she said. "It's running us into the ground. It's not something that our founding fathers were thinking for us."

[beachmom]

1. Funny about the bet, but bad for Mass. that it has no loyal opposition.

I'm no fan of Republicans these days, but one party rule to such a degree is very, very bad. The Mass GOP needs to get its act together, and create a message and set of policies that speaks to constituents in Mass. I do hope that if the GOP nationally re-makes itself, it comes from another region instead of the South. The South's culture has no relevance to places like New England, which I think explains why they are nearly extinct up North.

[Luftmensch067]

2. I agree with you about more than one party, BUT

The GOP in MA and most places these days is so hideous that I don't see them as a viable alternative for any sane person! Maybe we need a new alternative party. It would be good if there could be one with a range of options for its members -- not the extremes of the Greens I know or the Libertarians but, as you say, a party with a real platform other than destruction and smears. I hope something like that develops in time -- not for me, I'm a happy Democrat, but as a check on one or even two-party power.

Edited to add gloating re Beatty, that jerk! :-)

[beachmom]

3. Oh, I totally agree. The current GOP, in Mass. or anywhere, is not a viable choice.

They need to reinvent themselves. And that may take a long, long time to happen. It looks like the only option against corruption in Mass. is primaries. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to work in Mass. either.

[karynnj]

4. Primaries worked in one case of corruption there

Wilkerson(sp?) narrowly lost her primary - and was trying to run as an independent when she was indicted.