Thursday, May 9, 2013
Congressman leads Gabriel Gomez by 17 points.
A new Suffolk University/7NEWS (WHDH) poll shows a strong lead for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey over Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race for the U.S. Senate special election. The poll of 500 likely voters has Markey at 52 percent and Gomez at 35 percent. Eleven percent of voters in the poll were undecided. A third-party candidate, Richard Heos of the Twelve Visions Party, got 1 percent and another 1 percent refused to respond. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, said along with the announcement of the poll that Markey has "a large lead over his Republican opponent who voters are unsure about." Indeed, 32 percent of those polled said …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
The two will face off on June 25 in the U.S. Senate special election.
After months of campaigning we now know who is going head to head in the June 25 special U.S. Senate election. Democratic Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) took the Democratic vote in the Tuesday election over fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston). Political newcomer and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset came out on top of a field of Republican candidates - including more seasoned opponents former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. With a month and a half of campaigning still to come we wanted to stop and ask you this question. If the Special Election were today - who would you vote for right now? Markey or Gomez? Tell us in our comments section below.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The former Navy SEAL and the longtime Congressman will face off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
A political newcomer will face a long-time Massachusetts politician in the race to be the Bay State's next U.S. senator. The Associated Press has declared Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset and Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden the winners of their U.S. Senate special primary elections, according to tweets from Fox 25. The call for Gomez came approximately one hour after the polls closed in the statewide primary while a call for Markey came moments later. Gomez defeats his more seasoned opponents, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan of Abington and state Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. Markey beat fellow U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston. Brett Rhyne of Needham ran an …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez, a former Navy SEAL, and longtime Democratic Congressman Ed Markey will face off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
Following the state's lead, Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Ed Markey tallied the most votes in Melrose in the U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the City Clerk's office. Gomez, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, and Markey, a longtime Congressman, will square off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat. In the Democratic race, Markey earned 2,510 votes, followed by Stephen Lynch with 1,239. On the Republican side, Gomez collected 511 votes, ahead of Michael Sullivan (358 votes) and third-place finisher Daniel Winslow with 95. Here are the complete unofficial voting results for Melrose: Democrats - Senator in Congress [Editor's note: An asterisk (*) indicates the winner.]
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A small contingent of registered Melrose voters have turned up at the polls Tuesday to cast their ballot in the U.S. Senate primary.
A small contingent of registered Melrose voters have turned up at the polls Tuesday to cast their ballot in the U.S. Senate primary. according to Election Administrator Linda-Lee Angiolillo. As of 3 p.m., Angiolillo estimated that 10 percent of registered voters in the city had participated in the primary. "It's been slow," Angiolillo said, adding that the 7-8 a.m. "before work" crowd steadily showed up at the polls but the rest of the day has been quiet. Angiolillo expects to see more voters during the dinnertime hours of 5-7 p.m. From an operational standpoint, no issues have cropped up, as voting machines are working properly, according to Angiolillo. Polls are open until 8 p.m.
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Find out where to vote in the U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, April 30.
The polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday during the Senate primary. Check out our Election Guide before you vote. Polling Places Melrose has seven wards and two precincts per ward—find out which ward and precinct you live in—and eight polling places:
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.
Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked both broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues. Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate… Stephen Lynch Edward Markey Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) Gabriel Gomez Michael Sullivan Daniel Winslow
Monday, April 15, 2013
Melrose voted for Elizabeth Warren and owns more hybrid cars than the state average.
Melrose is green and blue: That’s what we found when we compared data from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to the vote in the 2012 U.S. Senate race.You can see the results in the map above: Large circles suggest towns with more hybrid ownership per capita, and the red/blue color suggests which way those towns voted last year. In Melrose, 19.3 of every 1,000 vehicles is a hybrid, compared to the state average of 18. Patch’s research suggests the state has a good number of what might be called “green Republican” communities. More than 40 percent of the communities where Republican Scott Brown carried the vote have an above average numbers of hybrids. The data is a nice rebuttal to the national trends of hybrid/GOP separation: …
Vincent DiRico
8:36 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Malarkey is a hack supported by hacks, experience we DO NOT need! http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2013/05/ed_markey_feels_chevy_chase_s_love more ›