jasonxctf Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Holy Hell on 3 women house reps in US History. - Niki Tsongas (current Paul Tsongas widow) - Margaret Heckler (1967-1983) - Edith Rogers (1925-1960) For a women rep in 1925, that's pretty progressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 And they are supposed to be a 'progressive' state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I don't think it's a secret the reputation that Boston has had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 They are Irish for God's sake... (kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I was going to say Irish catholic for god's sakes, but I didn't (kind of), okay I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nearly 6 out of every 7 registered voters in Massachussets under the age of 30 stayed home on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 10:25 AM) Nearly 6 out of every 7 registered voters in Massachussets under the age of 30 stayed home on Tuesday. Wow. That is just pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 11:33 AM) Wow. That is just pathetic. Wow, yes it is. And also probably a large reason why Coakley lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 11:36 AM) Wow, yes it is. And also probably a large reason why Coakley lost. Yes. Democrats depend on the youth vote. It's a huge reason why Obama got elected in 2008, yet the under 30 community is nearly totally ignored as election day comes around. Turnout in Virgina was around 17% for people under 30, and in New Jersey it was 19%. Not saying this would have made a difference but it might have made the NJ election much much closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 perhaps it's because they sell out everyone under 30 when they govern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 01:04 PM) perhaps it's because they sell out everyone under 30 when they govern. Or there's basically 0 outreach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 01:18 PM) Or there's basically 0 outreach. We kinda like the Public Option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 12:04 PM) perhaps it's because they sell out everyone under 30 when they govern. Or perhaps young people are generally ignorant morons who get the government they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 07:33 PM) Or perhaps young people are generally ignorant morons who get the government they deserve. Yes, the over 50 crowd's nihilism is really showing their worth. They look at their shadow and think its a muslim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Print edition of one of the Philadelphia papers today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Damn liberal media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 04:31 PM) Damn liberal media. That's just stupid media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 So, to the Republicans, what do you think about Scott Brown as your 2012 nominee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 05:11 PM) So, to the Republicans, what do you think about Scott Brown as your 2012 nominee? I've heard a lot of people say that. It's not a hell of a lot different then Barackus the Great, really - altough the "community outreach" on the south side is what made Barackus so Great. Har. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 06:14 PM) I've heard a lot of people say that. It's not a hell of a lot different then Barackus the Great, really - altough the "community outreach" on the south side is what made Barackus so Great. Har. It's also worth considering that he'd be presumably going into the 2012 election in a likely Dem takeover seat no matter what, given that it'd be a Presidential election year and that's going to motivate people to GOTV anyway, and it's freakin' Massachusetts. If he doesn't want to lose that election, one way to avoid it is to jump up a level. And it's not like Obama can attack him on experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Before it's over, the far right is going to toss his cookies over the bus. Watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 06:24 PM) Before it's over, the far right is going to toss his cookies over the bus. Watch. In this Senate? All he has to do is not vote for anything and he's set with the far right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 i've never heard this phrase, kap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 05:26 PM) i've never heard this phrase, kap. Neither have I. I said it backwards... but it's still funny. You got the meaning anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonxctf Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) 538 did an analysis on his positions and ranked him in the Senate. He is the most liberal Republican out there, just slightly more liberal than Olympia Snowe. (and he should be, due to the state he represents) He's just right of Ben Nelson (D) of NE. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=thG...GXyWA&gid=1 http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/01/sco...beral-than.html Edited January 22, 2010 by jasonxctf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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