In the 2010 special US Senate election, enthusiasm from the nascent Tea Party movement helped propel Scott Brown past Martha Coakley. In the 2013 special election, the Tea Party is nowhere to be found, and Gabriel Gomez isn’t exactly turning over rocks looking for it. [cont.] MassINC Polling Read more »
Massachusetts: WBUR Poll Suggests Gomez Struggling To Catch Markey
With two weeks to go until the special Massachusetts U.S. Senate election, a new WBUR poll … suggests Republican Gabriel Gomez is struggling to chip away at Democrat Edward Markey’s small, but consistent lead. The survey, conducted after the first televised debate between the two candidates, shows Markey with a […] Read more »
Republicans Must Manage Their Expectations in the Massachusetts Special Election
Aside from all of the controversies swirling around President Obama, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and the intelligence community, the top political question these days is whether Republicans really have a good shot at picking up a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts in the June 25 special election. […] Read more »
Early Leader in Polls Usually Wins New York Mayoral Primary
The early Democratic front-runner in recent New York City mayoral races has a near perfect record in going on to win the party’s nomination, according to an analysis of public opinion surveys conducted since 1989. If that pattern holds true in this year’s race, Speaker Christine C. Quinn of the […] Read more »
Another Republican Senator in Massachusetts? Malarkey!
If Ted Kennedy were still alive and serving in Congress—which is to say, if Scott Brown had never stunned the political establishment by winning Kennedy’s Senate seat—this month’s special election in Massachusetts between longtime Democratic Congressman Ed Markey and Republican businessman Gabriel Gomez might not get much attention. … This […] Read more »
Is Virginia for Haters?
This year’s gubernatorial election in Virginia represents politics at its worst. So says Jonathan Chait, New York magazine columnist. He describes the race as the “most depressing election in America,” giving voters a choice between “Republican nutjob Ken Cuccinelli or soulless Democratic hack Terry McAuliffe.” Not to be outdone, Time […] Read more »