Massachusetts

Democrats Tie Republican to Romney in Special Election

With a new poll showing Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., pulling away, yet another outside group spot is hitting GOP nominee Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts Senate special election.
The new Senate Majority PAC advertisement,…

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Where Are the GOP Super PACs in the Massachusetts Special?

Maybe this race isn’t as close as advertised.
Despite two new public polls showing a 7-point race, the Republican-aligned outside groups that swamped the 2012 landscape with TV advertising are still nowhere to be found…

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Democratic Ads Tie Gomez to National GOP

In the party’s first major television foray into the competitive June 25 Massachusetts Senate special election, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Senate Majority PAC released ads Friday in an effort to define Gabriel Gomez…

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Markey, Gomez race turns nasty in Mass.

As outside groups begin to mobilize in the Massachusetts Senate race, the animosity between the Republican Gabriel Gomez and his Democratic opponent, Rep. Ed Markey, is reaching a fevered pitch.
The increasingly personal nature of…

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National Republicans Send Staff to Massachusetts

National Republicans have dispatched staff to Massachusetts to assist with the Senate special election that has become tantalizingly close.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has committed at least four staffers to help nominee Gabriel Gomez…

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Gomez

Six ways the GOP can make the Massachusetts Senate race competitive

The Republican establishment breathed a sigh of relief when Boston businessman Gabriel Gomez won Tuesday’s GOP primary in the Massachusetts…

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Markey & Gomez

Markey, Gomez Win Special Election Primaries #MAsen

Rep. Edward J. Markey secured the Democratic nomination in the Massachusetts Senate special election on Tuesday night and is now…

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Dan Winslow, Daniel Winslow, Michael Sullivan, Gabriel Gomez

Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries Tuesday

BOSTON – Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren’t excited about the looming special election to replace…

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Sheik Feiz Mohammad

Were Boston Marathon bombers followers of Harry Potter-hating Australian sheik and pro-al-Qaeda preacher?

A YouTube page reported owned by one of the Boston Marathon bombers reveals that they may have been followers of…

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Bucking green pressure, Mass. Senate hopeful backs Keystone pipeline

High noon on Friday will come and go, and Stephen Lynch will stick with the Keystone XL pipeline.
The House Democrat from Massachusetts and U.S. Senate hopeful has been threatened by billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer…

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Massachusetts: Tisei Not Running for Senate

Former Massachusetts state Sen. Richard Tisei, a Republican, said he would not be a candidate in the special election for Senate in a statement late Saturday night.
“I believe it’s imperative that the Republican party…

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Massachusetts GOP reaching out to Romneys for a Senate run?

Casting about for a viable GOP candidate for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Republicans are looking to two key members of Team Romney who dramatically raised their national profiles during…

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Scott Brown decides against another Senate bid in Mass.

Former Sen. Scott Brown, long considered to be the most likely GOP candidate for the upcoming Massachusetts special election, announced Friday he has decided against seeking the seat vacated Friday by Sen. John Kerry (D).…

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