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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Who Won the Presidential Debate? Romney Did, Say Local Politicos

President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney squared off in the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 3 in Denver, Colorado. Here's what Massachusetts Republicans and Democrats said about the debate in a flash poll.

Gov. Mitt Romney won his first debate with President Barack Obama on Oct. 3: that's the major finding from Red and Blue Commonwealth flash polls sent out to Massachusetts Republicans and Democrats immediately after the debate ended on Tuesday night. Local influential Republicans polled in Patch's survey voted 86.2 percent that Romney won by a wide margin, with the remaining 13.8 percent voting that he won by a slim margin. Local influential Democrats voted 19.1 percent that Romney won by a wide margin and 28.6 percent voted that he won by a slim margin, while 19.1 percent voted that Obama won by a slim margin and only 9.5 percent voted that the president won by a wide margin. Another 23.8 percent voted "neutral." Asked who would be the …

Leonardo DaVinci

1:34 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012

I understand and my initial proposal is an over simplification by far, of an idea that has to be worked. There would be many obstacles, by many different people and they will say it can't be done for many different reasons. We split the atom. We cured Polio. We put men of moon. I could go on and on and there are many people who could draw this plan to perfection if they willed. We all know it, in…   more ›

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Brown Should Focus on Economy To Beat Warren, Local Republicans Say

After three polls released last week showed Elizabeth Warren ahead of Scott Brown, while another showed Brown ahead of Warren, Patch surveyed influential Massachusetts Republicans to get their take on the tight race.

Republican Sen. Scott Brown should focus on the economy during the final stretch of his campaign to fend off Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren's rise in the polls: that's the main finding of this week's Red Commonwealth survey of influential Massachusetts Republicans. Three polls by three separate polling organizations showing Warren ahead of Brown—but barely—were released early last week.  Further illustrating how tight the race has become, hours after Patch sent the survey out to Massachusetts Republicans, another poll by UMass Lowell and the Boston Herald showed Brown ahead of Warren by 6 points, with a 5.5 percent margin of error, after an UMass Lowell/Herald poll nine months ago had Warren leading by 7. A majority of influential …

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Ron

1:38 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The State of MA may have to overturn or throw out hundreds if not thousands of criminal lawsuits because the State Drug Lab was lax in their hiring process and hired someone who lied on her application and then tampered with and tainted evidence. Now they will have to overturn these cases becasue it is the right thing to do or if they can it will cost the state millions to re-try them. I expect …   more ›

Warren Should Focus on Brown as a Republican To Win, Local Democrats Say

After three polls released last week showed Elizabeth Warren ahead of Scott Brown, while another showed Brown ahead of Warren, Patch surveyed influential Massachusetts Democrats to get their take on the tight race.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren should focus on Sen. Scott Brown's Republican affiliation and continue to tie him to the national GOP during the final stretch of his campaign: that's the main finding of this week's Blue Commonwealth survey of influential Massachusetts Democrats. Three polls by three separate polling organizations showing Warren ahead of Brown—but barely—were released early last week.  Further illustrating how tight the race has become, hours after Patch sent the survey out to Massachusetts Republicans, another poll by UMass Lowell and the Boston Herald showed Brown ahead of Warren by 6 points, with a 5.5 percent margin of error, after an UMass Lowell/Herald poll nine months ago had Warren leading by 7. …

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Laurie

4:28 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012

Is that you mittens? We know you don't want to get caught again talkin bad about the 47%!   more ›

Sunday, August 12, 2012

SNAP POLL: Massachusetts Republicans Say Ryan Will Energize Campaign

Patch asked their political influencers state-wide to react to the news Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney's running mate.

An overwhelming majority of influential Republicans from Massachusetts say Mitt Romney's choice of running mate Paul Ryan, will galvanize the state GOP: that’s the finding of a Red Commonwealth Snap Poll survey of influential conservatives sent out after Saturday morning's announcement. When Patch asked Massachusetts Republicans if Paul Ryan as vice president would help undecided Massachusetts voters, the answers were split down the middle with half saying they strongly agree and the other half saying they strongly disagree. "He is incredibly smart and can convey concepts in easy-to-understand language," one respondent said was an advantage to having Ryan on the Romney ticket. Others noted Ryan's youth, ability to articulate himself and …

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Arthur DeLuca

11:32 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Eo your item #2 "2)Whenever you are over the target, you get flak" Here's something a wise attorney once told me, not sure if you consider it merely a re-phrasing of your #2 or if you'll rate it good enough to use as your #4 next time but it goes... "If you haven't made any enemies then you haven't done anything worthwhile with your life!" So with that in mind, then I guess the Romney/Ryan ticket…   more ›

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