Comments on: Rightroots Fails In MA http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/17/rightroots-fails-in-ma/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:09:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/17/rightroots-fails-in-ma/#comment-60668 Oliver Willis Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:26:39 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4957#comment-60668 Having lived in MA for a few years, machine-politics "his/her" turn politics truly sucks and pushes you to vote for unappealing people, aka Shannon O'Brien versus Mitt Romney. Having lived in MA for a few years, machine-politics “his/her” turn politics truly sucks and pushes you to vote for unappealing people, aka Shannon O’Brien versus Mitt Romney.

]]> By: Rheinhard http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/17/rightroots-fails-in-ma/#comment-60667 Rheinhard Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:14:00 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4957#comment-60667 I'm all for letting the Rightroots have many more of these, um, what was the phrase? "Moral victories"? I’m all for letting the Rightroots have many more of these, um, what was the phrase? “Moral victories”?

]]> By: SpiderJ http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/17/rightroots-fails-in-ma/#comment-60666 SpiderJ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:17:09 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4957#comment-60666 Josh Marshall has a post up about this that includes observations from somebody in the district...it seems that a lot of progressives either stayed home or held their noses to vote for Tsongas, who was not the candidate that the constituency really wanted. (The one they wanted got beaten in the primary, largely due to a machine that backed Tsongas.) I live in Chicago and know from Democratic machine politics, and it very, very often leads to the same sort of malaise. Almost anybody with their senses intact knew that our current Cook County President Todd Stroger (D) was as corrupt as the day is long, the scion of a power-grabbing dynasty. His opponent was the only Republican I voted for that day, even though Tony Peraica had a lot of wrongheaded ideas about gay marriage and other issues. Stroger still won, and now people act all surprised when they find out he budgeted County funds for a private elevator. Josh Marshall has a post up about this that includes observations from somebody in the district…it seems that a lot of progressives either stayed home or held their noses to vote for Tsongas, who was not the candidate that the constituency really wanted. (The one they wanted got beaten in the primary, largely due to a machine that backed Tsongas.)

I live in Chicago and know from Democratic machine politics, and it very, very often leads to the same sort of malaise. Almost anybody with their senses intact knew that our current Cook County President Todd Stroger (D) was as corrupt as the day is long, the scion of a power-grabbing dynasty. His opponent was the only Republican I voted for that day, even though Tony Peraica had a lot of wrongheaded ideas about gay marriage and other issues.

Stroger still won, and now people act all surprised when they find out he budgeted County funds for a private elevator.

]]> By: Niraj http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/17/rightroots-fails-in-ma/#comment-60665 Niraj Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:51:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4957#comment-60665 Not suprised that Tsongas won, but am surprised she only won by 5%; and this in one of the bluest states in the country too. Not suprised that Tsongas won, but am surprised she only won by 5%; and this in one of the bluest states in the country too.

]]> By: C.S.Strowbridge http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/17/rightroots-fails-in-ma/#comment-60664 C.S.Strowbridge Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:59:12 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4957#comment-60664 This vote was closer than I would like. It shows we still need to work on the GOTV machine before '08. We can't rely on depressed Republicans to win the White House. This vote was closer than I would like. It shows we still need to work on the GOTV machine before ‘08. We can’t rely on depressed Republicans to win the White House.

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