2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMarkey, Gomez win in primary election for U.S. Senate in Mass.
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-5th, had secured about 57 percent of the vote with more than two-third of the states precincts reporting, according to Wicked Locals media partner, WCVB/Channel 5. That was a comfortable margin over his rival for the nomination, Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-8th.
Republican Gabriel Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and private equity investor from Cohasset, trounced his opponents with more than 50 percent of his partys vote, with a little more than two-thirds of the states voting precincts reporting. Following a distant second was Michael Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor, with about 35 percent.
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Kath1
(4,309 posts)And they always seem to have the same stale, old, corparate, big-business, anti-woman agenda.
So true Kath and Lynch, against Markey, voted against VAWA!
Kath1
(4,309 posts)Voting against women is not a good political strategy these days.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Markey supports women, just like our PBO!
The good news abounds here tonight, Kath!
Kath1
(4,309 posts)It all makes the Bush years seem like a bad dream!
Thanks, She!
Cha
(297,322 posts)married to a Rear Admiral, Dr Susan Blumenthal.
http://susan-blumenthal.org/about/biography/
h/t FailureToCommunicate..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=470592
Look at how sweet they are
Impressive bio that woman has!
I only skimmed it, will read it closely tommorow.
However!
What an amazing life that woman has lead!
They will be great for Washington!
Cha
(297,322 posts)I had no idea who Markey was married to.. until tonight when I googled her!
The race is on, she!
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Gomez,
Kudos that he was a Navy Seal...however this is telling
http://www.gomezforma.com/about-gabriel/
Oh and this how he stands on issues...click all the tabs, Cha
http://www.gomezforma.com/issues/
shite for Gomez. "Washington has a spending problem".. Oh, did they spend too much on First Reponders?!
Sorry, I don't like republiCONS.
I just hope all the Mass Dems get behind Ed Markey, she!