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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 03:33 PM
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Senate campaign in Massachusetts.
It seems that Beatty is more and more incoherent in his claims (probably a sign of despair as I have still seen exactly 0 signs for him in my area --even when there are McCain signs or other local races).

http://www.politickerma.com/jeremyjacobs/1500/beatty-fires-away-kerry-kerry-camp-parries

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Beatty fired three salvos at John Kerry Sunday, saying the Massachusetts senator has high disapproval ratings, a poor record on constituent services and is more focused on campaigning on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama than he is focused on serving Massachusetts citizens. Charges that Kerry's team immediately dismissed.
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Brigid O'Rourke, a spokeswoman for Kerry, fired back Monday by pointing to Beatty's failed 2006 challenge of Congressman Bill Delahunt (D-Quincy) in Massachusetts' 10th District.

"I can understand why Jeff Beatty wants to talk about disapproval ratings," O'Rourke told PolitickerMA.com. "When he ran for Congress two years ago he didn't win one single community ion the 10th Congressional District. He's what you'd call an expert on disapproval ratings."
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"As seems to be the norm, Mr. Beatty has his facts wrong," she said. "John Kerry was not in Wisconsin on Sunday. He was home, right here in Massachusetts."

Beatty was also asked how he would work with Massachusetts' senior senator, Edward Kennedy, who is considered to be one of the more liberal members of the chamber.
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http://www.milforddailynews.com/state/x502299781/Kerry-fires-back-on-AIG-speaks-on-issues-voters-face

Kerry fires back on AIG; speaks on issues voters face

Wakefield —

U.S. Sen. John Kerry called his challenger's charge that he has a stake in foundering insurance firm AIG "typical smear tactics," but the senator has received tens of thousands in donations from AIG employees and acknowledged he had no idea what his billionaire wife's holdings may be.
"End of issue," said Kerry, the four-term Democrat who faces Republican Jeff Beatty of Harwich on Nov. 4.



Read the article, as it has Kerry answering to many real questions beyond the GOP smears.
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