massachusetts 2010

[Brittain33]

Any chances of an independent run in between the Republicans and Democrats? Cause let's face it, the Massachusetts Republican Party has as much chance at winning as the Libertarians or Greens.

Carla Howell or her husband may run again for the LP, particularly if the tax repeal referendum passes and gets ignored by the legislature.

[Brittain33]

mr. moderate, im not sure which state house district you live in, but i hear that carl sciortino didnt get on the primary ballot.

He lost some signature sheets between the city certification and submitting them to the Secretary of State's office. Bob Trane, an alderman from Somerville, is on the ballot to spite Sciortino for the Progressive Democrats of Somerville running a challenger against him in the city elections this year. Sciortino's running a sticker campaign in the primary.

Trane doesn't have any real issues to run against Carl, only townies vs. yuppies, which is b.s. but resonates with some people. Perhaps even some people who don't own the Somerville News, even.

[Brittain33]

so far as i know, gays have the same amount of rights in this state as i do.

Thanks to the votes of Carl himself.  It's not as if opponents of gay rights don't constantly bring up bills in the legislature to undo all the slow gains of the past couple decades.

i actually agree with carl on gay rights.

but he seems to be a bit of a one trick pony

I agree with him as well, but I wish he would spend more time schmoozing with the leadership. Ciampa might have been a jackass, but he was close to Finneran and got a lot of money for the town. Carl has a sort of above it all approach, which is actually one reason I suspect Trane might be an improvement, at least in that respect.

Carl has emphasized constitutent services. His work is one reason the Green Line got into the budget, finally.

[Brittain33]

Yeah but Medford got screwed in the last round of local aid revisions. I guess I am looking at it from a Medford townie perspective, but thats the point. You make the mistake of electing someone from Somerville in district and they think the entire district is Somerville.

Carl lives in Medford now, and electing an alderman from Somerville is not the way to resolve this.