Barney Frank steamrolls teaparty-like candidate Rachel Brown

[Mass]

No real surprise, but still good to see, given that primaries in MA are open to independents
http://wbz.cbslocal.com/ma-results/

U.S. House - District 4 - Dem Primary
87 of 208 Precincts Reporting - 42%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Frank, Barney (i) Dem 16,606 81%
Brown, Rachel Dem 3,908 19%

[babylonsister]

1. Yay! I'm worried about Feingold myself. Any word? nt

[Mass]

2. Not yet, but I dont think Feingold was primaried.

[babylonsister]

4. Duh, thanks. I knew that. I know he has a battle ahead, and that

worries me.

[Mass]

6. Sorry. All polls I saw were statistically tied.

I knew you knew, but I am monitoring a couple of local races, so I did not think it through.

[babylonsister]

7. No! My fault, I asked a dumb question. nt

[HughMoran]

3. It totally pissed me off that local stations were playing this up like she had a remote chance

Stupid TV stations trying to make a buck off the controversy of her moronic questions.

[Mass]

5. As it stands, it also seems that the GOP preferred ethical lapses to financial lapses

Perry is way ahead of Malone in the 10th district.

[Arkana]

11. That reminds me--do we have a candidate who can win that race?

I don't want to lose Delahunt's seat.

[Mass]

14. Last time I looked, it was still undecided between Keating and O'Leary.

'Last time I looked, Keating was slightly ahead, but nothing decisive. I am not familiar with this part of the state, so I dont know who is the best match.

[Arkana]

16. Delahunt represented what I think was perhaps the most conservative district

in MA--so it worries me.

Also, here's a story: In the MA-1, the guy running against John Olver was on the road next to Friendly's in Ware WAVING HIS OWN FUCKING CAMPAIGN SIGNS.

He has so little money after blowing it all on campaign signs that he couldn't get a single employee or even a volunteer to wave a sign for him. Pathetic.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Damn, double digits

I lost my wager.

[Arkana]

9. Good. Fuck that little bitch.

[backscatter712]

10. So much for Miss Dining Room Table!!!

:rofl:

Yes, she was the crazy person in Frank's town hall last year during the health care brouhaha that held up pictures of Obama with a Hitler moustache, that Frank said was like having a conversation with a dining-room table!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. GTF out are you serious???? nt

[backscatter712]

15. I shit you not!

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/rep-barney-frank-finally-debates-the-dining-room-table-rachel-brown-video.php

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, here's the original exchange...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYlZiWK2Iy8

Rachel Brown's a LaRouchey. She's a complete nutcase.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

17. I remembered her. I just had no idea she had that much gall. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. I guess you are. I just checked. Holy shit.

[Recursion]

18. As a bit of historical interest, this is the district "Gerrymandering" was named after

Nothing against Frank (he's one of our better leaders) I just think that's interesting. There's a plaque on Chauncy street in downtown Boston (not in the district) to the history of it. Only in New England...

[ProSense]

19. A nut crushed.

Go Barney!

[karynnj]

20. I can't believe she got even 19%

I watched their debate on line and she is as weird as she seemed. (Frank was incredibly patient with her given the nonsense she said) It is pretty weird to run as a Democrat, claiming Obama needed to go. She also wanted to colonize Mars, thought technology could find a way to get there in a week, and wanted to grow the western economy by both cooling it and getting it water by transporting ice from Alaska to the SW where it was needed.

She also complained that Frank's office did not listen to the great economic advice from Lyndon LaRouche.

I guess the 19% is the district ABF Democratic vote - where anybody was taken to the extreme.