Brookline 2012 Election: The Analysis
In yesterday's Presidential Election, 69.6 of the town's registered voters turned out, a smaller percentage than in 2008--although a slightly larger population.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Brookline 2012 Election: The Analysis
In yesterday's Presidential Election, 69.6 of the town's registered voters turned out, a smaller percentage than in 2008--although a slightly larger population.
Brookline voted in yesterday's election, and the larger results are well-known by now: Following Yesterday's Barack Obama was re-elected President, Elizabeth Warren won the U.S. senate seat, Joe Kennedy III picked up the fourth congressional district seat and Watertown's Marilyn Pettito Devaney retained her Governor's Council Seat. However, the (unofficial) numbers released earlier on the town Clerk's website show some interesting things about the town when compared to other election days--specifically the Sept. 6 primaries, and the 2008 Presidential elections. Of Brookline's 40,373 voters, 28,100 showed up to vote yesterday--about 69.6 percent. A large increase compared to the primaries just two months ago, when less than 15 percent of …
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Joe Kennedy III Wins Fourth Congressional District Seat
Retiring Barney Frank will be succeeded by scion of Kennedy political dynasty.
Joe Kennedy III will be a new U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. At around 9:30 p.m., the Associated Press called the race for 32-year old Kennedy, who lives in Brookline, as he was beating by a 2-1 margin Norfolk Republican Sean Bielat in the race to represent the redrawn Fourth Congressional District. Rep. Barney Frank, a media celebrity Tuesday night at Kennedy's celebration party at the Newton Marriott Hotel, is retiring after serving the Fourth District since 1981. Yes, the Kennedys are a famous political family, but Joe III especially follows family tradition with this particular win: his father, Joe Kennedy II, served as Congressman from Massachusetts (in the 8th Congressional District) from 1987-1999. And his great-uncle, who …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Kennedy, Bielat to Debate Tonight at Wellesley College
Candidates for the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District seat will participate in their third debate tonight.
The race for the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District seat will take another step forward tonight as the candidates take part in a debate at Wellesley College. Democrat Joe Kennedy III and Republican Sean Bielat will participate in the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Wellesley College. This is the third debate between the candidates, who seek to replace longtime Democratic Congressman Barney Frank. Both Bielat and Kennedy have participated in a live chat on Patch, and the two candidates will appear once more after tonight in a televised debate Oct. 24 broadcast live on WFXT-TV. Tonight’s debate will take place in Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall on the Wellesley …
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Kennedy Talks Healthcare, Education and His Economic Plan [Live Chat Recap]
Kennedy, a Democrat, is facing off against Republican Sean Bielat in the Fourth Congressional District race.
Democratic congressional candidate Joe Kennedy III joined us for a live chat with Patch readers on October 12. Many of the questions submitted touched on Kennedy's experience as well as his economic plan, healthcare and budget reductions. Kennedy will face off against Republican Sean Bielat for the Fourth District seat currently held by Newton Congressman Barney Frank, who plans to retire at the end of this year. Bielat joined Patch for a similar live chat Q&A on October 11. Read through the following short recap of Kennedy's chat (below), or browse the full Q&A transcript. Patch: Throughout this campaign, your opponent has often criticized your experience. How do you respond? Specifically, what kind of experience and knowledge can you …
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Friday, October 12, 2012
LIVE CHAT RECAP with Fourth District Candidate Joe Kennedy III
Democratic congressional candidate Joe Kennedy III answered reader questions earlier today.
Fourth Congressional District candidate Joe Kennedy III spent 45 minutes taking reader questions in a LIVE text chat earlier today. Kennedy, a Democrat, is running against Republican Sean Bielat to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Barney Frank, of Newton. A recap of the chat will be posted later this afternoon. Bielat participated in a similar live chat Q&A yesterday. Questions submitted will be subject to moderator approval. No vulgar or libelous comments will be allowed. Because we expect a high volume of questions for the chat session, we will keep the questions issue-related and not repetitive.
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Brian Marshall
10:52 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012
So Joe says he would start, START preserving Social Security by raising taxes on middle class Americans. Be afraid people. Be very afraid. more ›
Five Things You Need to Know: October 12
Patch has a live chat with Joseph Kennedy III today.
1. Brrr. It's a chilly morning. The National Weather Service is forecasting it'll become mostly sunny today after a chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. 2. Fourth Congressional candidate Joseph Kennedy III will be chatting live with Patch today at 1:30 p.m. Ask a question in advance or live. 3. Kennedy's opponent, Sean Bielat, chatted live with Patch yesterday. See a recap here. 4. A juvenile male is said to have turned himself in to police Thursday night, and was arrested in connection with the BU robberies. 5. A guided tour of the West End Museum's permanent exhibition, "The Last Tenement," is being offered at noon today.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Barney Frank: No Plans for Paid Lobbying After Congress
Frank reportedly signed with a talent agency, according to a blog on The Hill.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Barney Frank's life after Congress will not include two things: paid lobbying or work as a lawyer. Instead, Frank plans to teach, write a book, give speeches and work as a political commentator, according to a report in the Boston Herald. The Massachusetts congressman clarified his plans in a statement Wednesday after receiving questions about his future after Congress. According to a blog post on The Hill, Frank has also signed with a talent agency. Frank closed his statement Wednesday by directing any questions to William Morris Endeavors, a talent and literacy agency run by Ari Emanuel, brother of Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Frank, 72, is currently serving his 16th term in …
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BFOLEY
11:56 am on Sunday, October 7, 2012
Why should we now start believing anything Frank has to say? Has he somehow had an epiphony that character counts and honesty is expected? From the man who said he meant "renters" deserved affordable housing, and he never meant home ownership. I can't believe MA voters kept this clown in office for this long. I only hope voters see the error of their ways and instead, change the tragic course we'… more ›
Friday, September 7, 2012
How did Brookline Vote in the Primaries?
The results of the yesterdays primaries came out. Who did Brookline go out to the polls for?
The polls are closed and the results are in, but how did Brookline vote in yesterday's State Primaries? The results were posted on Boston.com last night. Scroll through the list to see how Brookline voted on the various races that were on yesterday's ballot. Race winners, at the time of writing, are in bold, Brookline's votes, according to the Globe, are listed. Races with one name were uncontested. [Update: Unofficial results from the town have been posted, and the results below have been updated accordingly. See the PDF to the right for the full breakdown of results. Out of the 38,223 registered voters in town, 5,588 turned out for the primaries, a total of 14.6 percent according to town numbers. Of those, 4,827 voted Democrat, 756 …
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Kennedy and Bielat to Face off for Fourth Congressional District Seat
Kennedy and Bielat both had huge victories in the district.
After months of campaigning across a large and newly redrawn district, the pool of Fourth Congressional District candidates has officially been whittled down from six to two. Democrat Joe Kennedy III and Republican Sean Bielat will be the two names on the November ballot for the Fourth Congressional District, according to reports from the Associated Press. Despite the low voter turnout, Kennedy had a landslide victory against his two opponents, Rachel Brown and Newton resident Herb Robinson, taking more than 90 percent of the vote according to AP reports. "Tonight, I am honored to accept the Democratic nomination for the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts," Kennedy said in an emailed statement. "First and foremost, I’d like to…
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Ken B.
6:36 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
Same old, tired old, Dennis. Nothing to say to Avon whose moniker is that of a drug kingpin TV character ? Oh that's right, you both share the same liberal viewpoints. Angry ? No basis there pal, typical democrat name caller. "Living in the past ?" Too bad Pam Kelly can't do that. Kennedy apologist much ? more ›