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MADem

(135,425 posts)
31. MA likes to balance things out. It's really not odd at all.
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 12:34 PM
Feb 2013

Why Mitt got elected:

--His opponent (Shannon O'Brien) was vilified early and often by a sexist media and the population ate it up--MA has a problem with sexism that has only recently been overcome to some extent by Elizabeth Warren. We have never had an elected female governor and Warren is the FIRST female Senator EVER.

--She was an insider from a political family; her old man had burned a few bridges and some took it out on her;

--She was also not a deferential shrinking violet, she had a strong personality and some great ideas (which made her somewhat of a threat to an overwhelmingly Dem legislature, more on that below);

--Mitt came in and manhandled Jane Swift (BOP heir apparent and ACTING governor) out of the way quite brutally, and got away with it;

--Mitt had untold millions and ran Disney-esque ads constantly; Shannon couldn't keep up. She also didn't have the money for a good ground game.

Now, the MA legislature:

--It is overwhelmingly Democratic, in a "weak governor" state. It is very difficult for a Republican to actually "lead" in MA, particularly if they don't agree with the MA legislature's priorities. All a governor can do is use the veto. All the veto does is slow down the passage of legislation--it doesn't stop it. The joke on Beacon Hill was that Rmoney was "Governor NO." He vetoed everything, the MA legislature would laugh at him and overturn his veto. But Shannon was trained by her old man and she knew how to work a deal with her fellow Democrats, which could have eroded the power of the leadership in the legislature a bit. In short, a GOP governor was easier to control, at the end of the day, than a Democratic one who could work deals and make alliances more easily.

Would like to see Ann run Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1
You people already have that information! treestar Feb 2013 #7
Ann Romney's "star turn?" Wha? Huh? catbyte Feb 2013 #2
"our bench isn't too deep" alsame Feb 2013 #3
Kinda obvious, huh.. when they're scraping Cha Feb 2013 #13
Don't be surprised if they get a Republican celebrity or athlete to run NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #25
They are seriously trying to bag Gabriel Gomez, former SEAL. MADem Feb 2013 #4
A seal was the only thing missing in their Traveling Clown Act of 2012 TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #8
Nyuck nyuck!!! nt MADem Feb 2013 #15
I read that yesterday.. he looks Cha Feb 2013 #14
I'm wondering if he can debate. MADem Feb 2013 #16
I gathered that from Cha Feb 2013 #17
Markey is highly experienced. HIGHLY. He's also got the right attitude towards MADem Feb 2013 #18
I read in that same article about Lynch.. Cha Feb 2013 #19
Lynch reminds me of Steve Buscemi's Nucky Thompson! MADem Feb 2013 #20
Lynch has been around the pike, himself. MADem Feb 2013 #34
Thanks for the additional info on the MA Cha Feb 2013 #35
Whitey and Billy--sinner and saint! MADem Feb 2013 #36
Thanks MADem.. netflix has Cha Feb 2013 #37
Here are the numbers 4Q2u2 Feb 2013 #28
Seventy five percent re: Planned Parenthood is not good enough. MADem Feb 2013 #30
If he goes for Gov 4Q2u2 Feb 2013 #32
Yep. But who knows, maybe he knows something about Menino that we don't know...? MADem Feb 2013 #33
um, how badly did Mittens lose to Pres O in Mass? magical thyme Feb 2013 #5
It was by around 30 points. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #6
It was by about 23 points TroyD Feb 2013 #24
You'd be surprised, they also are the state who voted him in a governor... Agschmid Feb 2013 #10
tell me about it... magical thyme Feb 2013 #22
I might be moving there! Agschmid Feb 2013 #23
MA likes to balance things out. It's really not odd at all. MADem Feb 2013 #31
I would love to see Queen Ann run AverageMe Feb 2013 #9
I know you guys like to rag on Ann, but she does have serious health issues Hekate Feb 2013 #11
Brawawawaaaaa .. Cha Feb 2013 #12
There is one group who would welcome an Ann Romney candidacy libdem4life Feb 2013 #21
Message auto-removed foxman007 Feb 2013 #26
Tell me more, spamman007! NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #27
Doesn't the GOP in Mass have binders of qualified women? TlalocW Feb 2013 #29
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