by Henry Oliner | May 16, 2012 | Politics
The First blow to the Democratic majority was the election to fill the Senate seat of Ted Kennedy which was surprisingly won by Republican Scott Brown. In the regular election the Democrats are trying to retake the seat with the candidacy of Harvard law professor...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 27, 2010 | Politics
The Senate election in Massachusetts may signal much more that dissatisfaction with the current administration; it may signal and end to partisan politics as we have known it. Given the euphoria and high expectations at Obama’s election in the midst of the worst...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Brown’s victory over Coakley is certainly a setback for the current administration no matter how they spin it. But another major development in the electoral process was largely missed. When Ben Nelson flipped for Obama Care in the Senate it was seen as a...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 16, 2010 | Foreign policy, Health, Israel, Politics
The race in Massachusetts is stunning. If Democrat Coakley is unable to beat Republican Brown in the bluest of blue states, then any Democrat is vulnerable. Just the fact that this race is close should be a startling wakeup call to the Democratic party. It appears...
