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Democrats Discuss Launch of the Mitt Romney Section of TheNextCheney.com Website

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Dave Woodward, Oakland County Commissioner from Michigan, and John E. Walsh, Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party held a conference call to discuss the launch of the Mitt Romney section of the DNC's website, www.TheNextCheney.com. With speculation that Senator McCain may select Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate, the speakers made clear that Mitt Romney means more of the same politics and policies that America has gotten from Dick Cheney and the Bush administration.

Leading MA Democrats to Take on “Multiple Choice Mitt” as Potential McCain VP Pick

Tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, at 11:00 a.m. EDT, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) will hold a conference call with members of the media to share his thoughts on former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as a potential Republican vice-presidential nominee. The call comes as the Democratic National Committee launches a section on Romney on its website www.TheNextCheney.com, a site devoted to exploring the records of the potential Republican vice-presidential nominees. Rep. Frank will be joined by Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman John E. Walsh.

Democrats Shatter Previous Primary Turnout Records

CNN reported late last night on massive Democratic turnout across the country. Some of these figures are based off of incomplete returns, like Arizona for instance, who broke the previous record by 80,000 with 67% percent in at the time....

More Polls Close, More States Declared

The networks called several states since the polls closed at 8:00pm. Here's a shocker: Gov. Mike Huckabee won his home state of Arkansas. Gov. Mitt Romney was able to hold on to the state he, apparently, despised for the twenty-plus...

Mitt Romney Wouldn't Win His Home State

Former Republican governor Mitt Romney wouldn't even win his home state of Massachusetts in a general election race against any of the leading Democratic contenders.

Doing MA Proud. . .Romney Can’t Remember Counties In His Former State

It's so hard to remember every little thing about the state where you were governor.

How to Become a Delegate - Massachusetts

Summary of state process

Romney Flip-Flops on Massachussetts

Mitt Romney has been running away from his home state of Massachusetts, which he governed for years, even bashing them in a 30-second ad. Because we've seen him talking trash about his state for the last few months, I was surprised to see that today Romney announced the Massachusetts Steering Committee.

Response by DNC Chairman Howard Dean on Massachusetts Marriage Vote

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on the overwhelming vote in the Massachusetts legislature to defeat a discriminatory, anti-marriage constitutional amendment:

Not Gunning for the Red Sox Vote

Romney hits on home state in new ad:

Michigan’s “Golden Boy” Romney Comes in Dead Last in State Polls…

Mitt’s back, but is he home? In a December 2005 interview with the Boston Herald, Republican presidential candidate, ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney told the paper he would have stayed in his home state of Michigan had he known he would enter a career in politics. So how did Massachusetts end up with Multiple-Choice Mitt? Read on...

Honoring the Life and Career of U.S. Representative Father Robert F. Drinan

The following resolution was passed by the Democratic National Committee at its meeting on February 3, 2007. Submitted By: Philip Johnston, Chair, Massachusetts Debra Kozikowski, Vice Chair, Massachusetts Donna Brazile. At-Large/DC Terry Lierman, Chair, Maryland Karen Marchioro, Washington And the...

Dean Response to Massachusetts and Washington State Primaries

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on the results of the primaries in Massachusetts and Washington state: "On both shores, the lesson from the strong turnout in last night's primaries in Massachusetts and Washington state...

Democrats Reach Out Beyond T.V. Ads

Its common knowledge in the world of political campaigning that voters support the candidates that they have a stronger connection with. Democrats understand that and are taking their campaigns back to the basics. Candidates in Boston, Massachusetts are moving beyond...

Voting Machines for People with Disabilities Will Not be Available for the Massachusetts Primary

Disabled voters in Massachusetts may not have specialized voting machines in place for next month primary to help them cast their ballots, but officials are promising voters that the machines will be ready for the general election in November. The...

America Rejects The GOP’s Divisive Politics

Republicans know it was the wrong move and newspapers across the country call it "divisive" and "distracting".

Editorial Round Up: Bush's Chronic Pattern of Misleading the American People

Editorial boards across the country have a number of questions about President Bush's secret NSA program to create the largest database "ever assembled in the world" to collect the phone records of "tens of millions of Americans." [USA Today, 5/11/06] While the Bush Administration initially assured Americans that the NSA was focused only on international calls, this is clearly not the case.

Bush Train Tax on Blue States

Demanding more money for no reason? After failing in a three-year effort to hand over Amtrak's Washington-to-Boston tracks, and their costs, to a new federal-state consortium, the Bush administration is seeking tens of millions of dollars in extra fees from...

MA-Sen: Still No Challenger for Ted

Blute is out. Peter Blute, a former Republican congressman and executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority, said yesterday he has decided not to challenge US Senator Edward M. Kennedy this fall, possibly leaving the Massachusetts Democrat without a reelection...

Horrible Hate Crime Highlights the Dangers of Scapegoating Groups of Americans

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement against the violent anti-gay attacks in Massachusetts last night.

Stonewall Dems Highlighted in the Advocate

After its founding of almost 8 years by Representative Barney Frank and other committed Democratic activists, the National Stonewall Democrats have built a solid foundation of national leadership, grassroots power, and most importantly the LGBT and allies' vote.

Lending a Helping Hand to Hurricane Vicitims

I was fortunate to see dedication and compassion from my fellow Democrats to help him and other Americans in this time of tragedy. I feel my reaction to this man's plight truly reflects my core values and priorities as a Democrat.

Sen. Kennedy on the 16 Cases

Kennedy: No one has an automatic right to a lifetime position on the Supreme Court. A nominee to the high court must first demonstrate that he has a core commitment to constitutional rights and liberties.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Democratic Party 56 Roland Street, Ste. 203 Boston, MA 02129 617-776-2676 617-776-2579 (fax) http://www.massdems.org/ Chair: John Walsh Vice Chair: Stacey Monahan Executive Director: Sue Thomson...

DNC Hosts Conference Call with Thousands of Activists

s power grab, their attempt to erase 200 years of Senate history and protocol to put their slate of radical judges on the federal bench.


A 50 State Strategy

The Democratic Party is committed to winning elections at every level in every region of the country.