Sign Up for the Politicker.com Wake Up Call

Massachusetts

RSS Feeds

Syndicate content Add to Netvibes Subscribe with Bloglines
Add to Technorati Favorites
Add to Google

Send suggestions to: editor@politicker.com

Massachusetts: Brigid O'rourke

Sun, 11/02/2008 - 12:15

Kerry camp responds, hits Beatty for not offering solutions

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. John Kerry responded to Republican challenger Jeff Beatty's criticism Sunday, blasting Beatty for not offering a vision for the future of the country.

In an email to PolitickerMA.com, Brigid O'Rourke, a spokeswoman for the Boston Democrat, said Beatty has focused more on personal attacks than on offering his own policy proposals.

Read More >
There have been 37 comments posted in response to this story.
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 11:03

Kerry camp responds, blasts Thompson robo-call

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Responding to news that challenger Jeff Beatty is using a robo-call featuring former Sen. Fred Thompson, U.S. Sen. John Kerry's campaign blasted the effort saying that Thompson's policy positions, like Beatty's, do not mesh with those of the voters of Massachusetts.

Read More >
There have been 36 comments posted in response to this story.
Mon, 10/13/2008 - 11:33

Beatty fires away at Kerry, Kerry camp parries

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BROCKTON - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Beatty fired three salvos at John Kerry Sunday, saying the Massachusetts senator has high disapproval ratings, a poor record on constituent services and is more focused on campaigning on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama than he is focused on serving Massachusetts citizens. Charges that Kerry's team immediately dismissed.

Read More >
There have been 36 comments posted in response to this story.
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 12:30

Beatty camp reacts to Yankees charge, accuses Kerry of ‘smears’

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1487|title=Jeff Beatty on the deck of the USS Guam after being evacuated from Grenada|desc=Campaign Photo|link=popup|align=left|width=410|height=252]Republican Jeff Beatty's campaign responded Friday to the Kerry campaign's earlier charge that  he roots for the New York Yankees, accusing the Kerry campaign of dodging questions and engaging in smear tactics.

Read More >
There have been 38 comments posted in response to this story.
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 14:33

Kerry camp responds, says Beatty uses misleading numbers in ad

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Responding to Republican Jeff Beatty's first television ad, John Kerry's U.S. Senate re-election campaign said Wednesday that the TV spot uses figures that don't take inflation into account, and blasted Beatty's party for poor stewardship of the economy.

Beatty's first ad, released Wednesday, is set to hit airwaves Thursday. In it, the Beatty campaign criticizes the Boston lawmaker for rising gas prices, which were lower when Kerry was first elected in 1984.

There have been 35 comments posted in response to this story.