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Massachusetts: John Sununu

February 12, 2009 - 11:19 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Phoenix

Hodes Looks Strong, Not Dominant

By David S. Bernstein

New PPP poll for NH's open 2010 Senate race shows Congressman Paul Hodes leading but within the margin of error against the biggest names (although not necessarily the best candidates) the GOP might offer: Charlie Bass and John Sununu. Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter -- who, unlike Hodes, has not declared herself a candidate -- leads both by even narrower margins.

The good news for Hodes is a fairly strong favorability rating, 42/34 with 24% no opinion -- the best of the four. That's hardly a knock-out, but it suggests a fairly easy route to 50%-plus-one of the vote, compared, for instance with Shea-Porter's 43/40.

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Mon, 12/22/2008 - 16:48

Campaign for regional EPA administrator likely already underway, says head of Mass. Audubon

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

A month after Election Day, a political contest may be raging unbeknownst to most political observers for the New England regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Jack Clarke, the director of public policy and government relations for the Massachusetts Audubon Society, told PolitickerMA.com that the post can be highly political and candidates who want the job are likely to already be maneuvering behind the scenes.

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Sat, 10/18/2008 - 15:43

Kerry calls on Sununu to denounce McCain robocalls, blasts McCain for negative campaigning

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1562|title=U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) in Nashua, N.H., Saturday|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=410|height=307]NASHUA, N.H. - John Kerry called on fellow U.S. Sen. John Sununu on Saturday to denounce robocalls run in New Hampshire by Republican John McCain's presidential campaign that link Barack Obama to the 1960s radical Bill Ayers.

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 14:54

Bay State pols to attend Shaheen fundraiser Monday

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Several Bay State pols are slated to attend a fundraiser for New Hampshire Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen (D) Monday night in Brookline.

[img_assist|nid=672|title=Former N.H. Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=118|height=180]An invitation for the event, obtained by PolitickerMA.com on Monday, shows that seven current Massachusetts elected officials and four former officials will be at the event. The fundraiser will be headlined by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.).

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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 07:16

Tsongas urges supporters to canvass in N.H. for Obama

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Congresswoman Niki Tsongas isn't facing a challenger in this year's election but that isn't preventing her from keeping busy through Election Day.

[img_assist|nid=430|title=U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=119|height=180]Tsongas, a Lowell Democrat, told PolitickerMA.com that she is focused on two tasks in these last 25 days before Nov. 4: Spending time in her district and helping Barack Obama win the presidential election.

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Wed, 09/03/2008 - 08:11

Romney to hold Boston fundraiser for Sununu

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1016|title=Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Belmont)|desc=Getty Image|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=215]ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former Gov. Mitt Romney is scheduled to hold a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. John Sununu at the end of September, PolitickerMA.com has learned.

The fundraiser will be held in Boston on Sept. 22, according to Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom.

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