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Methuen Primary Results Local Races

Posted on March 6, 2012 by billmanzi

Methuen Democratic Town Committee William Manzi III 477 Stephen Zanni 440 Matthew Kraunelis 415 Joseph Bella 412 James Atkinson 397 Linda Harvey 394 Lisa Yarid Ferry 386 Thomas Firth III 381 Eleni Varitimos 377 Barbara Degaspe 376 William Toomey 375 … Continue reading →

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Methuen Primary Results

Posted on March 6, 2012 by billmanzi

Here are some results from Methuen: Republican Presidential: Total Votes = 2922. Uncast Votes = 3. Mitt Romney 2187 74.85% Rick Santorum 336 11.50% Ron Paul 249 8.52% Newt Gingrich 111 3.80% Rick Perry 8 Jon Huntsman 8 Michelle Bachmann … Continue reading →

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Republicans Fighting Deficits?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by billmanzi

Some independent analysis has come out on the debt and deficit numbers attached to the Republican Presidential candidates economic proposals. From my vantage point the results are not at all surprising, as the debt and deficit projections exceed those of … Continue reading →

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Dan Winslow Takes on the Utilities

Posted on February 29, 2012 by billmanzi

Republican Rep. Dan Winslow has managed to make a strong mark in his tenure as a State Representative, filing some pretty good legislation and utilizing strong social media skills to make sure his point of view is known. Although I … Continue reading →

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Romney Limping to Michigan Lead

Posted on February 26, 2012 by billmanzi

Mitt Romney, the man Republicans love to hate, has been once again blessed by an opponent who can’t seem to stay out of the dung pile. Rick Santorum, who held a commanding Michigan lead over Romney a very short time … Continue reading →

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Vertical Response Email List

Posted on February 25, 2012 by billmanzi

Please sign up to receive an email newsletter from me that will contain plenty of good (and maybe some surprising) information. I will start sending the newsletter fairly soon, and it will deal with news, politics, and may even serve … Continue reading →

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Interview with Elizabeth Warren

Posted on February 24, 2012 by billmanzi

I sat in on the Nancy Greenwood show on WCAP on Wednesday, and had the opportunity to talk with Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Elizabeth Warren. We talked about Washington, the plight of the middle class, money in politics, the … Continue reading →

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Song of the Week- Sounds of Silence

Posted on February 20, 2012 by billmanzi

Happy President’s Day! The great Simon and Garfunkel at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doing “The Sounds of Silence”. Garfunkel still an unbelievable vocalist.

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Shoot the Messenger!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by billmanzi

The new Suffolk Senate poll is out (posted on it this weekend) and the grumbling has already started about Suffolk and David Paleologos. The poll shows Scott Brown with a nine point lead, and of course Paleologos is now being … Continue reading →

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The Detroit Breakdown?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by billmanzi

Mitt Romney has to be scratching his head (wonder if he can do that without mussing) about his predicament as he heads into next weeks big primary in Michigan. Most of the recent polling has him behind Rick Santorum in … Continue reading →

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