Category Archives: U.S. Senate Race

The Scott Brown- Elizabeth Warren Debate

Posted on October 3, 2012 by billmanzi

Here is the full video of the Senator Scott Brown-Elizabeth Warren debate. Much to take out, but how about the resistance to Simpson-Bowles by Scott Brown, with a deferential nod to the balanced approach of that panel by Elizabeth Warren. … Continue reading →

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The Scalia Response

Posted on October 2, 2012 by billmanzi

Scott Brown, in response to a David Gregory question, said that his ideal Supreme Court Justice was Antonin Scalia. I think he realized his error and tried to walk it back, but the right answer for him was Anthony Kennedy, … Continue reading →

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New Brown-Warren Polling, and the Mitt Romney Effect

Posted on September 30, 2012 by billmanzi

The new Boston Globe survey on the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race came out today, showing the inexorable drift towards Elizabeth Warren that Suffolk had picked up a week or so ago. This drift comes in spite of voters having a … Continue reading →

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Independents in the Senate Race!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by billmanzi

There has been a flurry of polling activity in the U.S. Senate race, with most showing a movement to Elizabeth Warren, but all showing a still tight race. My polling house preference is Suffolk, and David Paleologos. So as I … Continue reading →

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Any Party Switchers Out There?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by billmanzi

Any Democrats think that Scott Brown won last nights debate, or any Republicans think that Elizabeth Warren won the debate? Just curious about whether there are any folks looking at this from outside a totally partisan prism. My question does … Continue reading →

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Lets Get Ready to Rumble Round One

Posted on September 21, 2012 by billmanzi

Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown held the first in a series of debates last night and it didn’t take long for Scott Brown to come out swinging on the “character issue”, hitting Warren right off the bat on the so … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid On the Ropes in Nevada

Posted on June 24, 2010 by billmanzi

Majority Leader Harry Reid has the Republican opponent he had hoped for in Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle in Nevada, but still trails her by 11 points in the latest Rasmussen survey. Reid is already up on the air, slamming … Continue reading →

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Scott Brown on Leno

Posted on January 29, 2010 by billmanzi

Scott Brown mania persists, with the Senator-elect doing a bit on the Jay Leno show. The Senator seems to have as much energy as he did in the campaign, making the rounds in Massachusetts and nationally, and really hitting the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Morning Quarterbacking

Posted on January 21, 2010 by billmanzi

Senator Scott Brown delivered an old fashioned electoral whipping to Martha Coakley yesterday, defeating her handily across Massachusetts and upsetting the national applecart for the Democratic Party. Scott Brown ran an energetic campaign, and used a great retail operation to … Continue reading →

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The Duke Weighs In

Posted on November 30, 2009 by billmanzi

Former Governor Michael Dukakis threw his support this weekend behind Congressman Michael Capuano in the Democratic primary for the United States Senate. Michael Dukakis still has a strong following in the Democratic Party, and I believe the Dukakis endorsement will … Continue reading →

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