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How Old Is Tim Cahill?
By Stephanie Schorow - Politics DailyOne of the closest races in the country is the four-way contest for governor of Massachusetts. State treasurer Tim Cahill, running as an independent, faces off against the incumbent Democrat, Deval Patrick, Republican challenger Charles D. Baker and Jill Stein, who is running on the Green-Rainbow ticket. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about Cahill's life. How old is Tim Cahill? Cahill is 51 years old. When was Tim Cahill born? Cahill was born Dec. 1, 1958. Where was Tim Cahill ...
How Old Is Jill Stein?
By Stephanie Schorow - Politics DailyOne of the closest races in the country is the four-way contest for governor of Massachusetts. Jill Stein, who is running on the Green-Rainbow ticket, is facing off against incumbent Democrat Deval L. Patrick, the Republican challenger Charles D. Baker and state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill (running as an independent). As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about Stein's prepolitical life. How old is Jill Stein? Stein is 60 years old. When was Jill Stein born? Stein was born in 1950. ...
Is Jill Stein Married?
By Stephanie Schorow - Politics DailyOne of the closest races in the country is the four-way contest for governor of Massachusetts. Jill Stein, who is running on the Green-Rainbow ticket, is facing off against incumbent Democrat Deval L. Patrick, the Republican challenger Charles D. Baker and state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill (running as an independent). As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about Stein's prepolitical life. Is Jill Stein Married? Yes. Who is Jill Stein's husband? Stein is married to Dr. Richard Rohrer. ...
Barack Obama and Deval Patrick: Hope, Change and the Politics of Luck
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyLOWELL, Mass. – President Obama and Gov. Deval Patrick have long been linked by friendship, their status as path-breaking African-American politicians, and their campaign themes of hope and change. Now the two have something else in common: lucky breaks. In 2004, when Obama ran for the Senate in Illinois, he was the beneficiary of two opponents who flamed out in marital controversies and a Republican nominee, Alan Keyes, who lived in Maryland. This year, Patrick has not one but two opponents, and so far they are drawing mostly from the same pool of conservatives and independents. That ...
Patrick Faces High Negatives in Massachusetts and Possibly a Rising GOP Star
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySixty percent of Massachusetts registered voters don't think Gov. Deval Patrick deserves re-election and a poll conducted Feb. 21-24 by Suffolk University says former healthcare executive, Charlie Baker may do to Patrick what newly-elected Republican Sen. Scott Brown did to the Democratic favorite in the recent Senate special election. The negatives weighing Patrick down are a 54 percent disapproval rating for the job he is doing and 68 percent who regard him as a weak leader. The only bright spot is that 48 percent of voters in this heavily-Democratic state don't believe they would be better ...
Patrick's Chances for Another Term as Mass. Governor in Trouble
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe race for governor in Massachusetts may be shaping up as a tight one with Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick holding small leads in matchups against Republican hopefuls and an independent candidate, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 7-9. ...
An Independent May Save Deval Patrick in Mass.
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyLike many other governors, Massachusetts' Deval Patrick's fortunes have waned with the economy. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 22 finds that voters don't think he should run again by a 49 percent to 36 percent margin with 15 percent undecided. ...
Deval Patrick's Favorability Down, but He Still Leads Massachusetts Rivals
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAlthough his favorability numbers have swung to the negative, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a first-term Democrat, wins match-ups with Republicans Charlie Baker and Christy Mihos, both of whom are contending for the GOP nomination, according to a Suffolk University poll conducted Sept. 12-15. Patrick also comes out on top of state Treasurer Tim Cahill, an independent candidate who fares better in the poll than either Republican. ...
Dear Vicki, I Know You Can Do This
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyPolitical wives in general have a very tough job, and Kennedy wives are legendary in their public and private political legerdemain. The sisters, nieces and daughters of Jack, Bobby and Ted have had enormous public impact and have done some great work, but I have to say, women who marry Kennedys are pretty impressive in their own right.Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy was the most deftly graceful wife of a powerful political figure in my generation's history. During the 1970s and 80s, Ethel Skakel Kennedy ran a well-respected political salon on Hickory Hill while doing her best raising a ...
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