Even in liberal-leaning Mass., GOP eyes US House
By Associated Press | Sunday, May 16, 2010
BOSTON — Four months after Republican Scott Brown won the U.S. Senate seat held for half a century by the late Edward Kennedy, liberal-leaning Massachusetts is rife with Republican candidates hoping to flip even more Democratic seats into GOP hands.
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Another closely watched race is in the state’s 5th Congressional District, where Niki Tsongas is running for her second full term after winning a special election in 2007 and running unopposed in 2008.
Four Republicans say they’ve collected the 2,000 signatures needed to get on the primary ballot, including Jon Golnick, a reseller of Boston College merchandise. The Carlisle father of two said he jumped into the race because Democrats like Tsongas have failed on the economy.
"We wasted 12 months on health care when we should have been focusing on creating private sector jobs," Golnick said.
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