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March 13th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
…..and Marty will stay unofficially neutral but will quietly support Mrs. Tsongas, who will win handily. End of story.
March 13th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Not so sure. The field is large, and several of the hopefuls have really strong ties to Marty. We’ll see.
I do expect your right that he’ll officially stay neutral.
March 13th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
The last time there were multiple strong democratic candidates from Lowell for the seat they cancelled each other out in the primary, allowing Jim Shannon of Lawrence to take the primary and go on to victory.
Same thing could happen this time if the Lowell candiates split the vote.
March 13th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
I not only except Marty to stay officially neutral but I do believe he will stay totally out of the race. With 3 separate candidate camps based in Lowell, the future Chancellor knows that there is nothing to be gained by alienating two politically well entrenched groups.
No Guru, please remember that none of Lowell’s state delegation has come out in support of Mrs. Tsongas; on the contrary they are supporting other candidates. Furthermore, Marty success as a Chancellor depends upon his ability to work with the City of Lowell.
As you may know, politics is a bloody sport in Lowell and we have a very long memory.
March 13th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Best of luck to MARTY , well deserved, now GO EILEEN GO..
I would be proud to have her represent our district.. DiPaolo? give me a break,
March 13th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
With all due respect, Marty’s success as Chancellor depends on the package he receives when he takes the job. He may be able to use his 5 million dollars as leverage for a nice parachute in case he ever has to bail out. The state delegation wouldn’t DARE deny anything to UMass Lowell, they have too many friends/family working there.
March 13th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
No Guru, I will give you the “friends and family…and job” argument; I do not know for sure but I would not be shocked if that was the case; but Marty cannot use the $5.1 million for anything but giving it to political parties, donating to charitable organizations approved by the Internal Revenue Service or use it for a future Congressional or U.S. Senate race. That is not a parachute.
March 13th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
He can donate it to the school, though. >
March 13th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
I know this blog is partial to Lowell, but in my eye the strongest (and I believe most progressive candidate) is Leominster’s Stephen Kerrigan. Steve was 26 when he was elected to Selectman, (he’s 35 now) and later went on to serve as a top aide to Senator Kennedy in both Boston and Washington, and as Chief of Staff in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office. He also was Chief of Staff of Boston 2004, which ran the convention, and he did an outstanding job, successfully overseeing a ginormous budget, Lord knows how many volunteers and staff, and all sorts of security concerns without a hitch. (OK, the baloons were a little screwed up at the end, but I think we can let that slide.)
Steve is a very well-liked and well-respected guy in Leominter and the surrounding area, and I really think he’ll bring a fresh perspective and some great liberal credentials to the race. I don;t think he has a website up yet, but I’ll be sure to post it when he does. In the meantime, he has the vote of this progressive, and hopefully more to come!
March 13th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
CORRECTION:
Lancaster, that is. Not Leominster. My bad.
March 13th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Poor Eileen…her worse nightmare is Niki Tsongas running. Too bad as she is also a great candidate but when it comes to organization, instant name recognition, fundraising capacity, and connections, no one can top Niki Tsongas. She almost has seniority by default if elected and can hit ground running in DC unlike the others rumored to be running. All of the past Tsongas supporters locally, regionally, and nationally create a network that is probably insurmountable.
March 14th, 2007 at 7:18 am
It appears that the Congressman will submit papers to start the clock running well before he actually leaves Congress, so whoever joins this race better be prepared to hit the ground running. That may hurt some of the lesser known candidates. It would seem that the front-runners district-wide would be Tsongas and DiPaolo. DiPaolo looks like a GOB, acts like a GOB, and his spending spree on “tanks” probably means he is a GOB. Donaghue may draw support in the Lowell area, but she also has had time to make enemies, and doesn’t have the reach that Tsongas will. Others are a big question, at least in the Lowell area, and that is a pretty substantial block of voters, although turnout for a special election may be light.
Early favorite - Tsongas.
March 14th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Tsongas will have to go over and beyond to earn my vote, just because of the early annointing.