Down goes Rep John Tierney in Massachusetts’ sixth congressional district:
Tierney — fourth incumbent to go down http://t.co/7EKRtqU1ny by @JessicaTaylor
— The Hill (@thehill) September 10, 2014
Of note, national Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi and Liz Warren, couldn’t save Tierney:
Elizabeth Warren Endorses in Targeted Massachusetts Race http://t.co/ugBgrDDpAz via @CahnEmily #MA06
— Roll Call (@rollcall) June 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/509661225433591808
Rep. John Tierney puts the #MiddleClassFirst.
You can too — Be #1more in 2014: http://t.co/u4iujg3BwH pic.twitter.com/RI0yzTCrA6
— DCCC (@dccc) August 7, 2014
Pelosi highlights colleagues Clark and Tierney at Hyde Park rally – both facing democratic challengers #wcvb #mapoli pic.twitter.com/wCYFQApMcN
— Janet Wu (@WuWCVB) June 2, 2014
Now let’s meet the Democrat who beat Rep. Tierney, Iraq war veteran Seth Moulton:
[. . .] Seth joined the Marine Corps in 2001. Although Seth was firmly against the Iraq War, Seth served his country and led his platoon — eventually serving four tours of duty in Iraq over five years. Seth led an infantry platoon during the 2003 invasion and was in the first Marine company to enter Baghdad. Later, he worked to establish an independent Iraqi media. The following year, Seth returned to Iraq as an infantry platoon commander and fought in the lead company in the Battle of Najaf. At the request of then-Lieutenant General David Petraeus, Seth remained in Iraq and joined a small team of Marines working closely with Iraqi security forces and served as a liaison to senior Iraqi leaders south of Baghdad.
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This actually looks like good news for the Dems as Moulton is thought to be the stronger candidate against Republican Richard Tisei:
“There’s very little doubt that if Seth Moulton were the Democrats’ nominee, he would win this seat.” http://t.co/9F52vaJtVd #MA6 #mapoli
— Joe Trippi (@JoeTrippi) September 8, 2014
Tierney loss will get quiet cheers from Dems. Moulton a fresh face in a seat they can’t afford to lose.
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) September 10, 2014
The GOP response so far? Not much:
NRCC looks surprised by Moulton's victory in #MA06. In stmnt on race, no specific attack line against the newly-minted D nominee
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) September 10, 2014
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