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[0:07] ..." obviously be campaign 2008 a lot of attention has been focused on. John McCain and Barack Obama put in Massachusetts there are several legislative races. I'm not many are contested so maybe we can talk about that yes."...
[1:13] ..." lot of the attention last week yourself anyway. Has been paid to Senator Clinton could succeed. In chief court suspend her campaign last week's attacks on Cheney he has skin it's. The on the competing candidate"...
[3:27] ..." questioned whether or not to stand -- gracing. In Massachusetts would face dog racing number two years. And -- ordinance and had -- support. The coupon amount a lot of people -- deployed a lot of"...
[4:33] ..." Congressman we're challenged it and the only one senator on the ballot John Kerry on the the cheered him gently either Republican. -- strong candidate but obviously ran up against Kerry's. Then there -- 24 years"...
[0:00]" Mary -- WBZ radio in Boston speaking. With Jim O'Sullivan looked at his service and we're talking about presidential politics. And they obviously be campaign 2008 a lot of attention has been focused on. John McCain and Barack Obama put in Massachusetts there are several legislative races. I'm not many are contested so maybe we can talk about that yes."
[0:21]" Sure yes. That we not the most contested and skip out there you have at least thirty incumbents. In the house from being challenged of course -- subpoena concedes. To that leaves 150 members composed. And in the Senate you only have five but forty senators faced challenges -- If they're really not a lot of options out there for voters."
[0:45]" What -- should we be looking up in particular."
[0:48]" on the Senate side I think a lot of people focused on the race. There's only one Republican being challenged and that's senator Scott brown. Was being challenged by -- psychologist and there are Roscoe. And and -- the strong candidate there and he warned. The election the first time around it very tough environment for Republicans. So there's not a lot of concern there among Republicans of course but a lot of the attention last week yourself anyway. Has been paid to Senator Clinton could succeed. In chief court suspend her campaign last week's attacks on Cheney he has skin it's. The on the competing candidate on the --"
[1:26]" Republicans seem to have behind some of these open contest to get -- among those if you will and resources via spot."
[1:33]" Right yet there's a there's ascendancy and -- resorts opening up and then a -- number of those the most competitive areas for Republicans are in the in the house districts on this one in Middleborough that the it's very competitive there's also -- Austin on all race it's repulse -- loses. Relatively young while on -- appeared bleeding and is he is opened up as a Democrat running account -- more. And a Republican running again."
[2:01]" ballot questions."
[2:03]" Sure. -- question ones -- that has folks up here a little bit nervous it's possible on the the -- the widest margin. Peoples into Lebanon. The ad that had been run by the multimillion dollar campaign really into on the people so likely question Warren. Must as a huge backlash from outlook isn't in question one -- also benefited from the tide of Obama. Voters as a democratic state a lot of Democrats turning to vote in this presidential election anyway. These the types of folks who would vote against a repeal the income tax cut point 3%. State income tax which is what question one is. And that's running -- with a wide march and so onlookers a series kind of backlash in of them -- sea change in the polls here last closing days. That question is can the one more towards the no call. Question to of course is that you decriminalization. Of less than an -- some marijuana. Proponents of that -- making eighty -- a civil offense punishable by a hundred dollar fine. Rather than the criminal offense and is now punishable by. Jail term that would -- The truck and a little bit closer are naturally more in the yes column. A lot of people seem unaware of that question -- the wanted to respond to the polls released into the truck in -- more yes the milk but don't -- politically in the vote. And of course question three is the questioned whether or not to stand -- gracing. In Massachusetts would face dog racing number two years. And -- ordinance and had -- support. The coupon amount a lot of people -- deployed a lot of recent. Analogies to describe our closest and it is close but again that's. These kinds of things that these questions with such -- that people focus on just the closing days before election so connected detrimental."
[3:51]" Publicly exotic and some of the more exotic -- local. Referendum questions there are a couple of there."
[3:56]" They're certainly -- one in Nablus some of the where indeed this could unseat the legislature and replace it with 100 randomly selected adults -- commonwealth jury. On their number of others that the deal with the interpreter for a -- that deal would we didn't energy in and clean energy. You know those are more targeted those artsy like questions so that's -- appear on all spelled."
[4:22]" We're not hearing much about the congressional races."
[4:25]" Don't go up. Dirt and US house seeks political -- members from Massachusetts of course to succeed. Therefore. Congressman we're challenged it and the only one senator on the ballot John Kerry on the the cheered him gently either Republican. -- strong candidate but obviously ran up against Kerry's. Then there -- 24 years got a lot of money in the bank Israel Lott have all the state spent a lot of time in state. And Beatty components we've seen beating -- elderly and the parties against --"
[4:55]" And what do you think. Postmortem is going to be on -- Massachusetts. Come Wednesday when it -- when you look at the legislative races you know let's put. The presidential race aside for a moment."
[5:07]" Right you know that the president reason to expect because it does influence occurred but I can put a lot people look back on the excesses in the year that Republicans could see an opportunity. But to take advantage and what should be accompanied. Economy's bad it's that strange stories about this behavior alleged misbehavior on Beacon Hill this is an opportunity for -- group the minority party -- to release. Take invention of a global momentum and incident. Because their numbers so short a roster so small and detentions show."
[5:37]" I T O'Sullivan the state house news service Mary Blake WBZ Newsradio 1030."
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