Massachusetts – Sitting in the crosshairs of the Tea Party Express and other conservative operations, longtime Democratic Rep. Barney Frank is ratcheting up his efforts to defend his Massachusetts seat.
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The Democrat gave his re-election campaign $200,000 this week, Politico reports, to fend off Republican challenger Sean Bielat. Financial disclosure files reportedly showed Frank’s assets to be worth between $560,000 and $1.5 million, though the representative is not required to disclose the worth of his primary residence.
Bielat, a 35-year-old Marine with an Ivy League pedigree, is giving Frank a run for his money. The Republican released an internal poll last month showing Frank ahead by 10 points, 48 to 38. While that still gives Frank a comfortable lead — CBS News has labeled the race as probable Democrat — he cannot take his seat for granted. Even though Massachusetts’ fourth district easily sided with Barack Obama in 2008, it also narrowly favored Republican Scott Brown in the 2010 Senate special election.
Bielat has railed against Frank’s role as chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and his attacked are buttressed by those from the Tea Party Express, the California-based group that helped Christine O’Donnell win the Republican Senate primary in Connecticut and helped conservative Joe Miller topple sitting Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska primary.
The Tea Party Express sent an “urgent” e-mail to their supporters this week soliciting donations to air its “defeat Barney Frank” television ads, now in production.
“You can help us Defeat Barney Frank – one of the worst liberals in Congress – and make history,” the e-mail read.
Barney Frank is the first openly homo congressman.
Cong. Frank (D-MA) & Maxine Waters (D-CA) are the 2 Members of Congress most responsible for the mortgage meltdown along with then HUD Secretary Andy Cuomo.
Google him and you can read it for yourself. He’s a shtick menivil.
Frank will win although this will be his first nail-biter of a race since 1982. Only a well-timed, flimsy indictment by the DOJ could possibly swing this race (just like they did to the late Ted Stevens of AK in ’08).
They should all be held accountable for their actions, but Cuomo will be elected governor, and hopefully the other two will not be reelected.
This guy is a crook and should be indited for his crimes. Freddie and Fanny are a disgrace going back to slicky willy and every year more and more money goes down the toilet.
Barney Faygie Fthrank ith gonna do anything he can to win including getting hith Pileg (he isn’t a pilegesh v’hamayvin yovin!) to heckle hith opponent after their debate the other day.
His sexual belief is not what will indict him if he is indicted but violation of his MO