Phil Dunkelbarger
MA-9 voters want Bill Clinton to campaign after we choose our candidate
By Anonymous - 7/29/10 - 8:17 amWhile I welcome President Bill Clinton's interest in the MA-9 race and his willingness to stump and fund raise, I'd ask him and the MA Democratic Party to wait until the people have selected their candidate in the primary before stumping and fund raising - which is to ask the President to respect the will of the people not tilt the field to the incumbent.
We have an important Democratic primary in MA-9 this year. Candidates and campaign volunteers are out canvassing and phone banking for Stephen Lynch, Mac D'Alessandro and Phil Dunkelbarger.
Many of LYNCH'S POSITIONS and votes on key issues of the day, such as the Iraq War, ongoing Afghanistan war funding, Health care, Reproductive rights, TARP, and the Recovery Act are AT ODDS with the Democratic Party platform, the president's agenda, and constituent interests in MA-9.
I do not work for a campaign. I am an unaffiliated liberal (independent) voter who has observed the incumbent vote on health care and stimulus and Afghanistan war funding and decided we in the MA-9 deserve better.
Lynch is out of step with the MA Congressional delegation. We deserve better.
Why Lynch will probably still win in November
By adamg - 3/22/10 - 3:32 pmConor Yunits runs the numbers, thinks Southie and disaffected union rank-and-file will still go heavily for Lynch, swamping the lefties of Jamaica Plain:
... If a Wu or Dunkelbarger candidacy is intended just to send Lynch some sort of message that liberals are pissed ... I'm guessing he already knows that. But if liberals actually think they could oust Lynch in the 9th over his health care vote?
Well, in my opinion they'd be better off spending their time fighting to keep the 10th.
Lynch to face opposition from the left again
By adamg - 3/5/10 - 10:37 pmThe Jamaica Plain Gazette reports that Phil Dunkelbarger of Westwood, who ran as an anti-war candidate against Stephen Lynch in the 2006 Democratic primary, is running against Lynch again this year.
Keith Lepor of Roslindale and Vernon Harrison of Braintree are running on the Republican side.
Stephen Lynch: Man of no words
By adamg - 9/9/06 - 11:09 amDedhamBlog ponders how Rep. Stephen Lynch keeps dodging debates with challenger Phil Dunkelbarger:
... Dunkelbarger may not succeed in his goal due to Stephen Lynch's 'no information voter' campaign, but Lynch will never get a vote from me and eventually he'll face a tougher race! ...
Ryan Adams, meanwhile, finds Lynch's declaration that a non-binding vote on "staying the course" in Iraq meant nothing, curious:
... He doesn't care - that's his common theme. He doesn't care about the Iraqis who are being maimed and slaughtered, doesn't care about the hundreds of billions we've spent in Iraq and certainly doesn't care about the people who live in the 9th Congressional District. ...
Jack E. Robinson is running for congress?
By adamg - 8/13/06 - 8:40 amMan, he's one of my favorite perennial candidates - how can you not love a guy who crashes his car on the Jamaicaway while calling into WBUR - while denying allegations he was a groper?
Still, who knew that this time he's running for congress in my district, against Steve Lynch? Hey, anybody know what ever happened to Mildred Jefferson?
OK, OK, probably more important about this race is this question: Why hasn't the 9th-district race gotten more attention? No, not because of Robinson. But because it pits a pro-war, socially conservative Democratic incumbent against an anti-war, progressive Democratic challenger, Phil Dunkelbarger. On Blue Mass. Group, Janalfi wonders as well:
... Frankly, I'm surprised that he isn't getting more attention from the Lamont win. I mean, the Globe did an article on anti-war candidates running against incumbents across the country and didn't even mention the race in their own hometown. What's up with that? ...
Today's Globe story, which only ran in the City Weekly and Globe South sections.
Dunkelbarger podcast interview.
Adam Reilly wonders if Dunkelbarger isn't missing an opportunity to do some viral videos.
The quiet anti-war candidate
By adamg - 7/7/06 - 9:22 pmThat would be Phil Dunkelbarger of Westwood, who is running against incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Lynch largely on an anti-war platform.
How quiet? I live in Lynch's district, and the first I heard Lynch had opposition was this Blue Mass. Group post.
