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4th Congressional District

Friday, July 20, 2012

Who Does Sean Bielat Work For? Now We Know

The Republican 4th Congressional District Candidate reveals the name of his employer, One Click Politics.

OneClickPolitics.com is a website which promises to "Tell everyone in Washington what you think with one click." It is also the internet startup Sean Bielat revealed he heads up, WBUR reported last night. Bielat says he wanted to keep the name out of the race, to keep the website non-partisan.  The website allows users to quickly send messages to members of the House and Senate by picking a topic and headline. Message headlines on the One Click Politics site included issues like "Pass a budget!", "Stand with Israel" and "Pledge to Repeal ObamaCare and Pass Real Health Care Reform."  The Globe reports that the website will have other left-leaning messages rotate onto the homepage.  See the full story on WBUR or The Boston Globe. Previously…

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2:16 pm on Friday, July 20, 2012

Republicans should run positive campaigns describing what they will do for the district and country, not negative ones criticizing other Republicans for minor issues no one cares about. What's great is that Sean Bielat's business goals are completely in line with his political philosophy of being a citizen legislator and responsive to the people rather than someone who knows better than they do …   more ›

Monday, November 1, 2010

The Race for the Fourth Congressional District

District veteran Barney Frank faces his first formidable opponent in years.

This is the first in a series of articles on the Fourth Congressional district race. Stay tuned to Newton Patch for more updates, profiles and more on the Frank/Bielat battle.  The Fourth Congressional district represents some of the most staunchly Democratic neighborhoods in one of the bluest states. It is represented by a witty and powerful 14-term liberal whom his supporters affectionally refer to as just Barney.  But after nearly 30 years representing the district--which includes Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, Fall River and New Bedford--Congressman Barney Frank is facing his toughest election, challenged by first-time candidate Sean Bielat. Bielat, a conservative Republican businessman and U.S. Marine, is riding a nationwide tide of …

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