Barney Frank may be on the way out, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says they expect to hang onto the seat he’s occupied for three decades.
“This is a strong Democratic district that President Obama won with 61 percent and Senator John Kerry won,” DCCC chair Steve Israel said in a statement, “and we look forward to electing a Democrat next November who will create jobs, protect the middle class and the Medicare guarantee for seniors rather than tax breaks for billionaires.”
Israel had many kind words for Frank, who’s been one of the most vocal Democrats on Capitol Hill for many years. “He is more than a Congressman who has ably served his constituents in Massachusetts, he is a voice for the voiceless, a leader for our Caucus, and a lion of the House. Congress will not be the same without him,” Israel said.
