The Sandwich Democratic Town Committee

The folks at Progressive Massachusetts have compiled a comparison of U.S. Senate candidates Ed Markey’s and Gabriel Gomez’s positions on a number of issues. Even for a newcomer to electoral politics Mr. Gomez seems to be hard to pin down on a whole host of issues, on many of which he seems to not have taken a position – at least publicly – that voters can find. For example, while Rep. Markey has a 92% rating from the National Education Association for his support of pro-education policies and supports the President’s “Race to the Top” initiative, Progressive Massachusetts has been unable to find any policy stands related to education on Mr. Gomez’s web site or in his public statements.

What we do know so far doesn’t look particular attractive to the policy stands of many voters across the state. For example, on the question of gun violence and public safety Mr. Gomez does not support universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons, or a ban on high capacity gun clips. Ed Markey supports all three initiatives. Click on Markey v. Gomez On The Issues to see the side by side comparison as it stands today from the Progressive Massachusetts viewpoint.