Talk:2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hurricanehink (talk · contribs) 22:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

I'll be reviewing this article, can't wait! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 22:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

• "The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 6, 2012" - this is a fairly bland opening, and could be said about any other senate race in 2012. I think it'd be so much more engaging to have "The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was the costliest in the state's history." Then specify the date later in the lead, perhaps with "The general election coincided with the 2012 presidential election."
  • Specifying the date first is the standard elections page format. I have re-worded it a little though.
• "Brown became the first Republican to be elected from Massachusetts to the United States Senate since Edward Brooke in 1972" - source?
  • Added.
• I think somewhere in the lead, you should mention how close the polls were for about a year
  • Done.
• For what it's worth, the lead doesn't indicate anywhere that Elizabeth Warren ran as a Democrat. Try adding that somewhere. Remember, not everyone is from the US, so they might not assume that she was a democrat to defeat a republican.
  • Done.
• "After winning her party's nomination, eliminating any need for a primary, in the general election Warren defeated Brown 53-46%. - grammar could be better
  • Changed.
• "The election cost approximately $68 million dollars which made it the most expensive election in Massachusetts history and the 2nd most expensive in the entire 2012 election cycle, next to that year's presidential election, despite the two candidates' having agreed not to allow outside money to influence the race." - first, split this long sentence up. Next, no need to say "dollars". Third, specify it was 2012 USD, perhaps. Fourth, source that it was 2nd costliest "next to that year's presidential election"?
  • All done.
• "Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy was re-elected in 2006, and died on August 25, 2009 from a malignant brain tumor" - not backed up by source
  • Now it is.
• It'd be great if there was more info on the background of Warren running. That's just as vital as Brown being elected in 2010. Why was she able to clear the field so successfully? I notice there was a poll where Warren was in the lead in September 2011... how did she get there? You mention several people in the list of who withdrew - what happened to them? The bit about Rachel Maddow was interesting, for example. Something more would be great for the "Democratic primary" section, as opposed to the little paragraph that's there.
  • This will take longer, I'll go through the references for what I can find later.
• "stressing his ability to cross party lines - highlighting his votes for the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell”" - don't think the dash is that appropriate here. Use a comma instead.
  • Done.
• What was the end result of the Native American bit?
  • Added ref from her wiki page that most voters didn't think it was an issue in deciding who to vote for.
• "Still during the debate, after his comments the debate audience began booing him." - which comments? The Scalia bit?
  • Clarified.
• "Democratic candidate Ed Markey asked his Republican rival Gabriel E. Gomez to sign a similar pledge with him, although he refused" - since they're both technically "he"'s, I'd say "who refused" instead of "although he refused".
  • Done.
• Shouldn't the second paragraph of aftermath go before you mention the lack of a pledge between Markey/Gomez?
  • Yes, and it now does.
• You should probably mention that Brown would not run for Senate or Governor in Massachusetts in 2014. Whether you mention his interest in running in New Hampshire in 2014 is up to you.
  • Duly changed.

All in all, the article is pretty good, but there are some spots that could use improvement. I'll leave the GA review open for seven days. Lemme know if you have any questions! :) ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 05:44, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

• I'd like to request this GAN be put on hold temporarily. My computer has broken and I'm only able to use my library's. My computer should be back in 2 weeks at the latest. Grammarxxx ^{(What'd I do this time?)} 20:39, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

• No problem. Let me know whenever you get back to it. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 06:03, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Hey, any update on this? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 19:49, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Looks like Grammarxxx hasn't edited since the above note. Unfortunately this will have to be failed until he can return and make the fixes. Wizardman 02:13, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

I've tidied the page up and made some of the changes myself. Tiller54 (talk) 19:52, 26 February 2014 (UTC)