Stirling Newberry reminds us that five years ago today, in reaction to the worst thing the Supreme Court has done for many, many years, Al Gore conceded the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush. The country, and the world, are … [Read more...]
Archives for December 13, 2005
Silbert beefs up her campaign operation
Lt. Gov. candidate Andrea Silbert has apparently decided to spend some of her bountiful cash-on-hand by hiring two fairly big-name Democratic operatives: media consultant Tad Devine and campaign manager Steve Gerencser. From the press … [Read more...]
More Governor’s race developments
There's more interesting Gov's race news in the morning papers. First, Deval Patrick has been making progress in the fundraising department - he still has a lot less cash on hand than Tom Reilly, but he has raised more money than … [Read more...]
Meltdown in the NY GOP
Closing of College Shadows Candidate for Governor By SAM DILLON; JIM RUTENBERG CONTRIBUTED REPORTING FROM NEW YORK FOR THIS ARTICLE. (NYT) 1246 wordsPublished: November 17, 2005In the days since William F. Weld left Decker College … [Read more...]
Supreme Court will review Tom DeLay’s Texas gerrymander
The Supreme Court today announced that it will hear several challenges to the legality of Tom DeLay's infamous gerrymander in Texas that handed several seats to congressional Republicans. You can read good coverage of the issues at … [Read more...]