Antonioni won't seek re-election Senator to pursue 'other things' By Matthew Bruun TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF LEOMINSTER- State Sen. Robert A. Antonioni, a popular local legislator who has fended off all challengers during his career in … [Read more...]
Archives for February 6, 2008
Sen. Pam Resor to Retire from Senate
The Lowell Sun reported today that Senator Pam Resor plans to step down from the Senate at the end of her term. See the article here. Tonight, Jamie Eldridge held a fundraiser in Boxborough, with Gov. Patrick and Sen. Resor in attendance. … [Read more...]
How we choose…
In my opinion, however, it appears that Barack Obama has resolved his struggle around his identity as a bi-racial black person in a white world (In his self-reflective book "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance") in … [Read more...]
Spinning Tops: Obama and Clinton Campaigns. Plus, Clinton Money Troubles
The spinning by the Obama and Clinton campaigns really is very amusing. Obama's team says he won Super Tuesday because they project him to win 845 delegates to Clinton's 836. They definitely won more states. Clinton's side says they won … [Read more...]
To become an “add on” member of the Democratic State Committee get your papers in by 2/15/08
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Democratic State Committee [DSC] it is NOT too late even if you were not on the ballot. There are a number of openings that can be filled by petitioning NOW. The deadline appears to be … [Read more...]
Wal-Mart leading the charge against combined reporting
One of the big-ticket items in Governor Patrick's proposal to close corporate tax loopholes is "combined reporting," which prevents multi-state corporations from shifting income among its affiliates, thereby unfairly depriving states like … [Read more...]
Stating the obvious: GOP race really is over.
McCain's campaign has the delegate count for the GOP is as follows: McCain 775; Romney 284; Huckabee 205. I'm trying to confirm where their info is coming from, but assuming it's true, this seems like a rather under-reported … [Read more...]
3 Questions About Yesterday’s Numbers: A Deval Correlation, High Dem Turnout, and Exit Polls
Question 2: Barack Obama was trounced by Clinton in MA by 196,000 votes, yet second-place Dem Obama still beat first-place Repub Romney. In fact, with 511,887 votes, more people voted for second-place Obama in MA than all republican votes … [Read more...]
HRC’s Margin in Massachusetts (193,000) – Fun with numbers
Exceeded Obama's combined margins in the following states (rounded off in thousands, numbers @boston.com): Minnesota - 72K Colorado - 41K Utah - 22K Kansas - 18K Connecticut - 13K Delaware - 11K Missouri - 10K North Dakota - 5K total - … [Read more...]
Patrick opposes Mashpee Wampanoags’ casino application
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS ON THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE'S LAND-IN-TRUST APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS The Commonwealth opposes the Tribe's application because it fails to provide the BIA with … [Read more...]