BMG News has called the following results in the three statewide ballot questions: Question 1 (repeal sales tax on alcohol): Yes Question 2 (repeal chapter 40B): No Question 3 (cut sales tax to 3%): No If we had to take one "bad" result in … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2, 2010
Monster belly flop shaping up for MA G.O.P.
What does it say about a state party that can't even capitalize on a historic national lurch to the right but, rather, is well on its way to losing it from Provincetown to Richmond. First, inept campaign management. It's not as though the … [Read more...]
BMG NEWSBREAK: BMG CALLS CLEAN SWEEP FOR DEMOCRATS IN MASSACHUSETTS
BMG News has called every statewide and congressional race in Massachusetts for the Democrats. Based on the results as of now, BMG's statisticians have concluded that at this point, there is very little likelihood of any Republican pickups … [Read more...]
John Walsh explains the grassroots strategy
I had a minute to chat with John Walsh, and asked him a question similar to the one I asked Sydney: what was the same about GOTV this time around, what was different, and how did it go? Here's what he had to say. Give it a … [Read more...]
BMG NEWSBREAK: BMG CALLS GOVERNOR’S RACE FOR DEVAL PATRICK, TIM MURRAY
BMG News has declared Deval Patrick and Tim Murray the winners of the race for Massachusetts Governor! Boston.com shows that, with 5% of the vote in, Patrick holds a commanding 52% of the vote, to 39% for Charlie Baker. With major cities … [Read more...]
Welcome to election night! We start things off with Sydney Asbury
Good evening! Charley and I are live at the DevalPalooza where we'll be blogging, twittering, and all that good stuff tonight. Obviously, nobody knows anything yet. But I had a chance to ask Deval Patrick's campaign manager, … [Read more...]
Mass. should go Google, at least for locating voting locales
Today I used the State Secretary's website. It's supposed to inform the good people of Massachusetts where to vote. The key phrase is "supposed to." Now, I know where to vote. I was using the website out of curiosity from a technical and … [Read more...]
Afternoon Election Day Update / Open Thread
Globe: Galvin says suburbs lead turnout. ""What we are seeing is that the interest in the congressional races is really what is stimulating the turnout,'' Galvin said in a telephone interview. LA Times: Runs down the social media voting … [Read more...]
BEFORE YOU VOTE
If your monthly electricity bill comes from National Grid--you win! You will be paying at least 19.4 cents per kilowatt hour as opposed to the rest of the state paying 8.1 cents. Charlie Baker will open up this sweetheart deal … [Read more...]
Happy Election Day from Cambridge Somerville for Change
Happy voting everyone! And if you have some time to help out, please come to one of the following locations to help make sure we can deliver those crucial votes for Governor Deval Patrick and against all 3 ballot questions. Cambridge 45 Mt. … [Read more...]