Was anybody else knocked out by Deval Patrick's barnburner in Springfield today? The speech has not made it's way online yet, but when it does, the national party should take a lesson. It may have been the best speech by a Democrat that … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2, 2012
Blue storm rising: Warren’s convention video
Nicely produced: Against this, Scott Brown's website, evidently assembled by the same crack team that keeps the Senator up to date on web chain mail national security, amazingly agrees that he voted to cut education grants for … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Scott Brown Once Claimed Burnt Siena Ancestry
Let's rewrite the narrative. I'll start. Add your own silliness in the comments. BOSTON—Campaign headquarters for Massachusetts’ junior senator was thrown into a tizzy today when the Boston Herald reported that Scott Brown once claimed … [Read more...]
Romney Worrying About Millions But Not Billions
Mitt Romney's supposed essential selling point to the American electorate is that his experience in the private sector uniquely qualify him to replace Barack Obama in the White House next January. Romney and his supporters have repeatedly … [Read more...]
DeFranco fails to make the ballot
The votes are in, and Marisa DeFranco has fallen well short of the 15% support she needed at the Democratic convention to appear on the primary ballot this fall. Initial reports have the tally at about 95.8% of the delegates for Warren - … [Read more...]
Two new polls confirm that the Senate race is a tie
Last week's Suffolk poll showing the race between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown to be a dead heat, and that the vast majority of voters don't care about the kerfuffle over Warren's heritage, was no fluke (nor, for that matter, was the … [Read more...]
Blue Line Line Rising
You can read the whole article here, and the lead paragraphs are ...., Despite a month-long controversy surrounding her Native American ancestry, Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren is basically tied with Republican Sen. Scott … [Read more...]
Democratic State Convention Open Thread
I'm here in Springfield, in the Worcester Norfolk senate district! Who else is here? … [Read more...]
Heritage brouhaha: Why now?
I've seen a couple of comments now wondering why the Brown camp blew up this 'story' now, as opposed to August or September when it might have more of an effect in the general election. But before attributing Fehrstrom's actions to … [Read more...]
Some Convention Advice: Stick a Fork in DeFranco
Good morning Democrats, By now, most of you are sipping some coffee, checking tweets and blogs and making your way over to the State Convention. I thought I'd offer my 2 cents (well, 4 cents) on the biggest decision of the day: the … [Read more...]