Is there anyone, anywhere who will miss Eric Cantor? More importantly, the Republican strategy of taking immigration "off the table" is now gone with the wind. So instead of a pseudo reform of immigration (which would not help the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 10, 2014
Progressives Give Berwick the Big Mo!
In the last several days, State Senator Pat Jehlen (Somerville), State Rep Jay Livingstone (Boston/Cambridge) and former State Rep Paul Demakis have all endorsed Don Berwick, increasing his list of Progressive endorsers as we approach the … [Read more...]
We’re close to 0% uninsured??
Let this not go unnoticed: Between December 2013 and March of this year, when the federal government was urging people to enroll, the number of Massachusetts residents signed up for health coverage increased by more than 215,000. If that … [Read more...]
Polito Concern-Trolls Single Moms So She Can Talk About Small Business
As you may know, I suspect that the Baker campaign has deliberately been keeping Karyn Polito away from the microphone, seen but not heard. Polito's recent guest column "Let's go beyond pay equity" demonstrates why that probably remains a … [Read more...]
Yesterday’s Suffolk poll had some good news for lesser-known MA gubernatorial candidates
I have been keeping track of the name recognition numbers in polls of the Massachusetts gubernatorial race, and there was a fairly significant uptick in name recognition for the lesser-known candidates in yesterday's Suffolk poll, after … [Read more...]