Jon Keller, the always-opinionated and always-interesting political analyst for Channel 4, has started his own blog. Today he has some quick reactions to the CBS4 poll noted below, as well as a couple of posts on an incident in North … [Read more...]
Pollin’ pollin’ pollin’: It’s a horse race…
New poll out: CBS4/SurveyUSA, 700 voters: Healey 35%, Patrick 30%, Mihos 20% Reilly 36%, Healey 31%, Mihos 22% Link from CBS4/Jon Keller. Mihos says he's "stunned". Keller calls it a "boomlet" for Mihos. Whatever. It's March. Eight … [Read more...]
South Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Ban
The Republican mantra has been let's get activist judges out of the court and it has been difficult to argue against that point. Judges interpret and rule on laws, the legislature makes laws.So, one might react with great shock, awe and … [Read more...]
Let the Polling Begin!!!
After a great weekend at the Democratic Campaign Institute learning many of the most current tactics for winning elections and networking with activists, we got a small glimpse of the upcoming election. At the conclusion of Sundayâs … [Read more...]
A Boston transit strike??
Argh. The Globe reports today that upcoming negotiations between the MBTA and its several unions are expected to be "the most contentious in years." And some observers are warning that a strike is more likely on this go-round in … [Read more...]
Politics and the Blogs: A How-to Guide
Here, again, is the advice that they have for local campaigns on how to encourage participation with local blogs:The power of a single blog is relatively small -- it is the interlinking of blogs into a larger 'blogosphere' that is … [Read more...]
Bringing in the Youth
There has already been discussion on this Globe piece and how Jon Stewart is allegedly steering young adults away from politics in droves. Although I disagree with 98% of the op-ed (and there's no need to rehash that on this entry), I do … [Read more...]
Weekly traffic report
I had a great time at the DCI conference this weekend. I met a lot of really committed Democrats, and it was heartening to hear that people who care as much about the party as they do have been reading and enjoying this blog. As … [Read more...]
Gerry Leone: a career prosecutor – but wait, there’s more!
I think it's very easy to caricature this race as Gerry Leone, the hard-core prosecutor who's only interested in locking 'em up and throwing away the key, vs. Jarrett Barrios, the progressive lefty who has never prosecuted a case but who … [Read more...]
Weekend-end horse-race hash
In spite of David's praise of the Herald's recent political coverage, I recently remarked to someone that the Herald was the place to read about "potholes in Southie"; I made myself chuckle, but I'm probably wrong. (Lesson: Don't make … [Read more...]