The NYT continues to set the standard, in my opinion, for interactive web-based election tools. Check out this incredibly cool Democratic Primary delegate counter for the latest example. Kudos to Shan Carter and Amanda Cox, the creators. I … [Read more...]

We used to have legal blood sports in Massachusetts: cock fights to the death, bear baiting (in which a chained bear was torn apart by relays of dogs), even dog fights to the death. We've moved beyond that. Perhaps because psychology … [Read more...]

Bay State Bombast absolutely skewers Speaker DiMasi: The Boston Globe reports that a group of professional ticket brokers paid House Speaker Sal DiMasi's accountant Richard Vitale -- who also gave DiMasi a $250,000 third mortgage at a very … [Read more...]

This Week Governor Patrick and his administration remained focused on the economic development plan he laid out earlier this month, which makes immediate and long-term investments in our Commonwealth. He has continued to travel across the … [Read more...]

From the Shameless Promotion Department. My friend Diane's ad has been selected as one of the 15 finalists for the Moveon.org national Obama ad campaign competition: over 1,000 ads submitted and over 4.5 million votes cast so far. Click on … [Read more...]

I received a very exciting email today from Governor Howard Dean titled, "Devastating new Iraq ad." The note reads in part: "John McCain wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years. He's said it, and it's on tape. But his campaign hates that he was … [Read more...]

Fascinating machinations as the Democratic primary campaign reaches its final stages. Obama picked up another two SuperDelegates this weekend, including one former Clinton fund raiser. CNN now has the count at 1,724-1,589. Popular vote. … [Read more...]

From the local Bay State Bombast, part of the Political Shorts feature written by alert BMG reader (and Leno writer) Ben Alper for the OnlineOffbeat.com site: Three things to watch for in tomorrow's Boston Marathon ...    • When … [Read more...]

Now the spinning can be in earnest. What do you think? The NYT has it right now at 53.5% Clinton to 46.5% Obama. I suppose it will wind up somewhere near there. [UPDATE (by David): with 94% reporting, it's now looking like a 55-45 win for … [Read more...]