While searching to see if there were already quizzes about MA politics as JConway suggested in another thread, I ran across this interesting one which asks just a few questions to determine which community you would most likely find … [Read more...]

The state party has determined that the platform convention on June 3rd may last longer than we will be allowed to stay in the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, so the decision has been made to relocate to the DCU Center in Worcester - same date. … [Read more...]

On one of the recent threads regarding the race for DNC Chair, JConway suggested that I try my hand at a diary written in layman's terms regarding how to break into what to some may feel like a fortress which is difficult to breach.  While … [Read more...]

...of Illinois.  JConway might especially be interested in this news since it connects his two home states.  Businessman Chris Kennedy, the 8th child of RFK, has announced that he will challenge incumbent Republican Bruce Rauner in 2018. … [Read more...]

In terms of outrages this ranks right up there.  Within the past hour Senator Warren was participating in the Democratic talk-a-thon against the nomination of colleague Jeff Sessions for Attorney General when she read from a letter written … [Read more...]

He is a circuit court judge from Colorado, and former clerk for Justices White and Kennedy (and if confirmed will be the first justice to serve with another justice for whom he clerked).  In any other circumstance I would say he's qualified … [Read more...]

Tapping phones and breaking into physical campaign and party offices is so old-school.  Tonight, the same paper which did the best known reporting on the Watergate scandal broke news that it is the consensus of the intelligence community, … [Read more...]

Just wanted to mention a couple of interesting tidbits today: PoliticoMA and State House News Service are both reporting that Elizabeth Warren would be more than happy to support Scott Brown, whom of course she ejected from the Senate, … [Read more...]

I could have linked any number of articles, but reports today are that Scott Brown is being considered for Veterans Affairs and Mitt Romney floated for State in Donald Trump's administration.  Discuss. … [Read more...]

No further comment from me - just copied and pasted from Facebook: A message from former Governor Deval Patrick on the presidential election: Dear Friends, I spent election night in a hotel room at the Detroit airport, dozing … [Read more...]