Two items on this front today from PoliticoMA: Setti Warren, fresh off an announcement that he will not seek re-election as Newton's Mayor has hired former MDP Chair John Walsh as a consultant.  Other names are mentioned at the end of … [Read more...]

The election of a new party chair was the main event at tonight's DSC meeting.  After facing a challenge from Governor's Councilor Eileen Duff Sen. Tom McGee opted not to seek re-election.  Councilor Duff also ultimately withdrew for … [Read more...]

Howard Dean and Keith Ellison have both indicated their intention to seek the Chair of the DNC.  I think both would bring great qualifications, though I do have a bit of a concern about a current member of Congress.  I also wouldn't mind … [Read more...]

Email - no link, but one of the best responses I've seen from our side:   Christopher, This wasn’t a pretty election. In fact, it was ugly, and we should not sugarcoat the reason why. Donald Trump ran a campaign that … [Read more...]

The Boston Globe has full results from Tuesday night for state and local races.  I'm consoled that all the races I had a say in went my way except for Question 4 (and that will be a lot easier to reconcile than the presidential disaster). … [Read more...]

Janet Reno, the first woman and one of the longest to serve as US Attorney General, passed away today from complications of Parkinson's Disease. … [Read more...]

I have kept up with the statistical side of this race via Electoral-Vote.com and fivethirtyeight.com, so I thought I would share their "final" prognostications (though 538 may actually update a few more times).  Let's see how they do.  I … [Read more...]

I have MSNBC on in the background and they are talking a lot about where the DUMB candidate thinks he has an opening in traditionally blue states among blue collar voters.  This has been one of the greatest frustrations of this campaign. … [Read more...]

The following is an excerpt from today's "Weekly Roundup" email courtesy of the State House News Service: Sal DiMasi could soon be returning to a free world that looks very different from the one he left almost five years ago. The … [Read more...]

My brief takeaways: The DUMB candidate said he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton's emails - SERIOUSLY!? His pointing at her was very off-putting. I didn't like the split-screen format for this.  It looked odd … [Read more...]