This does not strike me as a smart move in Massachusetts.  Certainly he knows the President's favorables in this state.  The same article says the theme of the ad in question is to tie Elizabeth Warren to Barack Obama via their similar … [Read more...]

Watching television over the past several days I have seen several ads relative to the presidential race and I'm already tired of them.  The RNC, Crossroads, and the Obama campaign have all run ads at a rate that suggests this is October in … [Read more...]

...and our fair Commonwealth is unlikely to support either one.  Perennial candidate for state office, Dr. Jill Stein, is expected to accept the nomination of the Green Party at their convention in Baltimore today.  HuffPo points out that … [Read more...]

Today, July 12th, marks the wedding anniversary for both Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown, six years (for us political junkies that's one senate term) apart.  EW said on her Facebook feed that she sent flowers to Scott Brown and Gail Huff … [Read more...]

Rachel Maddow on MA GOP Even though there are apparently laws requiring that the convention delegation adhere to the primary results, the state GOP was concerned enough that Ron Paul delegates were elected instead of the official slate … [Read more...]

Today is set to be a busy day for SCOTUS from a news standpoint. I received an email this morning from Common Cause indicating that they have declined to hear the case from Montana about whether states have more leeway than the US in … [Read more...]

Thus sayeth HuffPo. … [Read more...]

She was on with Al Sharpton for just a few minutes tonight. She cited "real world experience" as her strength compared to Elizabeth Warren. Sharpton asked several questions to get her to contrast herself with EW, which she answered, but I … [Read more...]

I occasionally visit the Politics1 website, one of the features of which is that it lists state-by-state the websites for all statewide and federal candidates. Under Massachusetts it actually lists three Democrats running for US Senate: … [Read more...]

It is my understanding that the courts are reluctant to touch the internal rules of the legislature, but it's worth a shot. I received today the following email: Dear Christopher, Common Cause has taken historic action to restore … [Read more...]