Charlie Baker, it is said, is trying to close the yawning gender gap reflected in the polls (the latest Globe poll shows Coakley holding a 16-point lead among women; WBUR has her up 20).  He's got a whole "Women for Charlie" thing going. … [Read more...]

Email from Don Berwick (no link) that arrived this morning: It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve as a candidate for governor, and the 114,000 voters who supported me are, without doubt, a future force for change. To all of you, … [Read more...]

I know that you're probably sick of my complaining about Ed Markey's fundraising emails.  I understand that, even though his is one of the safest Democratic Senate seats in the country, he has to raise some money to keep it safe, blah blah. … [Read more...]

First off, if you haven't read 6th Congressional district candidate Seth Moulton's live chat right here on BMG, read it now.  Moulton answered a lot of questions, and was almost startlingly forthright in many of his answers.  Clearly, the … [Read more...]

We're delighted to announce that Seth Moulton, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 6th district who defeated incumbent John Tierney in last week's primary, will be online tomorrow between 9:30 and 10:30 am to answer your questions. … [Read more...]

In the down-ballot state races, the big surprise is looking like Maura Healey.  Recent polls had suggested that she was opening up a lead ... but wow, did anyone really think she'd be up 25 points with 61% reporting??  I thought that the … [Read more...]

As you know, both Martha Coakley and Charlie Baker have floated the idea of authorizing a single casino in Springfield, even if the people vote in November to undo the casino law, because ... well, because Springfield voted for one.  The … [Read more...]

After a sleepy summer, the passing of Labor Day has brought us a veritable flood of primary-related news.  In addition to the various endorsements detailed in the several preceding front-page posts (the most notable of which is likely … [Read more...]

In a debate that was probably seen by about 17 likely primary voters (it aired at 8:30 am on Sunday morning of Labor Day weekend), Martha Coakley agreed with Charlie Baker that, even if the people vote to repeal the casino law in November, … [Read more...]

Today's news on the casino front is that Massachusetts' most popular politician, Elizabeth Warren, will vote to repeal the casino law in November.  The Herald (but not the Globe, for some reason) has the story: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren … [Read more...]