Well, the polling is just all over the place in this race.  In the last couple of days, both campaigns have made public their internal polling, and both have said that the race is deadlocked.  That's consistent with a WBUR/MassINC poll … [Read more...]

In case you missed it: the Red Sox won last night's World Series game against the St. Louis Cardinals in an unusual way.  With a 4-2 lead and two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, a pinch-runner on first base, and a big hitter … [Read more...]

Joan Vennochi's column today is excellent, and adds some desperately-needed perspective to the narrative that unfortunately is starting to define the race for Mayor of Boston.  I would quibble with a couple of things in it, but overall, she … [Read more...]

Thanks to Mike Cote for a useful reality check on the extent to which a mailer, already in process, could be stopped in its tracks. I think Mike makes an excellent point.  However, the bigger question is whether Working America et al. … [Read more...]

WBUR and MassINC have released their latest poll on the Boston mayor's race, and it shows that John Connolly's lead in other recent polls has all but evaporated.  In most of the poll's critical measurements, the candidates are virtually … [Read more...]

I don't live in the city of Boston, but if I did, I'd vote for Marty Walsh on November 5.  (This endorsement is only for myself; my esteemed co-editors Charley and Bob have not yet stated their views on this race.) As with the Fifth … [Read more...]

For the record, today's Globe coverage of the race for mayor is more balanced than it was earlier this week.  There's nothing on the front page.  Today's offerings: In Metro, a page B1 story about John Connolly meeting with gang … [Read more...]

Today's Globe coverage of the Boston mayoral race is less ... extreme than yesterday.  Still, check out today's front page.  The headline and the lede: Both mayoral candidates look to remake BRA Both candidates to be Boston’s next mayor … [Read more...]

Via the wizards at Daily Kos Elections (updated to include the 2nd-place finishers - thanks drjat!): … [Read more...]