First of all, hearty congratulations to Katherine Clark, who won a convincing victory today.  With 32% of the vote in a 7-way field (5 of whom were contenders), she beat her next closest competitor by 10%.  The final results: Clark: … [Read more...]

Today, Democratic and unenrolled voters in the Fifth District most likely choose our next Member of Congress.  Don't forget to vote! Still undecided?  Read Bob's endorsement of Katherine Clark, Charley's endorsement of Carl Sciortino, … [Read more...]

We've got two big elections coming up in these parts: tomorrow is the primary in the Fifth Congressional District that will very likely determine who will be the next Member of Congress from Massachusetts.  And in a few weeks, Boston elects … [Read more...]

You've probably heard that Charlotte Golar Richie, who finished third in the Boston Mayor preliminary election and whose endorsement was sought by both John Connolly and Marty Walsh, has decided to go with Walsh.  That completes a hat trick … [Read more...]

So, as you probably know, the Boston Globe editorial page endorsed Katherine Clark today, which of course is a nice get for her.  But I was puzzled by part of their endorsement, which reads as follows: her willingness to support a “grand … [Read more...]

Ed. note: for some reason the embedded audio player in massmarrier's original post was giving our system fits, so I've had to re-post his content with a link.  We'll try to figure out the technical end; in the meanwhile, you can listen to … [Read more...]

HT to alert BMGer doubleman for calling our attention to the fact that House Speaker Bob DeLeo has endorsed Peter Koutoujian for the fifth congressional district. “I know how important it is for a district to have a strong, dedicated and … [Read more...]

It's on right now on NECN: the five major Democratic candidates for the fifth congressional district.  How's your candidate doing?  If you're undecided, what are you seeing?  I'll post the video of the whole thing when it's … [Read more...]