Maybe the best thing about being at the convention is that everyone spends a lot of time meandering around small spaces, and it's therefore pretty easy to talk to people who can be difficult to corral the rest of the year.  At this … [Read more...]

We're already well into day 2, but I wanted to post a couple of quick thoughts on day 1 before it slips too far from our collective (and my particular) recollection. First: Bernie Sanders gave a fantastic speech last night.  The cheers … [Read more...]

I caught up with Mayor Marty Walsh just after his big speech to the convention this evening.  The first part of the chat is with a WBZ reporter; the second part is with me.  He was very generous with his time.  We talked about the opioid … [Read more...]

I arrived in Philadelphia last night, and am shortly heading out to my first event: the daily breakfast with the Massachusetts delegation.  Speakers this morning include Attorney General Maura Healey.  Looking forward to seeing lots of our … [Read more...]

As we bask in the nightly sh!tshow that is the 2016 Republican National Convention, let us not forget that, starting next Monday, the Democrats begin their own four-day spectacle.  And, as with the last two conventions, BMG will be on the … [Read more...]

Just before midnight on July 3: Mike Pence seems to be interviewing well. That is, he can put words into sentences and can stand Trump for small periods of time. So he’s my favorite. Did anyone make the call before then?  If not, bravo … [Read more...]

On election night 2000, then-sitting Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor [my former boss, by way of disclosure] was attending a party with friends and colleagues.  When CBS called Florida for Al Gore, she is reported to have … [Read more...]

Elizabeth Warren is being vetted to serve as Hillary Clinton's running mate.  That puts her on a genuinely short list of potential candidates for the job of vice president, with all that that would entail for the Senate, the country, and … [Read more...]

It's official: President Obama today endorsed Hillary Clinton.  Here's the video: https://youtu.be/S9W0F2mz1jc Also, as mike_cote has already noted, Elizabeth Warren is expected to endorse Clinton tonight on Rachel Maddow (9 pm, … [Read more...]

Long-time Democrat Scott Harshbarger, who held the office of Attorney General and ran for Governor as a Dem, has handed in his registration card and has joined Evan Falchuk's (and jconway's) United Independent Party.  From a post at … [Read more...]