I'm sure you've seen the #icebucketchallenge burning up social media over the past week or so. For those who don't know, there is a challenge to dump ice water over your head on video and donate $10 to ALS research or avoid the ice water … [Read more...]
SuperPAC Ad Fight in Governor’s Race
Mass Forward, SuperPAC supporting Steve Grossman, released an ad about gun violence attacking Martha Coakley and calling her the "wrong choice for governor." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHAwlj-gTCk I think it's a decent ad and gets … [Read more...]
Grossman TV Ad
Steve Grossman just released a new TV ad that goes after Coakley (a bit). It opens with "Who do you trust to grow our economy as Governor? A career prosecutor? Or a proven jobs creator?" I think it's fine, but utterly forgettable. … [Read more...]
Coakley Facebook Fail
Martha Coakley's campaign just posted this on their Facebook page. I suspect it was scheduled, but, come on, be on top of things, especially today, with that other thing that happened.* Martha was the first Attorney General in the … [Read more...]
EMILY’s List’s Dirty Trick
David Bernstein has the story. EMILY's List sent out a mailer for Katherine Clark that can only be read to mean one thing: Elizabeth Warren has endorsed Katherine Clark [even though she hasn't. -ed.]. There probably isn't another … [Read more...]
Wrench in Kayyem’s campaign – 1st Cir. Nomination for Husband
Obama just nominated three for federal judgeships in Massachusetts. One of them is Juliette Kayyem's husband, David Barron, a Harvard Law School professor (HLS friends say that he is incredible). He would replace Judge Boudin on the … [Read more...]
Carl Sciortino’s Perfect Ad
I'm a Sciortino supporter, but even if I wasn't I would love this ad. It's perfect. I wonder if it could shake up this race given the 50,000 views in less than a day and coverage in WashPo, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Miami Herald, USA … [Read more...]
CD-5 Candidates on Action in Syria
It increasingly seems like the US is on the edge of war in Syria, and the new Congressperson will be involved with oversight for any actions we take. We deserve to know where the CD-5 candidates stand on this important issue. I could … [Read more...]
Jerome Hall-Brewster – Boston’s Finest
Based on the reports available, it looks like the Boston Police missed a big opportunity last year to at least arrest and question Edwin Alemany, the man in custody for the brutal kidnapping and murder of Amy Lord. Last fall, a BPD … [Read more...]
Joe Kennedy III Supports Continued Funding of Domestic NSA Spying
Joe Kennedy III was the only member of the Massachusetts delegation to vote Nay on the Amash Amendment to defund the NSA's bulk phone data collection program. The final vote count is here. It was a close one, 205-217, with a majority of … [Read more...]