Today I was fortunate enough to attend today's rally for Ed Markey with President Obama and a host of prominent local political figures. A more-than-overflow crowd turned out at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury: I was there by 9 AM though … [Read more...]

(UPDATE: David Bernstein is reporting that yet another poll, by UMass Amherst, is about to come out. Markey leads 51-40 in that one, almost identical to the topline in the recent NEC poll. Gomez in the last 3 polls: 40, 39, 40. I see a … [Read more...]

(UPDATE: David S. Bernstein has revised the transcript of his exchange with Gomez, expanding on Gomez's last answer.) I was busy tonight at a big debate watch party and watching the Bruins' dramatic double-overtime win, putting them up … [Read more...]

In the last couple of days I've been wondering why we haven't had a poll in the Massachusetts special election race for U.S. Senate - the only U.S. Senate race going on right now. In the last three weeks there has been only one poll, an … [Read more...]

A lot of the local press was poised on May 1 to portray this year’s special election as a replay of the 2010 special election. Ed Markey was cast as the second coming of Martha Coakley, the longtime Democratic officeholder with progressive … [Read more...]

(Just realized Charley covered this interview this morning -- sorry! Nonetheless, I find the "pond scum" remark noteworthy enough to get its own headline.) Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. On Wednesday I posted about Gabriel … [Read more...]

With apologies to those who aren't interested in polls. Read no further... The Emerson College Polling Society has a new survey, fielded this Monday to Wednesday (5/20 to 5/22), showing Ed Markey leading Gabriel Gomez in the U.S. Senate … [Read more...]

Yesterday, in its latest exercise in wasting time, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act." H.R. 3's primary stated purpose is to "approve the construction, operation, and … [Read more...]

Just posted something about 45 minutes ago (Gomez's new commercial). It had a misplaced comma, so I went in to edit and the whole thing disappeared. Fortunately for me I had the thing saved in Word and I just re-posted. Is anyone else … [Read more...]

Is this ad from Gabriel Gomez coming soon to your TV? Gomez released the ad on YouTube yesterday; it was scheduled to start running on television statewide today. (I was able to see the ad a couple of hours ago but YouTube later said the … [Read more...]