Today's Globe has an interesting interview with Governor Patrick - the whole thing is worth reading. Of particular interest to BMGers, I thought, is this bit: [In 2007, legislative leaders] didn't like Patrick supporters trying to … [Read more...]
John Walsh: grassroots superhero
Don't miss the excellent article in today's Globe about Mass. Dems chair and grassroots superhero John Walsh. There are many impressive things about how John turned disaster in January into triumph in November. For me, perhaps the … [Read more...]
MA Republican whining begins in earnest
Baker said he would have had to run a perfect race "in an ideal political environment" and that, by pulling 8 percent of the vote Tuesday, Cahill "made our already narrow window that much narrower." Ah yes, the old Howie Carr "it's all Tim … [Read more...]
A message to “LawyerBC93”: come home!
There's an amusingly defensive post by MA GOP chair Jenn Nassour over at RMG. Basically, she tries to explain how one of the greatest humiliations the MA GOP has ever suffered - a total wipeout at every level above the state House of … [Read more...]
Random morning-after thoughts: polling works; Herald’s funny editorials; Schadenfreude
In no particular order: Polling works. It worked in 2006, and it worked this time too. Yes, there was some variation. Rasmussen, in particular, came out looking pretty bad in Massachusetts, as did the Globe's pollster at … [Read more...]
It started here. And tonight, it ended here.
Back in January, Scott Brown rocked the political world in Massachusetts and around the country by winning the Senate seat held for decades by Ted Kennedy. There's no doubt that Brown's victory energized Republicans both here and … [Read more...]
BMG NEWSBREAK: Ballot questions go Yes, No, No
BMG News has called the following results in the three statewide ballot questions: Question 1 (repeal sales tax on alcohol): Yes Question 2 (repeal chapter 40B): No Question 3 (cut sales tax to 3%): No If we had to take one "bad" result in … [Read more...]
BMG NEWSBREAK: BMG CALLS CLEAN SWEEP FOR DEMOCRATS IN MASSACHUSETTS
BMG News has called every statewide and congressional race in Massachusetts for the Democrats. Based on the results as of now, BMG's statisticians have concluded that at this point, there is very little likelihood of any Republican pickups … [Read more...]
John Walsh explains the grassroots strategy
I had a minute to chat with John Walsh, and asked him a question similar to the one I asked Sydney: what was the same about GOTV this time around, what was different, and how did it go? Here's what he had to say. Give it a … [Read more...]
BMG NEWSBREAK: BMG CALLS GOVERNOR’S RACE FOR DEVAL PATRICK, TIM MURRAY
BMG News has declared Deval Patrick and Tim Murray the winners of the race for Massachusetts Governor! Boston.com shows that, with 5% of the vote in, Patrick holds a commanding 52% of the vote, to 39% for Charlie Baker. With major cities … [Read more...]
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