It's looking like there will be three Republicans vying to be our junior Senator. The Globe reports that Mike Sullivan - the former state rep from Abington, former Plymouth County district attorney, former US Attorney for Massachusetts, … [Read more...]
MA-Sen sense and nonsense
Some sensible and some silly things have been said in the last 24 hours or so regarding our Senate race. Let's review a couple of them. Dred Scott and Citizens United: As you probably know by now, Ed Markey issued a call to overturn … [Read more...]
Seriously, what’s up with Carmen Ortiz? Maybe EB3 has been right all along.
Very strange goings-on at the U.S. Attorney's office these days, don't you think? Let's take a look at some recent high-profile cases. Defendant (Alleged) conduct at issue Position held at relevant time Punishment Michael … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s hilariously non-credible explanation for “Bqhatevwr”
Remember Scott Brown? The last important thing he did was mysteriously tweet "Bqhatevwr" in the midst of a barrage of peculiar late-night tweets that were oddly devoid of punctuation, correct spelling, and other indicators of standard … [Read more...]
Lynch and Markey sign “People’s Pledge”
Hearty congratulations to the two Democrats running for Senate: Ed Markey and Steve Lynch have agreed to a "People's Pledge" that is modeled on the one to which Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown agreed last year. You recall the basic idea: … [Read more...]
SOTU open thread
Gotta say, "they deserve a vote" was one of the few truly moving moments I've ever seen in a State of the Union speech. Did you watch the President's speech? What stood out to you? … [Read more...]
Contested primaries on both sides
The Republicans have another Senate candidate. In addition to BMG regular Dan Winslow, ex-Navy SEAL and current finance guy Gabriel Gomez has thrown his proverbial hat into the ring. Here's his largely non-embarrassing introductory video, … [Read more...]
Blizzard of 2013 open thread
Still snowing hard as I post this. What do you see? Post photos in the comments, if you're so inclined. And please stay safe. UPDATE: The snow has stopped, and the sun is even making an appearance! We are pretty well dug out, though … [Read more...]
Dan Winslow is in for Senate; major snowstorm may cost him a couple of days of signature-gathering
Having called a press conference to announce that he was forming an exploratory committee to assess whether he really wanted to run for Senate, today Blue Mass Group regular Dan Winslow seems to have officially entered the race by telling a … [Read more...]
The gun debate, distilled by BMG and RMG
I was on Emily Rooney's show on WGBH radio this afternoon, along with Rob Eno of Red Mass Group. We talked quite a bit about the state of the Senate race and of the Mass. GOP generally, and I found myself in agreement with much of what Rob … [Read more...]
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