AG Maura Healey will be the next Democratic nominee and that would likely have been true whether or not Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz ran against her, but I am still going to vote for her this primary for a few reasons. 1) Share our … [Read more...]

Jon Keller has an interesting piece in Boston magazine on how the state is becoming more purple. Like his previous foray into this discussion, his 2008 book the “Bluest State”, Keller cherry picks  a few anecdotes like a woman who’s son was … [Read more...]

Andrew Yang should listen to his critics. Take it from me, a former statewide field director of a centrist third party. We targeted state legislative seats in a high education, single party state, and we still failed. This was because third … [Read more...]

I have a ton of respect for Speaker Nancy Pelosi as both a legislative leader and a consistent champion of human rights in foreign policy from opposing the Iraq War to supporting Ukraine and Taiwan against their hostile neighbors. That … [Read more...]

So long as Donald Trump remains the front runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, President Biden is the only Democrat capable of beating him. This is the silver lining from an otherwise grim assessment of Biden’s re-election and … [Read more...]

President Obama once honorarily called President Clinton the “Secretary of Explaining Stuff” and his recent appearance on James Corden to discuss the epidemic of gun violence in America is a master class in political communication. He … [Read more...]

I encourage people to match my donations to two groups that are fighting to protect womens access to safe abortions. The first group is Kansans for Constitutional Freedom which is the first opportunity for voters in a post-Dobbs context … [Read more...]

*but do not pop the champagne yet NPR Polling shows a 10 point swing toward the Democrats due the unpopularity of the Dobbs decision. Democrats have regained the favor of voters to control Congress, with 48% saying they are more likely … [Read more...]

These feel like gloomy times and I may come across as very pessimistic about the Democrats and our democracy enduring after two more looming and divisive elections where neither seems to have the advantage to the forces of darkness that are … [Read more...]