My regular Thursday night routine is to write the Democratic Dispatch. As I was reviewing my e-mail for information to include, it reminded me of the emotions of this week; I was thinking about what I should say to readers. And then I … [Read more...]

The South End of Boston was the place to be on Tuesday evening. Senator Elizabeth Warren was a special guest at Michelle Wu's campaign kick-off. Michelle Wu is a candidate for Boston City Councilor at-large. Senator Warren looked great and … [Read more...]

I'm curious as to people's thoughts on the twitter storm following NECN's tweet “#Breaking: @MassGovernor announces he’s running for a third term.” This was tweeted by the account of New England Cable News which has 54,000 followers, … [Read more...]

The Massachusetts Democratic Convention is coming soon. This is a Platform Convention; you have a voice in the party platform and it is good preparation for a nominating convention. In 2014 a number of candidates will compete at the … [Read more...]

I thought that I would start an open thread since so many people are home because of the weather. I was planning on canvassing, but there's a fine line between the voters thinking you are dedicated and the voters thinking that you are nuts. … [Read more...]

I was at an Ed Markey organizing meeting and there was a discussion of recruiting and working with volunteers. People were talking about how important it is to feed the volunteers. I mentioned that this is "Rule Number Four." There were … [Read more...]

I was saddened to learn of Bill McDermott's untimely death. Bill was a fellow member of the DSC. He was an expert in election law and had great expertise working with recounts. I am privileged to have worked with him on a number of … [Read more...]

It's been quite a month. With 27 days and two hours to collect signatures, that's been keeping me busy. As a State Committee member I go to the caucuses of the communities that I represent as often as I can. I attended the Littleton caucus … [Read more...]

I don't think that I have officially said it here. I am writing today to formally announce my support for Congressman Ed Markey's campaign for U. S. Senate. There are many reasons for my support. He is a national leader on energy and … [Read more...]

Check out the recently released poll. "The poll, conducted by the MassINC Polling Group, finds that 38 percent of likely Democratic primary voters say they would vote for U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, of Malden, while 31 percent say they would … [Read more...]