Just in from Boston Mayor Tom Menino: his statement explaining why he is backing Elizabeth Warren.  This is from a Warren campaign email reporting what happened at today's rally in Roslindale. “Like many voters, I wanted to get to know … [Read more...]

A brief note on recent upgrades, including most importantly our new comment rating system: as the law of unintended consequences demands, installing the new features has left an odd bug in its wake, namely, when we front-page a post, the … [Read more...]

Time to kick ass. I'm all in. Last night's debate and today's reviews have the blood running. Warren has the organization, the money, the GOTV, the issues, enthusiasm, back story, and smile to walk away with it. Brown has the … [Read more...]

You could not possibly make this up.  This afternoon (a Friday afternoon, it should be noted), Mitt Romney is releasing his 2011 tax returns.  And numerous reporters are saying that the Romneys intentionally failed to deduct about $1.75 … [Read more...]

This is really odd.  Last night after the debate, Elizabeth Warren stuck around to talk to the press - as is commonly done in these situations.  But Scott Brown was nowhere to be seen.  According to his campaign manager, Jim Barnett, Brown … [Read more...]

I just want to give a rousing hip-hip-hooray for the return of comment ratings. Nothing more substantive than that, but I think this change will greatly improve our collective sense of community. … [Read more...]

The reaction to tonight's debate (which, due to conflicting professional obligations, I have not yet watched) seems pretty consistent from the punditocracy (setting aside the obviously partisan ones, whose reactions I could have written … [Read more...]

There is so much that's awful in Mitt Romney's secretly-videotaped 47% comments at a super-high-dollar fundraiser that it's easy to get overwhelmed by it.  His obvious contempt for people who find themselves in need only scratches the … [Read more...]

According to both Gin Dumcius at the Dorchester Reporter and the Globe's Andrew Ryan, who says he has two sources confirming the news, Boston Mayor Tom Menino will endorse Elizabeth Warren for Senate at an event in Roslindale … [Read more...]