A new poll from Western New England University (PDF) confirms the results of two recent polls from other organizations: Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren are in a statistical dead heat.  In a head-to-head matchup, Brown leads Warren 47-42 … [Read more...]

A really first-rate piece by the Globe's Glen Johnson just popped up on boston.com. It says a lot of what has been milling about in my head since yesterday's "Thank God" kerfuffle, but which I haven't yet managed to put together in a … [Read more...]

Scott Brown's "Thank God" gaffe, which has been panned across the newsosphere today, is leading to bizarre behavior from Republicans (including Brown himself).  Case in point: Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) … [Read more...]

Are you noticing a pattern here?  I am.  Twice in recent weeks, Scott Brown has been caught in an embarrassing situation.  First, it was his star advisor, Eric Fehrnstrom, tweeting under the fake "CrazyKhazei" Twitter account.  And now, … [Read more...]

This is a pretty awesome find by the Wall Street Journal. We dug into the archives for The Wall Street Journal’s story on December 12, 1980, the day of Apple’s hotly anticipated IPO.... Apple made less than $100 million from selling stock … [Read more...]

Scott Brown is justly taking a lot of heat today for injecting the issue of physical appearance - specifically, that of the frontrunner in the Democratic MA-Sen primary - into the Senate race.  It's especially ironic because, 20-some years … [Read more...]

National media figures are weighing in on Scott Brown's "Thank God" moment on the radio this morning in which he apparently cast aspersions on Elizabeth Warren's physical appearance.  So far, not looking good. Taegan Goddard (Political … [Read more...]

Republican State Senator Bob Hedlund commented on the Occupy Wall Street protests on his radio show thusly: “Making your voice heard is only meaningful if the voice says something intelligent and a lot of these kids don’t know why they’re … [Read more...]

Scott Brown is rattled.  He's got to be - there's no other explanation for the normally smooth, slick Scott Brown lashing out like a cornered animal on the public airwaves.  Check out this interview on WZLX, just aired this … [Read more...]

First, let's just lay out the actual fact: in a story dated June 1, 2010, Forbes Magazine listed Scott Brown as the 10th-highest recipient in Congress of campaign contributions from the financial sector, and the 8th-highest Senator.  Here's … [Read more...]