At the time of the 2010 census, 29 municipalities had a larger population than Arlington. In Markeychusetts, it's much, much bigger. Arlington had the fourth largest Markey plurality (margin of victory) in the … [Read more...]

This morning, Arlington had its caucus and Ed Markey won all 37 delegates and 6 alternates. My Twitter feed seems to think Ed is doing well elsewhere, including a sweep in Brookline. If you have caucus results, please add your numbers in … [Read more...]

We had a great time, four years ago, with our predictions for 2016. David was correct in predicting Donald Trump would win the GOP nomination, but nobody predicted either running mate, and nobody thought Trump would actually win the … [Read more...]

I freely admit to having a double standard for Pete Buttigieg. I hold him to higher standards pertaining to fundraising than the ones I have for the other leading candidates. Here's why. Let's begin with the rock Elizabeth Warren dropped … [Read more...]

My Twitter field has come alive with a burst of chatter about Rep. Joe Kennedy challenging Ed Markey in the 2020 Democratic primary for the US Senate. One of the first to chime in was Doug Heye, whose Twitter profile states he is a "CNN … [Read more...]

On May 9, the Arlington School Committee adopted a resolution urging the reform of teacher licensure, and the elimination of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL), as part of an effort to recruit diverse educators into … [Read more...]

We had a prediction thread before the start of 2018, so it's worth taking a look at how well we prognosticated the wacky year that transpired. Last year's predictions started with a quote from Newt Gingrich on Fox News: The great … [Read more...]

I love Arlington - but when you live in a town where Trump got 17.45% of the vote, and Hillary won by a 15,534 vote margin, the prevailing attitude toward national politics doesn't align to the rest of the country. As a result, we have a … [Read more...]