My web site has some of the basic information about this election and the district at http://home.earthlink.net/~abe... I've had the chance to meet with committees across the district (so far, Wilmington, Groveland, West Newbury, Newbury, … [Read more...]
Democratic State Commitee election reform
A committee report is being presented Tuesday night, with a draft available at http://massdems.org/docs/Saxe%... A final version of this report has been promised but was not on the site as of 2:30 Monday. The DSC elects members in several … [Read more...]
RE-UPDATED: I’m Still Looking at Running for Democratic State Committee
We have a vacancy in the conference-elected male seat representing the First Essex and Middlesex Senate District, which runs from Wilmington to Rockport, and from Manchester to West Newbury, covering 17 communities on the North Shore. This … [Read more...]
In Memoriam: Charles J. McCarthy
I got to interact with Charlie through our involvement with the First Essex and Middlesex Democratic Coalition and then at state committee events. He was a quiet leader and someone whose advice was always valuable, even if his counsel had … [Read more...]
I’ve Been Polled (Rasmussen)
First of all, almost all the questions were directly related to the presidential race. The only exception was a question about the importance of several issues with respect to voting for Congress (the issues were taxes, health care, Social … [Read more...]
Delegate Candidate Lists Published
Clinton candidates, by CD and sex: 1 M Arce, Oscar 1 M Bosley, Daniel 1 M Dobelle, Harry 1 M Fleming, James 1 M Herrick, Thomas 1 M Massimiano Jr, Carmen 1 M Radock, Chad 1 M Robinson, Shawn 1 M Thompson, Christopher 1 M Werman, Michael 1 F … [Read more...]
Reorganization of Town and Ward Committees Starts Today
The state, ward, and town committees were elected in the presidential primary in February. The city committees are not directly elected, but are made up of all of the ward committee members elected in that city. However, that election is … [Read more...]
Who wants to run for Democratic State Committee?
The state election law (Chapter 52 of the General Laws) specifies that the State Committee for each party is elected at the same election as the primary for president, with terms that last four years, plus any additional members that the … [Read more...]
What if Massachusetts had caucuses like Iowa?
Here's a comparison of the 2008 Iowa caucuses to the 2007 Massachusetts caucuses used to elect state convention delegates. Population: Iowa 2.9M Massachusetts 6.3M Number of caucuses: Iowa 1,800 Massachusetts 600 Delegates elected: Iowa … [Read more...]
Geography of Special Election
Again, Tsongas won 54,300 to 47,700, or by 6,700 votes.The two big old cities, Lowell and Lawrence together went 11,300 - 7,000 for Tsongas, 61%Andover and Haverhill are on the eastern edge of the district. They were each a toss-up; each … [Read more...]