Listen up Steve Grossman and Don Berwick: Both of you have run atrocious field programs. I heard from y'all back when it was likely I'd be a delegate to the convention, but not till well after I'd started hearing from Kayyem. Haven't heard … [Read more...]
Mike Lake Lies About His Accomplishments
At least two statements made on Mike Lake's website are downright untrue, and a bunch more seem to be exaggerations of his accomplishments. According to his "fun facts" section, he has run the Boston Marathon four times. But he hasn't … [Read more...]
Dan Hunt Raised More Lobbyist $ in a Month Than Patrick and Grossman in a Year
Dorchester State Representative candidate Dan Hunt raised more lobbyist cash for his run for State Representative in one month last year than Treasurer and Gubernatorial candidate Steve Grossman raised all year. And more than the sitting … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren More Conservative than Average Senate Democrat
According to the National Journal, she was the Senate's 31st most liberal Senator last year. By comparison, interim Senator Mo Cowan was 24th. Votes singled out by National Journal for decreasing her score include voting against the medical … [Read more...]
13th Suffolk State Rep Candidate Dan Hunt Embraces Sleazy Politicians
Dan Hunt, the establishment favorite in the campaign to replace Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in the State House, has received some support that might have convinced me to like him. I love Senator Linda Dorcena Forry, who attended his kickoff … [Read more...]
The Bill Linehan Challenge
What did Steve Murphy do as Council Prez? That he couldn't as just a member? A lot of "progressives" are upset with Michelle Wu for giving Bill Linehan a shiny new title. They claim that this position is "very powerful". But I … [Read more...]
Mad Marty Misrepresents his Misbehavior
As someone who struggled with alcoholism and other youthful indiscretions in my teens and early 20s, I was initially very interested in a candidate who had faced some of the same issues. I read with great interest about Marty Keogh's … [Read more...]
Does Dan Wolf even want to be Governor?
His decision to drop out makes me think he was never serious about it. Remember, the Ethics Commission never said he had to drop out. They said he couldn't become Governor if elected. He had plenty of time to challenge that in … [Read more...]
Thank You Jeff Ross
As you may be aware, many of the Boston municipal candidates have asked their volunteers to help the Markey campaign this week instead of focusing on their own campaigns. But I want to give a special thank you to City Council candidate Jeff … [Read more...]
Scott Brown released his military records. Why hasn’t Gabriel Gomez?
On his website, Gomez falsely claims to be President of the Navy SEAL Foundation of New England. And it's still up, three months after he got caught (screen-capped to avoid mischief). Add that to recent news of his financial dealings and … [Read more...]