While a lot of the political world rotates around what happens in Boston, here on Cape Cod, we are looking to make some significant changes and holds on our State House delegation. Our first term state senator, Julian Cyr, has a tough … [Read more...]
deRuyter for Cape & Islands Senate
With Senator Dan Wolf announcing he won’t run for re-election, the Cape & Islands senate seat is very much in play for 2016. The GOP, having won back the First Barnstable seat in the House, would like to recapture the senate seat also. … [Read more...]
Boston & Urban Food Policy
An open letter to Mayor Marty Walsh Congratulations on your 2'nd State of the City, Mr. Mayor. There are certainly accomplishments and initiatives to be proud of, one thing about elective office is that there are always things we can do … [Read more...]
My brother, Howard
I want the phone to ring and hear, "Hey, what are you doing", one more time. My brother Peter was saying, he wanted one more game, that one more time at Fenway or the Garden. There are a lot of one mores we all will carry. Indulge my … [Read more...]
First Barnstable Matters- Let’s Get Zawadzkas Elected
Cape Cod Democrats don't always get a lot of attention. It's a lot of geography to cover for not as many voters as you can get to in a more defined area. That said, I always take the Howard Dean approach of you run everywhere, there is no … [Read more...]
Piling On… a few #DemVention Thoughts
Many people have weighed in on the logistics, set up and procedures in Worcester this past Saturday. As a Cape & Islands, up in the 200 level, it was a challenge. Barnstable County is demographically the oldest one in the state. Putting … [Read more...]
The Other Ernie – Sutter’s Spinmiester
Democratic contributors on Cape Cod recently received a letter from professional spin-man Ernie Corrigan, known to many as the voice of "innocence" behind the Archdiocese of Boston during the abuse scandal. The letter was written on behalf … [Read more...]
It was a bad campaign AND we whiff on health care
If you look at CNN's exit polling, for Massachusetts in November 2008, 72% of people were somewhat or very worried about health care costs. Of those, Obama received 70% of the vote. Think how badly that message has been mangled here in … [Read more...]
Kahlil Byrd with Beatty
In looking at this article about Jeff Beatty's fundraising issues, this jumped out at me: "Just like every business, Jeff's campaign had to throw the old assumptions out and work with new ones," said Kahlil Byrd, Beatty's media adviser. At … [Read more...]
Hillary- Everything to Everyone
Surprisingly, Russert told Clinton- "spoken like a true sports fan", which was his Pinocchio moment of the night. No moment better epitomized this campaign, for better or worse, than that. Clinton spent the entire evening not being specific … [Read more...]