Got an email from Charlotte Golar Richie on her endorsement of Marty Walsh for Mayor of Boston: This campaign for Mayor is a watershed moment for our city. And I want to make sure that the next Mayor will stand up for all of Boston – … [Read more...]

Our friends over at RMG may be plotting a Republican strategy to elect John Connolly as Boston's next Mayor. This from RMG regular Karl Marx: A detailed analysis would suggest that Connolly would reap the few Republican votes in the city … [Read more...]

Mayoral candidates Felix Arroyo and John Barros today endorsed Marty Walsh for Mayor of Boston. Arroyo's statement from the Boston Globe story: Arroyo told the Globe that he had campaigned on poverty, economic opportunity, and improving … [Read more...]

The Boston Herald endorsed Peter Koutoujian for Congress today saying: But one of those Democratic contenders, current Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, by virtue of his experience, his integrity and his work ethic has the … [Read more...]

Refreshing honesty from our friends over at RMG. According to Rob Eno the opposition party's job is not to govern, not to compromise to move legislation forward and not to support legislation that they approve of - the GOP's job is to … [Read more...]

While posts about Syria and Colorado are interesting, as a Democratic learning website we might be interested in noting that Democrats sweep the 3 Special State Representative elections yesterday. In the 12th Suffolk State Reps final … [Read more...]

The Attorney Generals Office has ruled (PDF) a ballot question repealing the Casino Gaming Legislation is "not certified" as an uncompensated taking of property.  Per the AG's office: After a thorough review of the 33 initiative petitions … [Read more...]

Didn't see anyone posting this. Three Dem Primaries today for open State Reps seats. And the results are in: Dan Cullinane takes the 12th Suffolk in a big way in a three candidate race. Carole Fiola wins the 6th Bristol in a 4 person … [Read more...]

The Paula Deen admissions and Food Network canceling her show ( I won't get into how many lives that action will save) brings back my on-going problem with people who fail to understand that while you have the "right to free speech" you … [Read more...]

This from The Hill: Republican Gabriel Gomez lags Democrat Edward Markey by just three points in a new internal poll of the Massachusetts special Senate election released by Gomez's campaign. The poll comes at the end of a rough week … [Read more...]