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Massie Receives Endorsements in Run-up to Party Chair Election

November 11, 2020 By roborig 17 Comments

A number of groups and individuals have signaled their support for Bob Massie to be the next Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. The Party’s Democratic State Committee will vote on Thursday, November 12th. Jamie Eldridge, the … [Read more...]

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Bob Massie: Building Our Future Together (& Update!)

November 7, 2020 By roborig 4 Comments

From Bob Massie: Just a month ago I was drafted to run by a group of concerned State Committee members and long-time activists. Though I immediately started calling people, I also did something that neither of the other two candidates … [Read more...]

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Bob Massie is running for Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party

November 3, 2020 By roborig 64 Comments

Dear Fellow Democrats and Members of the State Committee,I am writing to announce that I will be seeking the position of Chair of our State Democratic party on November 12, 2020.Though the chair’s race is extremely important because it will … [Read more...]

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Penny for Your Thoughts, $100 for Your Vote?

June 4, 2018 By Patrick Littlefield 29 Comments

Big money in politics

The influence of big money is everywhere in politics. Whether it’s in the primary elections, general elections, Super PAC spending, industry lobbyists, or donations from Wall Street, this is how our political decisions get made, regardless … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: 28th-amendment, Benjamin Page, big money, big money in politics, citizens-united, congress, democratic-party, healthcare lobbying, MA3, Martin Gilens, money-in-politics, Patrick Littlefield, political donations, political lobbying, republican-party, third congressional

Naivete on the Left

September 18, 2017 By tedf 59 Comments

We're familiar, after years and years of it, with the idea of right-wing ideologues coming to Washington and having no idea how to govern. This is what has led to government shutdowns, narrowly-averted defaults on the public debt, and in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: democratic-party, Donald Trump, immigration, republican-party

Party Chair: Are We Doing this Wrong?

February 25, 2017 By ryepower12 99 Comments

Here's a question for everyone to think of today, as we're awaiting news on our next party chair from the smoke-filled halls of a hotel in Atlanta. How many people do we think should get a vote? 477, or 4,770,000? Right now, it's 477 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democratic-party, dnc

November 2016 – America at the Dawn of the Great Dismal

November 6, 2016 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

In mid-October Hillary Clinton was ahead of Donald Trump by 11 points, as of this morning, 11/6/16, most of that lead had dissipated thanks to the latest batch of e-mails, which may have been inappropriately released, many of which may in … [Read more...]

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Miraculously the Republicans Rediscover the Average American

February 1, 2015 By steven-j-gulitti 3 Comments

As if by magic, the Republican Party has rediscovered most of the rest of us. My neck is still stiff from the political whiplash I sustained when the Grand Old Party radically made its 180-degree course change back to the political middle. … [Read more...]

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First Gubernatorial Debate – Reactions, Analysis

August 20, 2014 By dbloch 27 Comments

Originally Posted at Only In Boston The three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Governor squared off in the first of five debates to be held before the primary election on September 9th. The hour-long debate, streamed … [Read more...]

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The Tea Party and the GOP: From Rescue to Wreck

October 22, 2013 By steven-j-gulitti 4 Comments

In the immediate aftermath of the 2010 mid-term elections, Peggy Noonan, tireless cheerleader for all things conservative, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, “The Tea Party to the Rescue” In it Noonan gushed effusively as to how … [Read more...]

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