Maybe I should introduce myself to Ms. Buckingham. I'd never been very active in state and local politics before I got involved in the Patrick campaign. If you'd asked me a year ago to name my state senator and representative … [Read more...]
Thoughts On Civic Engagement
I'm hearing similar questions from several quarters, some here on BMG and some from friends and fellow activists; all having to do with the makeup of the working groups reflecting business-as-usual rather than true open participation. … [Read more...]
North Shore representation in the transition
Here's a nugget from Salem News editor Nelson Benton in the Dec. 1st paper about the transition:"It should come as little surprise that the first two community forums being held by Deval Patrick's transition team are in Boston and Amherst. … [Read more...]
Building Our Movement
1. On fostering ideas:On BMG, I recommended creating permanent, volunteer councils largely comprised of non-establishment experts to both serve as a sound board for Deval Patrick (so he can test ideas out with them) and as a way to create … [Read more...]
One morning at the T (on the MBTA fare increases)
UPDATE from the author (jlove1982): I just realized that some of my math is off because I hadn't noticed that subway to bus transfers are free. I have no idea how I missed that... therefore, disregard that part (as you'll see from my … [Read more...]
“Anatomy of a Deval Patrick Rally, Volume 2: Playing Election Night”
Sorry that I haven't been able to be a more vigorous contributor to the BMG forum - life has taken a turn for the busier. However, I have been granted early access to the most recent production by local director Chris Burke and … [Read more...]
The anatomy of a historic victory and the rise of MA progressives
In the January 2006 caucuses, Patrick swept to a landslide victory in a venue which should have been empahtically unfriendly to him. Consequently, he won the Democratic convention in June. Despite a deluge of postiive Gabrieli ads … [Read more...]
Update from Leominster…Flanagan and Patrick win big!
Jen Flanagan was reelected by a landslide! What a shocker! I expected her to win closely, but 24 points?! I figured it would be around 600 votes, not 2,200...And Patrick wins Leominster by over 2,000 votes! What a turnaround! Remember, … [Read more...]
You write the caption
Sometimes we can get a little too austere over at MassLive. So I invite you to have some fun.Write the caption … [Read more...]
MA-Gov: Kennedy stumps in Holyoke for Deval Patrick
Well, it's not Berkshire County, but Ted Kennedy was seen stumping in Holyoke, Mass. (for the record, Hampden County, a region where most of the mayors endorsed Reilly in the primary), for Deval today. I grabbed photos and posted in the … [Read more...]
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