Wick Allison, former publisher of the National Review and staunch conservative, has endorsed Obama: THE MORE I LISTEN TO AND READ ABOUT "the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate," the more I like him. Barack Obama strikes a chord … [Read more...]
Gripe about the Boston Election Department
Memo for the poll workers in Ward 20, Precinct 8, where I voted today: 1. It's not really okay to hover around the voter while he's voting. He will ask for your help if he wants it, but mostly, he'd like to vote in private. 2. The "security … [Read more...]
State primary is tomorrow!
The Massachusetts primary is tomorrow! And while many of us have opinions on some of tomorrow's races, unfortunately your opinion only counts in races in your district. But which races are in your district? Go to Imagine … [Read more...]
When Checks and Balances Fail
WHAT: When Checks and Balances Fail: The Media and Civil Liberties in the 2008 Election WHO: Eric Alterman, The Nation Ellen Hume, MIT Center for Future Civic Media Callie Crossley, Program Manager for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, … [Read more...]
Obama slam dunk–if he wants it
Two themes--really, one theme, with the other in reserve to vary the rhythm--will bury McCain and put our folks in the White House. And you know them already, but repetition and discipline will elevate them into a winning formula. John … [Read more...]
Help Protect our Pro-Equality Supermajority – It’s Time to Get Involved
There's less than two weeks to go till the Democratic Primary here in Massachusetts. Yes, we know – there's so much interesting stuff going on in national politics, it can be hard to focus on the races we've got here at … [Read more...]
Benchmarking Obama: What should he do next?
Great convention. Powerful speech. Now what? Should Obama hide out during the RNC? Take a whistlestop train ride across the heartland? Visit the troops overseas? Unleash the first volley of the TV air war? What should his plan be for the … [Read more...]
Are newspapers doomed?
And no one really seems to know what to do about it. Over the last year, I've had the chance to go to a couple of panel discussions about the future of the news business, and the dominant themes seemed to be:People don't want to read … [Read more...]
New Massachusetts political website
I'm delighted to introduce Blue Mass Group readers to Imagine Election, a new website for Massachusetts voters and candidates. The site provides customized ballots based on a user's address, like Project Vote Smart. Unlike … [Read more...]
Move over Willie Horton?
Amy Sullivan puts up an interesting theory that the McCain ad calling out Obama as "The One" is dog whistle politics for some conservative Christians that Obama is the Anti-Christ. It first caught the attention of Democrats familiar with … [Read more...]
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