Note: Chang-Diaz is the first in a series of candidates we're welcoming onto LeftAhead as the local election season heats up. If you're a candidate running for something and want to discuss the issues and the race with people who actually … [Read more...]
How would you design a primary?
In any primary process with a schedule there will be 'late' states that will likely have 'less' of a say. How can one propose to fix that? Elimination of a schedule, having a national primary day, would make even starting a … [Read more...]
Democratic Women Leaders: Every Vote Counts Project
Democratic Women Leaders EVERY VOTE COUNTS PROJECT Dear Super-delegate: Last week, conversations began among women elected leaders and our supporters. We wondered out loud how, in this of all years, our Democratic Party could try to … [Read more...]
Black Is The New Gay
UPDATED--ah, I remember in 2005, when GOP head honcho Ken Mehlman apologized for utilizing racially charged campaigns."Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically … [Read more...]
With all of these special elections going on . . .
Another HUGE part of what does or does not happen on the Hill, which my previous point touches on, is that it makes more sense to fall into lockstep with leadership in the Legislature than to actually stick up for things, like the Municipal … [Read more...]
3 Questions About Yesterday’s Numbers: A Deval Correlation, High Dem Turnout, and Exit Polls
Question 2: Barack Obama was trounced by Clinton in MA by 196,000 votes, yet second-place Dem Obama still beat first-place Repub Romney. In fact, with 511,887 votes, more people voted for second-place Obama in MA than all republican votes … [Read more...]
NV, SC Predictions
Tomorrow is the Nevada caucus and South Carolina GOP primary. My predictions: NV: Hillary eeks out a victory over Obama, despite Barack's support from the influential Culinary workers union. Edwards finishes a respectable third. On the GOP … [Read more...]
An Open Seat and a Perfect Candidate
As it happens, one of BlogLeft Massachusetts's very own, Lori Ehrlich, has jumped in the race - and I've jumped to support her, taking the unenviable position of Field Director. She's earned her progressive bonafides by being a community … [Read more...]
MassAlliance training
It seemed like several BMG posters were going to the training. Does anybody want to tell us how it went? I would have gone but didn't find out about it until too late … [Read more...]
Poll results, real and otherwise
First, the results of some real polls (check out this thread for more):Congratulations to new Boston City Councillors John Connolly (who knocked off incumbent Felix Arroyo) and Mark Ciommo (who beat Greg Glennon in a race for an open … [Read more...]
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