Rep. Mike Festa (D-Melrose) will announce tomorrow (Wednesday) that he is endorsing Gerry Leone for Middlesex County District Attorney, according to a source close to the Leone campaign. The source reports that Festa's announcement is … [Read more...]
Gerry Leone: a career prosecutor – but wait, there’s more!
I think it's very easy to caricature this race as Gerry Leone, the hard-core prosecutor who's only interested in locking 'em up and throwing away the key, vs. Jarrett Barrios, the progressive lefty who has never prosecuted a case but who … [Read more...]
Weekend reading
In the Abington Mariner, a profile of local boy and Deval Patrick campaign manager John Walsh. Key quote:When Walsh first heard of Patrick, he was despairing about the future of the Democratic party. He knew that if they stuck to the … [Read more...]
Middlesex DA: some Festa backers moving to Leone
A hat tip to Under the Golden Dome, which noted this Lowell Sun article reporting some interesting movement in the Middlesex DA race following Mike Festa's withdrawal:Leone said Festa's departure does not change his message, but he has … [Read more...]