So in case anyone was still in doubt about this, it turns that polling -- real polling by independent organizations, not a campaign's leaked internals -- works. It actually works pretty darn well.We noted after the primary that the … [Read more...]
Anything interesting in the papers this morning?
There are, of course, way more stories about last night's astounding election in the Globe, the Herald, and the national press than any sane person could read this morning. Here are just a few items that struck me.If you read only one … [Read more...]
Heavy turnout: over 20% of Boston residents had voted by noon
From the Herald:Any residual fears of public apathy from elections past are being trampled on this historic day as voters stampede to the polls to choose - among other things - Massachusetts first black or first female governor. As of … [Read more...]
Turnout appears to be high
Boston.com confirms what you guys are reporting: a lot of people are showing up to vote today. Interestingly, they're doing so even though every poll released in the last two weeks -- including a Suffolk poll yesterday (Patrick 53, … [Read more...]
The big day: OPEN THREAD
The polls are open!Stop by the Berkman Center and see us sometime today, if you have a chance. Meanwhile, tell us what you're seeing and hearing. … [Read more...]
Patrick pisses off both US Senators. Good for him.
An interesting item in today's Globe:First it was US Senator Edward M. Kennedy who was quickly steamed about Patrick. Now Massachusetts' other US senator, John F. Kerry, is burning over Patrick's public posturing at his expense.As Kerry … [Read more...]
Jack E. Robinson Endorses Christy Mihos
Dear Christy:As a fellow Brocktonian and candidate for Congress in the Ninth Congressional District (which includes Beacon Hill and your campaign HQ), I am pleased to endorse you in your race for Governor. Although a Republican, I can … [Read more...]
Violence against women: Where was Healey?
The always-excellent David Bernstein has a hard-hitting post at Adam's Phoenix blog. After going through a litany of recent murders of women, all domestic:Hey, Im just getting warmed up -- I know of 31 women murdered in Massachusetts this … [Read more...]
Healey was for her parking garage attack ad before she was against it
Not too long ago, Kerry Healey's "one of the three worst in the country" parking garage attack ad was the toast of her campaign. It was working, her strategists said -- and furthermore, she herself said, it wasn't a "negative ad" at … [Read more...]
Conventional wisdom roundup
With the 2006 election behind us, I thought I'd take a stroll through some nuggets of "conventional wisdom" regarding how campaigns should be run, and see how they fared this year.When you do something stupid, acknowledge your error and … [Read more...]
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