Baker said he would have had to run a perfect race "in an ideal political environment" and that, by pulling 8 percent of the vote Tuesday, Cahill "made our already narrow window that much narrower." Ah yes, the old Howie Carr "it's all Tim … [Read more...]
Random morning-after thoughts: polling works; Herald’s funny editorials; Schadenfreude
In no particular order: Polling works. It worked in 2006, and it worked this time too. Yes, there was some variation. Rasmussen, in particular, came out looking pretty bad in Massachusetts, as did the Globe's pollster at … [Read more...]
It started here. And tonight, it ended here.
Back in January, Scott Brown rocked the political world in Massachusetts and around the country by winning the Senate seat held for decades by Ted Kennedy. There's no doubt that Brown's victory energized Republicans both here and … [Read more...]
BMG NEWSBREAK: BMG CALLS CLEAN SWEEP FOR DEMOCRATS IN MASSACHUSETTS
BMG News has called every statewide and congressional race in Massachusetts for the Democrats. Based on the results as of now, BMG's statisticians have concluded that at this point, there is very little likelihood of any Republican pickups … [Read more...]
John Walsh explains the grassroots strategy
I had a minute to chat with John Walsh, and asked him a question similar to the one I asked Sydney: what was the same about GOTV this time around, what was different, and how did it go? Here's what he had to say. Give it a … [Read more...]
BMG NEWSBREAK: BMG CALLS GOVERNOR’S RACE FOR DEVAL PATRICK, TIM MURRAY
BMG News has declared Deval Patrick and Tim Murray the winners of the race for Massachusetts Governor! Boston.com shows that, with 5% of the vote in, Patrick holds a commanding 52% of the vote, to 39% for Charlie Baker. With major cities … [Read more...]
Our Vision vs. Charlie Baker’s Vision
So when you see Charlie rooting for the Commonwealth's failure, remember that it's a political tactic -- and it's wrong. Most importantly, let it fuel you. Let it drive you out to vote and help on Election Day. Let it give … [Read more...]
What has Deval Patrick done?
First of all, after several governors in a row who paid too little attention to the details of state government and its budget, and legislation in the state house, Deval Patrick was a huge change just because he actually cares, pays … [Read more...]
Wondering how to help GOTV? All your questions answered.
Here's what I said yesterday in a post about the latest polls: Patrick is ahead and should win - he has been ahead in every single independent poll published in this cycle. But turnout is everything. Everything. A couple … [Read more...]
By the way, it’s still a tight race. Do not let up. [updated]
Suffolk has Patrick up 7. State House News has Patrick up 3. Rasmussen has Patrick up 2. UPDATE: And Western New England College has Patrick up 5. The message really couldn't be much clearer. Patrick is ahead and … [Read more...]
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