Globe: Charles D. Baker, the Republican candidate for governor, who has criticized unions as special interests that block reforms and waste taxpayer money, has quietly accepted his first union endorsement. Baker on Saturday accepted the … [Read more...]
Baker’s “welfare queen” gambit falls flat
THE PATRICK RECORD FACT: FEWER PEOPLE ON WELFARE NOW THAN UNDER BAKER "The number of recipients is down from over 110,000 in the 1990s to 50,000 now, even in the midst of the worst national economy in generations." (Herald, 10/11/10) FACT: … [Read more...]
Close the “enthusiasm gap.” Yeah – you!
Today's Globe story about the 2010 campaign's final couple of weeks has the following important quote from Mass. Dems Chair John Walsh: "We've got to close the enthusiasm gap," said state Democratic Party chairman John Walsh. As I've … [Read more...]
The latest from FiveThirtyEight: we can have a great day in MA on Nov. 2, if we work for it!
Here's what 538 is showing for the MA-Gov race - and note that these numbers don't take into account the fallout from Loscocco-gate, which seems likely to help Patrick. Projected ResultsChance of Win <script … [Read more...]
Loscocco-gate: the gift that keeps on giving
In other news this morning, Joan Vennochi has a fine column arguing that Baker's silly story about crying at his daughter's recital isn't going to convince many women to vote for him. Money quote: Women aren't seeking a weepy … [Read more...]
Loscocco-gate roundup
Scot Lehigh's take is, well, strange. He seems really mad at Cahill for ... something. I'm not sure what. My guess: I think he really wants to see a Patrick/Baker race, and he's annoyed that Loscocco-gate is oddly helping … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: special Loscocco-gate edition
Kudos to BMGer johnk, who tracked down a complete copy of the complaint in Cahill's lawsuit against his treacherous ex-consultants, including the attachments - emails, the consulting contract, everything. Truly a great read … [Read more...]
State revenues recover somewhat
Good news ... NEW YORK - Massachusetts tax revenue rose just over 14 percent in September from a year ago, mainly because taxes paid by businesses and corporations leaped nearly 53 percent, the state Revenue Commissioner said on … [Read more...]
The Stein campaign is de facto over … she should make it official
Globe: Green-Rainbow Party gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein has failed to qualify for up to $519,000 in public funding, a setback for her struggling candidacy but one that gives Governor Deval Patrick a boost. Stein, who needed to submit … [Read more...]
An interesting and AFAIK overlooked detail from the Globe poll
There has, of course, been lots of commentary about the Globe's poll, released over the weekend, that shows Charlie Baker within one point of Governor Patrick. As far as I know, however, this detail, which I find quite interesting, … [Read more...]
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