This excellent opinion piece by Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone reminded me that there had been some discussion on this site of Curtatone as a possible Democratic candidate for governor. Until this week, I'd been thinking that Charlie … [Read more...]
Talking with Bob Massie at #Demvention
Bob Massie was kind enough to give me a few minutes of time after the balloting at the convention over the weekend. On WGBH Thursday, he was pretty blunt about Charlie Baker's performance, calling him a "fraud" and an "empty suit". So with … [Read more...]
Conversations with Maura Healey and John Walsh at #demvention
Well, just wandering around the convention kiosks I ran into both Mass AG Maura Healey and former Setti Warren (and Deval Patrick) campaign manager John Walsh. Always great to talk to both: Healey is the indispensable woman in … [Read more...]
Predictions for 2018 for #mapoli
Happy New Year and Bombogenesis Day, everyone. No time like the present to try to divine the future; with every new Trump blowup, it's easy to neglect that we've actually got two major races this November -- Governor and Senator -- and … [Read more...]
Baker lays up treasures
Stonehill Professor Peter Ubertaccio has a new post decrying the tactics of Setti Warren's campaign, trying to strip the bark off of Charlie Baker's popularity. Setti Warren's campaign is alleging that the governor is dallying on Puerto … [Read more...]
Issue That MAtter
Stop and ask yourself this: Do I know who will be the next Governor of Massachusetts? Do I know the issues on the ballot? Is there some way to see all the information without the polls and debate banter back and forth? If you have … [Read more...]