A relentless and sincere activist Boston City Councilor, Matt O’Malley keeps his eyes on many prizes. He reaches for and works for them, but never despairs when he can’t grasp one. He has represented District 6 — West Roxbury, most of … [Read more...]
Hey, Boston special election tomorrow!
The election to replace Boston City Councilor John Tobin (who left earlier this year to take a job at Northeastern) is tomorrow, Tuesday November 16th. Matt O'Malley, who won the preliminary with 53%, is facing Jim Hennigan, who came in … [Read more...]
Vacancy on the Boston City Council – Who’s Next
I first met Matt O'Malley when he was running for Boston City Council citywide in 2003 and thought that he stood out as an exceptional candidate then. Later, when I heard that he was running Sherriff Andrea Cabral's campaign in 2004, I … [Read more...]
Road to Rhode Island
First published in the Anchorage Daily News, it seems that every political blog and gossip column in America has picked up this story (say what you will about Palin, the woman knows how to make news!). Even the veritable Providence Journal … [Read more...]
How Boston Voted
Rather than offering a ward-by-ward analysis, as I have done after other local and state races, I am instead offering some highlights and interesting voter anomalies. I would be happy to produce a ward-by-ward breakdown but fear that it … [Read more...]
How Boston Voted
Ward 1 (East Boston) Clinton, 3162 votes Obama, 1135 East Boston -- a mix of predominately Italian voters with an influx of new Latino residents was clearly Clinton country. Key Precinct: 13 (Orient Heights) This was one of the three EB … [Read more...]
Boston Votes 2007: A closer look at the numbers
Ward 1 (East Boston)1. Flaherty, 1095 votes2. Connolly, 10733. Murphy, 9124. Yoon, 7335. Arroyo, 466Connolly's strong second place finish, no doubt helped by his support from Rep. Basile and Sen. Petrucelli, was an early side of his … [Read more...]