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One Million Thoughtful Answers to the Wrong Question

February 21, 2020 By Trickle up

THEY ALL LEAD TO THE WRONG PLACE They say victory has a thousand mothers, but really it is the failure of 2016 that has spawned multiple explanations tempting us to fight the last war. If only she's spent more time in Wisconsin. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: 2020, national

Do the candidates get it? Extrapolation from a climate-change argument

August 4, 2019 By Trickle up

This diary isn't just about climate change, but it starts with this twitter thread from David Roberts comparing Inslee and Biden on climate. 1. All right, I haven't communicated this clearly, so lemme do a thread. Biden (along with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: national

Pelosi Math

November 29, 2018 By Trickle up

As usual, the press gets it wrong. News reports of Nancy's Pelosi's 203-vote victory in her caucus yesterday all come with the disclaimer that she still "must" win 218 votes on the House floor. No. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: national

Senate President Stan Rosenberg Post-Election Statement on Behalf of the Massachusetts Senate

November 17, 2016 By SenPrezStan

Over the last week I have heard many heart-wrenching stories about children and adults expressing their sadness and fear based on the results of the national election. It is natural to feel sad and disappointed when your candidate doesn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, immigration, ma-sen, mapoli, massachusetts, national, stan-rosenberg

November Ninth

October 19, 2016 By Mark Adler

This presidential election is not a contest between Clinton and Trump (and, to a lessor extent, Johnson and Stein).  Rather, it is a referendum on Trump. And assuming that Trump is going to lose, the voters will be electing whomever is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2016, Change My View, clinton, Donald Trump, hillary-clinton, national, presidential election 2016

Sen. Markey: Champion of the Environment? Or Corporate Dem Sell-Out?

July 13, 2015 By spirit413

Sen. Ed Markey gives campaign money to corporate Dem Patrick Murphy over progressive champion Alan Grayson. I am writing to express my disappointment in Senator Ed Markey (MA-D)’s recent financial support for Congressman Patrick Murphy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: environment, establishment-democrats, florida, global-warming, Keystone XL, Keystone XL pipeline, mapoli, national, progressive, sen-markey, us-senate

Massachusetts Senators Should Champion Federal Medical Marijuana Bill

March 17, 2015 By SamTracy

Last Tuesday, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act, the first time in history a comprehensive bill to legalize … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: CARERS Act, cory booker, criminal-law, DEA, drug-policy, drugs, ed-markey, marijuana, markey, medical marijuana, national, rand-paul, us-senate, warren

New Era of ‘Open Debates’ Begins In Elizabeth Warren’s Backyard

August 6, 2013 By boldprogressives

Hey BMGers! This was posted by Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Adam Green on the PCCC's blog, The Daily Change, and is cross-posted here in hopes of great participation from the Blue Mass Group community! Also posted at The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, Bold Progressives, ed-markey, election, Elizabeth Warren, ma-05, massachusetts, media, national, Open Debate, OpenDebateQuestions.com, progressive-change-campaign-committee

Did state lawmakers help John Roberts?

August 5, 2013 By Avi Green

August 6 is the 48th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. This is the first anniversary since the Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the Act, striking critical protections for voters in 9 Southern states and various … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: election-day-registration, election-law, massachusetts, massachusetts-legislature, national, voting-rights, voting-rights-act

Why Planned Parenthood Stands with Ed Markey

March 13, 2013 By Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund

In just my second week at Planned Parenthood, I’m delighted to join the conversation here about the U.S. Senate race. I wanted to let you know about our endorsement of Congressman Ed Markey. Congressman Markey has been an unwavering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ed-markey, election, ma-sen, markey, masen, massachusetts, national, planned-parenthood, senate, special-election, us-senate

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