... "among potential Democratic primary voters." Not sure I know what "potential voters" means, but there are the numbers. (Survey of 400 MA folks, +/-4.8%.) Patrick was down by 40% in the last SHNS poll, so it's actually positive news for … [Read more...]
The Convention, Gab500 and Jell-O
So, there's speculation here and apparently elsewhere that Gabrieli's run has an outside chance of keeping Tom Reilly off the ballot entirely, by depriving him of the 15% of delegates at the convention. Well, that would be shocking, but if … [Read more...]
Reilly leads in new poll
A New Suffolk University Poll will be released tommorrow. "While Mihos shows some potential, the race for Governor appears to be Attorney General Tom Reillyâs to lose. When asked, who respondents would lean toward if the election were … [Read more...]
Blowing through the backblog
Here are some quick hits on recent events that I haven't had a chance to bloviate about at length.The Herald reported yesterday that AG/Gov candidate Tom Reilly signed a confidentiality agreement with Big Dig contractor Bechtel Parsons … [Read more...]
Today’s poll: Reilly vs. Patrick
I thought it would be interesting for everyone to take a look at the complete dataset on the Democratic primary for Governor from the poll that, as Ben notes below, is the subject of a front-page article in today's Globe:Here are a couple … [Read more...]
Hillman’s peccadillos outweigh St. Fleuriasco
I don't have much to say about Reed Hillman's record as head of the State Police. The facts are pretty much laid out on the table: the policies against pregnant women doing much of anything were blatantly sexist and discriminatory. It is … [Read more...]
The morning dish
Some headlines in today's papers that are worth your perusal:Reed Hillman, to be formally introduced today as Kerry Healey's running mate, was the head of the State Police during a particularly unfortunate episode in which pregnant troopers … [Read more...]
Pollin’ pollin’ pollin’: It’s a horse race…
New poll out: CBS4/SurveyUSA, 700 voters: Healey 35%, Patrick 30%, Mihos 20% Reilly 36%, Healey 31%, Mihos 22% Link from CBS4/Jon Keller. Mihos says he's "stunned". Keller calls it a "boomlet" for Mihos. Whatever. It's March. Eight … [Read more...]
Weekend-end horse-race hash
In spite of David's praise of the Herald's recent political coverage, I recently remarked to someone that the Herald was the place to read about "potholes in Southie"; I made myself chuckle, but I'm probably wrong. (Lesson: Don't make … [Read more...]
Wanted: Health care chops from our candidates
So, it's looking more and more likely that our HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY for health care reform will be whittled down by the legislature, in the absence of strong, realistic leadership by Our Guv. And the Feds' unwillingness to provide Medicaid … [Read more...]