A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -- EmersonNo hobgoblins here, folks -- it ain't Halloween yet.Patrick's campaign has done its homework, and bashes back at Reilly's press release from earlier today with their own oppo … [Read more...]
Reilly bashes Patrick on taxes
Another GLORIOUS ALLCAPSACOLOR press release from Tom Reilly, bashing Patrick on taxes. If you didn't see this one coming, I don't know what you expected -- not that a bit of contrast isn't well within bounds. And if Patrick gets through … [Read more...]
Did you think we were done with health care?
The Globe does a sum-up of the challenges to be faced by the next governor in implementing the new health care law. If you thought this was all taken care of when Mitt had his "Mission Accomplished" mo-mo, think again.[T]he new … [Read more...]
Flyover country
Joe Battenfeld of Fox25 had a nice segment, flying over the mansions of the candidates in a helicopter: Healey's in Beverly and in Vermont;Gabrieli's on the North Shore (to go along with the Louisburg Square townhouse)Taj Deval in the … [Read more...]
Morning papers
Items of interest today:As foreshadowed by the Sages of Beverly, Deval Patrick shatters the single-month fundraising record, previously held by Mitt Romney; Patrick's camp says they've raised about $550k in August. Patrick heard to say -- … [Read more...]
Poll: Dems are close, race is fluid
Globe/UNH poll:Patrick 31%Gabrieli 30%Reilly 27%"501 likely Democratic primary voters", includes leaners, 4.4% MOE.The poll seems to indicate a very fluid race. In any event, it's not the point, it's the slope of the line:The poll indicated … [Read more...]
Teamsters: “You want us to go get some movies?”
Jay Fitzgerald reports that the Teamsters local 25 had a little request to make of the gubernatorial candidates:Local 25, whose film unit has a notorius [sic] past that includes allegations of shaking down movie producers filming in Boston, … [Read more...]
Tom Reilly’s “Watertown” Ad: Gov Campaign’s Best Yet
Tom Reilly's first ads, also available on his website, offer comparisons of his record with that of the Romney-Healey administration. The "Watertown" ad is more typical of the "bio" ad that most candidates lead off with. It … [Read more...]
Tom Reilly’s “Pretty Damn Good” Gay Rights Record
His career record on gay rights:"In any journey, there are going to be episodes that get taken out of context. But if someone looks at the record from day one to where we are now, I think a fair person would say 'He's been pretty good. … [Read more...]
The pull of Sal-n-Trav (quantitative..sorta)
DisclosureI support Reilly, and also like Gabrieli. However, I tried to be rigorous in scoring the candidates, and did not play with the ratings upon seeing the results. This is all first draft.SummaryFrom the conclusion … [Read more...]
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