I have a great deal of respect for many folks who call the Democratic Party home; they are hard-working, honest and care deeply about the people they serve. I am honored to have the support of Democrats around the state, including … [Read more...]
Yes, Bill Galvin Exists
You can see the video here. My coverage of the forum attended by GOP nominee Bill Campbell and independent Jim Henderson is here. The following is my commentery on Galvin from the video. I owe a tip of the toupee to WHCA. That's … [Read more...]
Through all the noise, reforms for next Secretary become evident
Two news events in the past week make clear the importance of bringing new ideas and a new approach to the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth, notwithstanding the "radio silence" about the race among most members of the media. … [Read more...]
Galvin’s Rope a Dope
The independent, Jim Henderson, is the progressive, reform candidate. He'll crank it up a bit today with a call for five debates with Galvin and the Republican Bill Campbell.Whomever you support, join me in asking civic groups and … [Read more...]
Second-Tier Ripe for Reform
First, as is the Globe's wont, there are no links to the candidates' campaign sites. Nor is there a table setting out the platform differences. Instead, we meet them like they were on bar stools, butt to butt. We get a wee … [Read more...]
An Introduction: Jim Henderson for Secretary of the Commonwealth
As Secretary of the Commonwealth, I will work to make public information truly public by: Making all state public databases accessible through a single website, so a simple Google-like search would bring corporation, real estate, lobbyist … [Read more...]
Watch the Stein/Galvin debate
Jon Keller has posted the video of his debate featuring Jill Stein and Bill Galvin. It ran about 15 minutes, considerably longer than the promised five. It's quite interesting, and both did pretty well. Kudos to Keller for … [Read more...]
THE FIGHT GOES ON
In John Bonifazs campaign for Secretary of State he pointed out some serious problems that were not being addressed by the office of the Secretary. That office is the one that oversees public information, voter registration, … [Read more...]
A vote for Bonifaz is…
A vote for leadership.A vote for same day registration.A vote for clean elections.A vote against Diebold touchscreen voting.A vote for enforcing the Voting Rights Act in Massachusetts.A vote against entrenched incumbency and for public … [Read more...]
Primary day OPEN THREAD!
The polls are open! Waddaya see, waddaya hear, waddaya know?The longest comment thread ever created here was on caucus day back in February. Your comments, from all over the state, turned BMG into the single best source of … [Read more...]