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Patrick sweeps caucuses; Reilly says “What base?”

February 5, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

You saw the reports last night here; Boston Globe reports today that Deval Patrick takes two-thirds of the delegates to the convention in June.What the heck is going on here? You have Tom Reilly, respected (at least until recently) public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: caucuses, ideology, patrick, progressives, reilly, vote-9.16.2006

Caucus OPEN THREAD

February 4, 2006 By David

Tell us where you are and what you're seeing!UPDATE (11:30 pm): WOW!!!  You guys are amazing.  To my knowledge, this thread is the single best collection of publicly available information on the caucuses right now.  There are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: caucuses, massachusetts, vote-9.16.2006

State House Poll shows Reilly leading

February 4, 2006 By rightmiddleleft

Gubernatorial candidate Thomas Reilly may be heading into this weekend's Democratic caucuses suffering from significant self-inflicted damage, but the latest State House News Poll shows Deval Patrick still confronts a mammoth political task … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, vote-9.16.2006

Why the Reilly/St. Fleur fiasco matters

February 3, 2006 By David

Sure, it's early.  Sure, a lot of voters aren't really paying attention to the race yet, and sure, Tom Reilly has lots of time to recover, blah blah blah.But at the end of the day, this race isn't about who runs the slickest campaign, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor, massachusetts, tom-reilly, vote-9.16.2006

And the hilarity continues

February 2, 2006 By David

Apparently, state Republicans have nothing better to do with their financial resources than print up fake Reilly-St. Fleur bumper stickers and hand them out at the State House.  Said Healey aide and would-be wag Tim O'Brien, "You never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, tom-reilly, vote-9.16.2006

For the record: Deb Goldberg’s family no longer runs Stop & Shop

February 2, 2006 By David

Yesterday's release of a health care study showing heavy use of the state-funded uncompensated care pool and MassHealth programs by employees of large employers - and of Stop & Shop in particular - led Charley to ask why Lieutenant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deborah-goldberg, lg, massachusetts, vote-9.16.2006

So, anything interesting in the papers this morning?

February 2, 2006 By David

As a public service, I thought I'd set up a collection of the voluminous reporting and commentary on the Reilly/St. Fleur fiasco that showed up in today's papers, with some money quotes as appropriate.  The consensus from reporters and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: lg, massachusetts, tom-reilly, vote-9.16.2006

Deval Patrick also had a tax problem a decade ago

February 1, 2006 By David

R.D. Sahl on NECN just read a statement issued by Deval Patrick on the subject of tax problems.  I didn't get the full text of it, but the gist was that about a decade or so ago, Patrick and his wife entered into an installment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, massachusetts, vote-9.16.2006

Bush Creates Cabinet Position for Scandals

February 1, 2006 By Bob Neer

WASHINGTON, DC -- In his State of the Union address to the nation last night, President Bush announced a new cabinet-level position to coordinate all current and future scandals facing his party," the satirical newspaper The Onion announced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: vote-9.16.2006

Good Job St. Fleur; F for campaign team

February 1, 2006 By Bob Neer

St. Fleur deserves credit for withdrawing. The members of her district can now decide if they want to re-elect her. In the meantime, Reilly should review the performance of his campaign team. According to a Press Release dated 28 October … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: vote-9.16.2006

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