In response to Mitt Romney's announcement that he will not seek reelection, Deval Patrick has, to my ears at least, sharpened his rhetoric in two ways: (1) to link Kerry Healey with Mitt Romney at every possible opportunity (my quick … [Read more...]
Silbert beefs up her campaign operation
Lt. Gov. candidate Andrea Silbert has apparently decided to spend some of her bountiful cash-on-hand by hiring two fairly big-name Democratic operatives: media consultant Tad Devine and campaign manager Steve Gerencser. From the press … [Read more...]
More Governor’s race developments
There's more interesting Gov's race news in the morning papers. First, Deval Patrick has been making progress in the fundraising department - he still has a lot less cash on hand than Tom Reilly, but he has raised more money than … [Read more...]
Governor’s race: It’s Tom vs. Deval
Bill Galvin is out. (Hat tip: Fray.)Why did he bail - and why now? Who knows? Galvin is an odd bird, the ultimate insider trying to play the populist card, periodically grabbing headlines by taking on HMOs, the … [Read more...]
Sam Kelley: a doctor aims for the State House
As I did in our Andrea Silbert interview, I asked Kelley why he was so interested in the much-maligned office of Lieutenant Governor. Kelley, who is a doctor, drew on his extensive health care background for his answer (Kelley has … [Read more...]
Tim Murray in the Lt. Gov. race?
Mariposa at Beyond 495 calls our attention to a most interesting tidbit in a holiday party invitation sent out by DDemDispatch: the invite notes that Worcester Mayor Tim Murray has confirmed his attendance in the capacity of candidate for … [Read more...]
Willard Shows His Colors
The Charlotte Observer reports that Willard's Commonwealth PAC recently gave $2,000 to South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint and $1,000 to Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. DeMint favors eliminating the IRS and Federal income tax. When he was in the … [Read more...]
Sam Kelley
We spoke recently with Lieutenant Governor candidate Sam Kelley. As is our practice David, Charley and I will each post our impressions separately without advance discussion. (Full disclosure: I have already announced that I am supporting … [Read more...]
Well, this is odd
The news item is something like "Bush nominates billionaire Roland Arnall to be Ambassador to the Netherlands. Arnall, the head of Ameriquest Capital Corp., co-chaired the second Bush inaugural, and Arnall's wife donated $5 … [Read more...]
Who wants to be LG?
How does a Lieutenant Governor accomplish those goals? Given the lack of a strict job definition, can an LG be something of a free agent diplomat of the administration? Silbert sees herself as a liaison between state government and the … [Read more...]
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