Deval Patrick's campaign has helpfully put out a "Delegate Survival Kit", with lots of useful advice on how to do this whole convention thang.For instance, did you know this?SECURITY INFORMATIONNo bags other than purses are allowed to be … [Read more...]
Bonifaz may face primary battle
According to the Glob, John Bonifaz may be facing a primary challenge. If, that is, Bill Galvin can get 15% of the Convention delegates to vote for him. … [Read more...]
For Patrick Fans:
The Barnstable Patriot ("An Independent Voice Since 1830") carries a well-written and glowing editorial By Richard Elrick in support of Deval Patrick. Here's how it ends:Deval Patrick understands that one of his greatest challenges to … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick’s quest for the Senate
In a number of my posts and others at BMG there is a general consensus among the students of Political Science that based on the voting history of Massachusetts Gubernatorial campaigns the Liberal Democrat candidate will have a difficult … [Read more...]
Senate passes income tax rollback; not fast enough for Healey
As part of its FY 2007 budget, the Senate has passed a rollback of the income tax to 5% - to take effect only if local aid is restored to where it was in 2002, adjusted for inflation. But, according to the Globe, that's not good … [Read more...]
Contested races – do we have any?
With Anthony Galluccio dropping out of the race for Jarrett Barrios's Senate seat, what's the status of the legislative races for incumbents? Dianne Wilkerson, of course, faces the challenge of retaining her seat without her name … [Read more...]
Herald: Gabrieli backed anti-tax cut group in 2000
The Herald's Dave Wedge, who seems to have a limitless ability to dig interesting items out of years-old records, has found that in 2000 Chris Gabrieli donated $15,100 to a political action committee that fought against the ballot question … [Read more...]
Channel 56 Gov debate wrap-up
Here are a couple of thoughts from the Gabrieli-Patrick-Reilly debate that just finished taping (and that I just live-blogged) at Channel 56.Did we learn anything new? Not really. But I think that, for people who haven't been … [Read more...]
Live-blogging the Governor debate at Channel 56
4.44 OK, Karen Marinella is introducing the format - "real people" deciding the issues, and asking the questions. Now the three candidates are on screen. "But who are these men, really?" Now a little "up close and … [Read more...]
Barney Frank, frankly speaking
supports Deval Patrick because he is African American and "refuses to seriously contemplate a broad-based tax cut" according to Jon Kellers blog today.Jon Keller asks "why have so few Patrick backers been willing to put that quite so … [Read more...]
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