I've crunched the numbers from last Tuesday's Senate election. Here are some blog posts with the results of turnout and candidate performance (too much to details here). http://bostonmaelections.wordp... There are posts on: - … [Read more...]
Mass. Senate Election Results
Result highlights: * The short story here is that Brown voters were excited and motivated, Coakley voters were not. Brown not only did well among unenrolled voters (according to all the polls), turnout was higher in … [Read more...]
Senate Primary Results
Statewide Highlights: * Total Voter Turnout =826,901 * Registered Voter Count = 4.2 million * % Turnout = 19.6% * Democratic Primary Turnout = 664,195 (80% of all turnout) … [Read more...]
Op-Ed about Low Voter Turnout (targeted to concerned, but not yet active, citizens)
But hey, it's a free country. We should be free to vote or not vote at our leisure. True enough, but here's the kicker: witholding your vote doesn't raise any eyebrows at the State House. No one cares. When the … [Read more...]