Press release: Sonia Chang-Diaz is the winner of the September 16th Democratic Primary in the Second Suffolk, according to election results announced following today's recount. Chang-Diaz is now the Democratic Nominee for State Senate in … [Read more...]
On Wilkerson, for Party Activists
I know that a lot of party activists and insiders have been very supportive of Dianne Wilkerson's campaign. As Democrats, it's important that we rally behind the winner of the primary. However, Wilkerson's sticker campaign makes this a … [Read more...]
Never Say Die Dianne
Tuesday Update: When the papers went in, Wilkerson had sought recounts in five Boston Wards in Roxbury and Central Dorchester. The Herald reports those are 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. Her campaign cited voter complaints of uncounted ballots. … [Read more...]
Healing in Second Suffolk
Wilkerson has long been confident to the point of being full of herself. A couple of weeks ago at the Wards 11 and 19 forum, she even said, "What we desperately need in this district is for you to elect more people to support me in what I … [Read more...]
State senate race heats up: Go Sonia!
Wilkerson, a lawmaker and a lawyer, has accumulated a record of ethical and legal transgressions too significant to ignore. Her dismissal of these violations as "accounting errors" doesn't stand up to Attorney General Martha Coakley's … [Read more...]
Let’s Endorse Sonia
Wilkerson benefits from a powerful institutional support surrounding her candidacy, despite the fact that the insider support doesn't translate into popularity within the district. While the vast majority of BMG (including me) realize that … [Read more...]
Second Suffolk Figures, Hold the Salt
That poll, Cohen says, was message testing, not voting. "It didn't have Sonia winning, but it did show that she could close the gap" that she started with as an unknown. Because Wilkerson hadn't bothered to collect the 300 … [Read more...]
Poll shows Chang-Diaz way ahead in Second Suffolk Senate race
Conventional wisdom says Dianne Wilkerson is a long-time incumbent, and the only reason she nearly lost two years ago is that she failed to get her name on the ballot so had to run a write-in campaign. Plus, she's got lots of powerful … [Read more...]
Wilkerson Chats with Left Ahead! Someday
The Second Suffolk legislator is finishing a fascinating primary race. With no Republican, it's either Wilkerson or second-time challenger Sonia Chang-Díaz. The primary winner gets the seat. It's all the more interesting … [Read more...]
Wilkerson Cops a Plea
In the Globe, the double first graph is the $10,000 fine and admission of campaign-finance laws. In the Herald, they lead with the quoted euphemism "irregularities" and not both the fine and that she forfeits rights to $30,000 … [Read more...]