Think about it. Biden gets sworn in. The Democrats keep the house and win the senate. All Hell breaks loose when they align the courts imbalance with two judges. This infuriates the hard core right wing base. Gun control measures, no matter … [Read more...]
Baker, BESE, and Riley Circle the Wagons on MCAS
Fanaticism is redoubling your effort after you've forgotten your aim. --George Santayana Ars gratia artis, the motto of MGM Studios, is the Latin translation of “art for art’s sake.” The movies, MGM implied, were their own excuse … [Read more...]
Katherine Clark Rises to Power
Congratulations to Blue Mass Group’s own Fred Rich LaRiccia, who believed in Katherine Clark when she first challenged an incumbent Republican State Senator when everyone said she could never win. Fred managed her first campaign when she … [Read more...]
Eitan Hersh Calls Massachusetts Out
An excerpt from another must read Tom Edsall election post-Mortem in the inherent instability in the Democratic coalition. Tufts Professor Eitan Hersh has some harsh and accurate words for our own state: Eitan Hersh, a … [Read more...]
Biden Has to Play Hardball from the Jump
There has been a lot of talk about a few things that have bothered me in the past week. The first is the ongoing progressive vs. moderate bloodletting about Congressional loses and falling short in the Senate. First off, Republicans never … [Read more...]
STATE PARTY UPDATE: Gus Bickford Re-elected; Collective Bargaining With IBEW
At tonight's meeting of the Democratic State Committee incumbent Gus Bickford was re-elected with 63% of the vote (including mine) with 24% going to Mike Lake and 13% to Bob Massie. I was impressed with how much thought and effort the two … [Read more...]
Support Fair Fight
Editor's note: We have added Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight to the ActBlue concert/fundraiser page, along with the campaigns of Warnock and Ossoff. Click the thermometer, to the right. => - Charley In addition to supporting the … [Read more...]
Thank You, Fellow Democrats!
People said Democrats could not unite. They were wrong. In this picture, Fred Rich LaRiccia and I were in that room telling national reporters that Biden would respect other Democratic candidates, and that they would return they respect. … [Read more...]
Bob Massie is running for Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party
Dear Fellow Democrats and Members of the State Committee,I am writing to announce that I will be seeking the position of Chair of our State Democratic party on November 12, 2020.Though the chair’s race is extremely important because it will … [Read more...]
Good luck America.
Well here we go. The clock on the right sidebar has wound down to one day. I've been absent from the site since a.) I'm in school again, getting a mid-career masters at Tufts, and b.) otherwise occupied doing the concert, and phone calls, … [Read more...]
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