Charlie Baker (R) 28%
Deval Patrick (D) 33%
Tim Cahill (I) 25%
Not sure 14% Just 34% of voters in the state now approve of Patrick's performance as governor, down nine points from October, [...]
With businessman Christy Mihos as the GOP gubernatorial candidate, Patrick captures 32% of the vote. Independent candidate Tim Cahill gets [...]
I tend to be skeptical of Rasmussen polls, but here goes... of likely Dem primary voters:
Coakley 36%
Capuano 21%
Khazei 14%
Pagliuca 14%
Other 5%
Not sure 10%
OK, for starters, what "other"? But moving on....
For those who read my most recent column and are wondering if Coakley is Niki Tsongas redux -- never gaining [...]
Massachusetts State Survey of 567 Likely Democratic Primary Voters
Conducted November 23, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
Coakley 36%
Capuano 21%
Khazei 14%
Pagliuca 14%
Some other candidate 5%
Not sure [...]
I recently wrote in the Boston Phoenix about how national news events, outside the candidates' control, can have an impact on the special election race for US Senate here in Massachusetts. It will be interesting to see how that plays out next week, when President Barack Obama drops a (metaphorical) [...]
I've been slow to realize this: the O is turning out to be a dud. I did not vote for him, but I had some hope that he would try to govern as a pragmatist-moderate - against all evidence, of course. Even the thrill is gone' [...]
The first major test on the health care bill for Majority Leader Harry Reid occurred Saturday, and he managed to hold his caucus intact, pushing the bill forward with sixty votes. Despite Reid’s victory the bill faces major hurdles in the week ahead, with many of the centrist Democrats holding [...]
They call themselves pro-life, but their votes against stem cell research are pro-death. We should call them out on that. [...] Today, Diane Patrick, the Commonwealth's First Lady, announced that she will endorse Mike Capuano for U.S. Senate.
Mrs. Patrick will formally endorse Congressman Capuano tomorrow at his 50th "Open Mike" conversation with voters at the Dedham Community Theater, 580 High Street, at 10:30am.
... A partner at [...]
GOUVERNEUR, NY - The computerized voting machines used by many voters in the 23rd district had a computer virus - tainting the results, not just from those machines known to have been infected, but casting doubt on the accuracy [...]
Martha supports the Senate bill. She believes it represents great progress toward assuring quality, affordable health coverage for all Americans; and she is [...]
A vote recount has shown that Lynn Mayor Edward Clancy lost [...]
So sez DeLeo. His letter to the House membership (and released publicly) is below. The tone is remarkably positive. I'm impressed by both chambers' willingness to take on CORI, which must be a tough (but correct and necessary) vote for a lot of members.
November 18, 2009
Dear Colleague:
As you know, [...]
Several things seem to be happening:
* Harry Reid meeting with moderate Senate Democrats
* The Congressional Budget [...]
According to a Christopher Scott story in today’s Sun, “City Councilor Jim Milinazzo has the five votes needed to become mayor on Jan. 4, and then some.”
Scott reports that CC Milinazzo has the supports of CCs K. Broderick, B. Martin and CC-elects F. Descoteaux, J. Mendonca and P. Murphy. [...]
Faced with declining revenues, cuts to local aid and rising costs, many Massachusetts towns are increasing hotel and meals taxes as well as overriding Proposition 2 1/2 to raise property taxes.
In Rockland, residents voted 2-1 in favor of a Proposition 2 1/2 override to build an [...]
The effort by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to find consensus that will get him sixty votes to consider health care reform in the Senate continues to be a difficult task, with the Congressional Budget Office playing a large role in that effort. Yesterday’s New York Times details his difficulties [...]
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