2012 elections
Pluto defender considers bid for Barney Frank's seat
By adamg - 2/8/12 - 3:29 pmMichael Burstein, a Brookline library trustee, science fiction writer and ardent supporter of Pluto's role as the ninth planet in our solar system, is setting up an exploratory committee to consider becoming an obstacle to the Kennedy Inevitability in the Fourth District, Brookline Patch reports.
Meanwhile, His Inevitableness, who knocked Boston City Councilor and Newton native Mike Ross out of the race, has moved to Brookline as he contemplates his own run.
Flo's boss backs medical-marijuana effort in Massachusetts
By adamg - 2/8/12 - 8:00 amThe Patriot Ledger reports the chairman of Progressive Insurance has contributed $525,000 to a group pushing a ballot question to legalize the medical use of marijuana here. The group has raised $1,167 from other sources.
LaMattina thinking of running for register of probate
By adamg - 1/26/12 - 1:23 pmThe Dorchester Reporter breaks the news on City Councilor Sal LaMattina's ruminations. Like the city clerk's job, the register job has traditionally been a haven for city councilors who want to move on - if he runs and wins, LaMattina, who now represents East Boston, Charlestown and the North End, would replace Richard Ianella, who retired last year.
Tim Murray's little fundraising pal
By adamg - 1/22/12 - 9:50 amThat would, of course, be disgraced former Chelsea Housing Authority director Michael McLaughlin, whom the Globe reveals was just a bit more than the "campaign volunteer" Murray said he was - and that worrying about McLaughlin may have kept him up and led him to doze off on that Crown Vic-smashing ride.
Can a headline ask a question that isn't answered in the story?
By adamg - 1/7/12 - 11:48 amRipped from today's Herald: Are 'Joe for Oil' ads lubricating Joe III's run?
Perfectly valid question to ask, but nowhere does the story suggest that Joe4Oil has suddenly ramped up his omnipresent ads now that his kid is thinking of running for Congress, although it does note he's been thanking the people of Venezuela on TV for years now.
It just wouldn't be a Massachusetts election without a Kennedy
By adamg - 1/5/12 - 12:29 pmThe Herald reports that, yes, Joe Kennedy III is running for Barney Frank's 4th District seat.
Mike Ross gets closer to moving out of Boston
By adamg - 12/13/11 - 7:53 pmSets up exploratory committee for possible run for Congress in the 4th District. Legally, he doesn't have to move to Newton, or wherever, but in practical terms, if he runs, he's outta here.
You can't buy coverage like that, or maybe you can
By adamg - 12/2/11 - 7:51 amBlue Mass. Group notes the conflict in a column by Holly Robichaud, who doubles as both scribe and political consultant:
How does a freshman state representative get mentioned as a "serious threat" to Democrats looking to retain the Congressional seat being vacated by Barney Frank? Seventeen grand should do it.
Thing is, Robichaud failed to note the consulting fees, for which, of course, BMG provides the state records.
Mike Ross thinking of moving out of Boston to run for Congress
By adamg - 11/30/11 - 8:57 pmThe Jamaica Plain Gazette reports the Boston city councilor is considering moving back to Newton, where he grew up, to run for Barney Frank's seat.
It just wouldn't be an election season without a Joe Kennedy reference
By adamg - 11/30/11 - 8:06 amThe Outraged Liberal ponders the latest speculation that JOE4OIL's kid might run for Barney Frank's seat. Complete with the obligatory Michael Goldman quote.
