Charlie Baker
Campaign update: Baker claims it's neck and neck, which means his campaign is collapsing
By adamg - 10/29/10 - 8:30 amLatest Suffolk poll shows Patrick 7 points ahead. Baker campaign bravely says their own polling shows a dead-even race, which a reporter with an attention span longer than 30 seconds reports really means the Baker campaign is now in free fall.
Campaign roundup: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but lawsuits are awfully satisfying
By adamg - 10/26/10 - 6:26 amWith one week left in the campaign, what have we learned? That every candidate for every office everywhere is a slavering, fanged troll who eats live babies and puppies as snacks, except for that nice Steve Grossman. He's such a mensch.
Speaking of slavering, fanged trolls, don't say mean things about un-birther Bill Hudak or he'll sue you.
Campaign roundup: Charlie Baker's smoking memo?
By adamg - 10/25/10 - 6:12 amAssociated Press uncovers a memo from Baker to then boss Paul Celllucci, urging him to sit on news of escalating Big Dig costs until after Cellucci beat Scott Harshbarger back in the day. Tony ponders:
Baker advocated that the financial mess the Big Dig was causing for the state be hidden from the public until after the election in November 1998. Yes, Charlie Baker advised Governor Paul Cellucci to hide important information from the public, the taxpayers, the citizens, the voters of Massachusetts to assure the the reelection of his boss. This is a condescending, insulting attitude and a perfect example of the politics of lies.
The Herald reports the two major candidates for governor are dogged by questions in the final week of the campaign: Baker by Jeff Perry, Patrick by job losses.
Campaign roundup: Jeff Perry, Bill Galvin and a guy who watches TV
By adamg - 10/23/10 - 10:52 amBaker says Perry's his man. Red Mass Group says leave Perry alone.
Bill Galvin digs up his opponent's voting record, calls him on it. Be sure to read the comments on the story as well.
Did Charlie Baker need a GPS to get to Springfield for that debate the other night?
Campaign roundup: The mystery of the state's unemployment numbers
By adamg - 10/22/10 - 6:20 amLook for the Dems to crow that the state's unemployment rate is down and the Republicans to thunder about how the number of jobless increased. The Globe attempts to explain how that could happen; the Herald gleefully predicts the crushing job-loss news will crush Deval Patrick's chances.
Campaign roundup: Bill Galvin emerges from burrow, sees shadow, six more weeks of fall
By adamg - 10/19/10 - 7:19 amMike Ball reports on a rare live public appearance by Secretary of State for Life Bill Galvin.
Hey, West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain peeps: Today's the very special preliminary election for city council, so go vote.
Campaign roundup: An election tomorrow, Big Dig stuff and, finally, candidate fashion sense
By adamg - 10/18/10 - 6:59 amElection tomorrow! Well, for city council in District 6 (West Roxbury, JP and pieces of Roslindale and Mission Hill), at any rate. Will turnout get into double digits?
The Globe says Patrick should stop blaming Baker for MBTA fare increases. But at least Patrick didn't sign documents saying the Big Dig would only cost $7.7 billion when he knew it would cost more than $11 billion. The Herald reports Patrick took donations from gambling lobbyists.
The Herald also shows the sort of gritty courage we expect from a scrappy tabloid: It dares to compare the fashion sense of the three men running for governor:
Campaign roundup: The Visit
By adamg - 10/17/10 - 9:24 amThe Globe reports on the Obama visit. The Herald sure loves swapping in a dollar sign for an S.
The Globe takes a look at the effort to repeal Chap. 40B, which relates to housing construction in towns where less than 10% of the housing stock is "affordable."
Wicked Local compares Markey and Dembrowski on job creation.
Punditocracy: Yvonne Abraham ignores Jill Stein. Joan Vennochi doesn't like political consultants. Peter Gelzinis wonders why Baker hates teens. Margery Eagan is bored with Obama. A Republican operative doesn't like Democrats.
Campaign roundup: What are the odds James Taylor approved the use of one of his songs to bash Patrick?
By adamg - 10/16/10 - 11:10 amTaylor, of course, appears at a Hynes rally today with Patrick and Obama. Red Mass. Group hopefully asks: Is Barack about to do the same for Deval as he did for Martha?
The Herald proclaims Baker the big winner in yesterday's debate, in giant end-of-world type. This outrages the Outraged Liberal.
The Globe endorses Matt O'Malley in the 6th District council race (reminder: Preliminary, for this election only, is this Tuesday).
Wicked Local takes a look at the race for Norfolk County DA.
Campaign roundup: Baker supporter explains why Baker is doomed
By adamg - 10/15/10 - 5:29 amSam Obar is not happy with his man's camapaign:
We are now less than three weeks away, and I know for a fact many people, including many I have spoken to, still have no idea who Baker is. He has not gotten his message out to voters, he has not highlighted his record at Harvard Pilgrim, and he has not promptly and properly responded to accusations against him about his work on the Big Dig. He has also done a shoddy job indeed of utilizing the media to reach out to voters.
Tom Reilly knows how to hold a grudge.
Oh, noes, how will Massachusetts residents learn we have the best lottery in the country?
I'm a liar? You're a liar! Brad Marston wonders how the head of the Back Bay Association can call him a liar when she gave as much as she could to incumbent Marty Walz two years ago.
Bielat wants Frank to release an ethics report on his trip to the Virgin Islands.
Scott Brown likes all the Republicans running for Congress, even un-birther Hudak.
