I can't imagine there's too much of a Clinton effort in Massachusetts; it's not like there's the slightest risk she's going to lose this state - even aside from the fact that it's still before Labor Day.

Jill Stein will win MA and

By anon on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 2:44pm.

Jill Stein will win MA and you know it!

Bah!

By adamg on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 2:58pm.

She could never get elected here before, I'm not going to hold my breath - especially not in a state full of college educated people who wonder how a physician can become an anti-vaxxer.

She denies it....

By Irma la Douce on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 3:34pm.

FWIW-full article posted on thehill.com:

Green Party candidate: I'm not anti-vaccine

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Friday pushed back against accusations that she opposes vaccines.

"I'm not anti-vax," Stein said, according to Bloomberg Politics.
The Green Party candidate said she is aware of the "critical importance" of vaccines, adding that "we need an FDA which the public can trust."

Stein said there is a "smear campaign" looking to label her as an anti-vaccine candidate.

“This is the new birther campaign that’s being used against my campaign because certain people are rather worried," she said.

Stein said last month people have "real questions" about the safety of vaccines. She noted people are skeptical of vaccines because they don't trust the Food and Drug Administration and the government.

"Real questions" being an anti-vax dog whistle

By adamg on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 6:14pm.

It's the new anti-vax thing to say you're not really opposed to vaccinations, you just want to make sure they're safe. As a physician, she should know better.

If there is any one exposure ...

By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 10:24pm.

If there is one exposure or one drug or one therapy that we have superginormous amounts of data on, it is vaccines.

Seriously. The miniscule odds of harm from a vaccine are massively and completely outweighed by the prevention of killer diseases like measles, mumps, polio, pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria. I was of the last generation to know kids in my neighborhood and school who were blind or deaf from measles, or have teachers and other kids' parents who were crippled by polio.

I still have elderly relatives and several friends whose parents STILL struggle DAILY with the aftermath of polio.

The data is there. The results are in. Game fucking over. I'm horrendously disappointed in Stein for pandering to and indulging these toxically stupid deniers and panickers by playing this bullshit game. She should know better - she's old enough to have lost relatives and playmates to polio like my mom and MIL and other elders did!

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maybe.

By Matthew Miller on Sun, 08/07/2016 - 5:17am.

But she doesn't actually say that she needs to be convinced. I hope we can all agree that it is a basic fact that some people -- many of them on the left/green-leaning side of things -- distrust vaccines.

One approach to fixing anti-vaccine attitudes is to say "you have a crazy-pants stance and you are ridiculous and frankly stupid so quit it". Another is to say "I hear what you're saying, and I understand that there are many reasons one might distrust the government and the pharmaceutical industry. But we have a compelling, real need for vaccines, and we need people to trust our health authorities."

One of these things seems to have a better actual chance of succeeding than the other -- even if the aggressive, condescending approach seems more satisfying. (And that's not even getting into the transparent political motivations for spreading this meme.)

Not a whole lot of presidential stickers either way it seems.

By Pete Nice on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 3:59pm.

At least in Boston and the MetroWest suburbs. I think they are more common in the midwest and possibly south, but I think most people in MA are either anti Trump or anti Hillary. In fact, I get a feeling that most of the country has those feelings as well. It's like picking the lesser of two evils.

President/Smesident

By Waquiot on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 4:10pm.

The real race this year is the Suffolk County Register of Deeds race. I would imaging that in the next few weeks the airwaves will inundated with ads for this vital race.

Register of Deeds Race

By Irma la Douce on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 7:29pm.

I am wondering why they haven't come out with a debate schedule yet-maybe trying to not conflict with MLB playoff schedule?

I was wondering this:

By Bob Leponge on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 9:40pm.

Why the heck is Register of Deeds an elected position?

My understanding is:

The idea of democratic elections is that different candidates can put forth different visions; different ideas of how they would govern; different principles and motivations they would take into account in doing their job, and the voters could decide which they like best, and
Register of Deeds is purely an administrative position: what the Register of Deeds can, must, may, and may not do is spelled out in law.

No more activist registars!

By BostonDog on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 10:09pm.

I've always assumed it's a position that dates back to the early days of colonial government where almost everyone who held an official position was elected (true democracy) and it's a hold-over from those times. It's also a position that you don't want screwed up so back when government was mostly about record keeping it was a position that the public had an particular interest in making sure the office holder was up to the task.

Of course, that's just a guess.

Here's the irony

By Waquiot on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 11:14pm.

It is an elected position to make sure it is not given to the supporter of a politician, making it a spoils job as opposed to a professional position. The side effect is that the people best able to win the job are politicians (see, every register, registrar, and clerk in the county.)

Of course, once I finish handpainting my John A. Keith signs, we will be ready for November. I mean, I'm not going to vote for anyone else. Which candidate really cares about the Deeds office? Keith, that's who!

There's an

By Sock_Puppet on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 5:34am.

abandoned chainlink fence near my house...

Im a long time resident of New Hampshire

By FredQuimby on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 4:28pm.

Normally we are blanketed with political yard signs a year before the presidential primaries. This year there were virtually none. We still got the mass mailings, TV ads, door to door canvassing and phone calls. But the yard signs seem to have been retired. The exception being Trump. He is still trying to do things the old fashioned way.

http://www.wired.com/2016/01/rip-political-lawn-signs-digital-ads-killed...

I've seen hundreds of Bernie

By Wut? on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 6:33pm.

I've seen hundreds of Bernie stickers, a handful of Trump stickers, and maybe two Hillary stickers which might have been from 2008.

Reagan won Massachusetts in both 1980 and 1984

By Ron Newman on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 8:32pm.

so I dislike talk of "safe blue states".

i do too, Ron

By anon on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 9:15pm.

But it's becoming very clear Trump is no Reagan.

I see your point, Ron Newman, but

By mplo on Sat, 08/06/2016 - 11:40pm.

Trump makes the late Ronald Reagan look almost like a moderate, if one gets the drift.

annd...

By John-W on Sun, 08/07/2016 - 8:24pm.

Hillary makes Reagan look like a "moderate" Democrat.

Same Hillary?

By Roman on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 12:28am.

Or a different one that's *not* promising mountains of Free Stuff and automatic citizenship to all multicellular organisms if elected? Is this Right-of-Genghis-Khan Hillary on the ballot in Mass? I'd vote for her if she were.

You are confused

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 8:23am.

Seriously confused - or deluded.

Have you decided where you will be deported to, yet?

Swirlystan is nice, but I think I'll self-deport back to

By Roman on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 8:44pm.

reality.

Enjoy your vacation

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 9:45pm.

We all know you've been avoiding it for a long time.

I don't think you've thought your insult through very well

By Roman on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 9:51pm.

Enjoy your vacation

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 9:45pm
We all know you've been avoiding it for a long time.

Don't worry, I'll wait while you get there.

very confused

By John-W on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 10:08am.

You do realize that the last big "amnesty" (not temporary protected status) was signed into law by Reagan and, ironically, is cited by many Latino immigrant families here as one of the reasons they liked Reagan.

Aside from that though, I think Clinton is a lot like Reagan -- bomb countries, destabilize Central America, war on drugs, kiss-ass with Wall Street...there's a whole lot of policy similarities. Of course Reagan knew how to campaign and could gain people's trust. HRC...ehhhh.

None of the lefties that frequent the area even saw fit to argue with him.

Like I said: Johnson/Weld is the way to go this year.

2. I would make the exact same comment

Why...

By John-W on Sun, 08/07/2016 - 8:26pm.

do I hear this running through my head when I see this picture...?

I assume this is called a

By baustin on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 12:49pm.

I assume this is called a Trumper Sticker, right?

Tiny Trumpmobile meanders the streets of East Boston

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