Governor Charlie Baker
Martha Coakley Rolls Right Along
Frank Phillips’s cover story in this week’s unfortunately named Globe Capital section is a diligent and well-executed analysis of what each of the Democratic and […]
Charlie Baker and the Border
Four years ago, Charlie Baker spent much of the last two months of the campaign bashing Deval Patrick on immigration issues. He was against Patrick’s […]
Insiders Increasingly See Martha Coakley Winning the Nomination
With two months left before the primary election, Massachusetts political insiders are slowly coming to believe that Martha Coakley will win the Democratic nomination for […]
Charlie Baker Goads Democrats on Hobby Lobby
Let us now take a moment to review the entire history of successful Republican statewide campaigns since the turn of the century. 2002: A successful […]
A Hit To Baker From a Fellow Weld/Cellucci Guy? [Updated]
It looks like Jeff McCormick is going to get a little help from his friends. On Tuesday, a new Independent Expenditure Political Action Committee (IE […]
Chart of the Week: Dems Who Are Losing the Money War
This chart shows the campaign balances as of June 15, for the Democratic candidates who will appear on the primary ballot for the open Governor, […]
Democrats’ Sound And Fury
For most Massachusetts voters, the main effect of this weekend’s Democratic state convention is that over the next three months they will eventually come to […]
Herald and Globe Polls Skew Similarly
The Boston Globe released a new poll on Friday, with its new polling partner SocialSphere, and the Boston Herald released one Monday, with its partner […]
Martha Coakley Takes a Calculated Risk
Martha Coakley filed to accept public funding under the state’s system, which took a lot of people in and around the gubernatorial campaigns by surprise, […]
Chart of the Week: The State Party Coffers
The Massachusetts Republican Party has been dramatically outraising and outspending its Democratic counterpart in 2014, giving it a head start on the state election campaigns—but […]
Middlesex DA; Anti-Establishment Republicans; Marty Challengers
“Jennifer” asks via email: Do you have some updated thoughts to the DA’s race in Middlesex and is it still in your opinion..”…perhaps the single […]
Fisher Can Only Hurt Baker If Baker Lets Him
Via email, “Steve” asks: Is the prospect of running against Mark Fisher in the primary and facing him in debates good or bad for Charlie […]
How the Insiders See Outside Events Shaping the Race for Governor
Steve Grossman has run the best campaign so far—but the race for governor will be shaped by forces largely beyond any candidate’s control. That’s the […]
Sure, Massachusetts Looks Solid Blue From the Outside
The two most prestigious prognosticators in the business, Charlie Cook and Stuart Rothenberg, both have the 2014 Massachusetts governor’s race rated as “Likely Democratic.” A […]
Charlie Baker Backs Away From… His Job?
After losing his 2010 gubernatorial bid, Charlie Baker took a job with General Catalyst Partners in Harvard Square, where, under the title “Entrepreneur in Residence”—sometimes […]