Governor Charlie Baker
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 […]
The Massachusetts GOP Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way
The Massachusetts Republican Party is a lot like professional wrestling. It provides an entertaining display, with crazy characters and wild story lines, which people can […]
How Mark Fisher Went from Tea Party Crusader to Dr. Evil
When the state Republican Party accused gubernatorial candidate Mark Fisher of asking for $1 million to drop his bid to get on the primary ballot, the […]
A Labor Super-PAC Is Running an Anti-Charlie Baker Ad
The recently formed National Association of Government Employees Independent Expenditure Political Action Committee has scheduled an ad attacking Charlie Baker, to run during the sixth […]