Republican Rep. Shaunna O’Connell always seems to be one step ahead in the race to succeed Thomas Hoye Jr. as mayor of Taunton. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito in January broached the idea of Hoye leaving the mayor’s post to become the interim register of probate in Bristol County. But the appointment wasn’t officially announced until […]
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O’Connell has a leg up in Taunton race
REPUBLICAN REP. SHAUNNA O’CONNELL always seems to be one step ahead in the race to succeed Thomas Hoye Jr. as mayor of Taunton. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito in January broached the idea of Hoye leaving the mayor’s post to become the interim register of probate in Bristol County. But the appointment wasn’t officially announced until […]
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Mass. GOP stepping up its outreach
WITH A TAX DEBATE LOOMING on Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts Republican Party appears to be stepping up its outreach to Bay State voters with a message that GOP candidates and President Trump have an opportunity to make gains in 2020. In a series of emails over the last few weeks, state GOP chairman Jim Lyons […]
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Polling, like everything else, is moving online
HE’S NOT EVEN officially running, but we now have two polls showing Rep. Joe Kennedy III with a sizable lead over Sen. Ed Markey in the Democratic primary for US Senate. The first, from Change Research, showed Kennedy with an eye-popping 17 point lead. That margin raised questions about how seriously to take an online […]
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At labor breakfast, Dems pummel Trump while girding for primary
THE POLITICAL BACKDROP to Boston’s Labor Day breakfast stayed mostly in the background, as Democratic speakers ripped into President Trump but avoided saying anything about the more fraught US Senate race on the horizon. “This country is divided. And it’s undeniable that Donald Trump is exploiting that to his evil benefit,” said US Sen. Ed […]
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Pressley steers clear of Kennedy-Markey questions
CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY shook up Massachusetts politics last year, but she isn’t weighing in on the potential juggernaut showdown between Congressman Joe Kennedy III and US Sen. Ed Markey. “As for my good colleagues, Congressman Kennedy and Senator Markey – I enjoy a productive and good relationship with the both of them,” Pressley told reporters […]
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Kennedy to get back in public eye next week
CONGRESSMAN JOE KENNEDY III, who has turned the Massachusetts political world upside down merely by considering a run for the seat held by Sen. Ed Markey, will make an appearance in Worcester on Wednesday and may hold another public event earlier in the week. The Newton Democrat’s visit to the second largest city in Massachusetts […]
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Tiptoeing through the Trump era
WHILE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER staycations in Gloucester, his former boss clued everyone in on one reason why the popular moderate Republican is sitting out the biggest fight in politics right now. Bill Weld, who served roughly 1.5 terms as governor of Massachusetts two-plus decades ago, is challenging President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary. […]
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Tiptoeing through the Trump era
While Gov. Charlie Baker staycations in Gloucester, his former boss clued everyone in on one reason why the popular moderate Republican is sitting out the biggest fight in politics right now. Bill Weld, who served roughly 1.5 terms as governor of Massachusetts two-plus decades ago, is challenging President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary. […]
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Stop beating up Seth Moulton
LONG BEFORE Ayanna (Change can’t wait) Pressley defeated incumbent Mike Capuano and long before Joseph (I can’t wait) Kennedy III began ruminating about a run against US Sen. Edward Markey, there was Seth Moulton. Moulton ran against incumbent US Rep. John Tierney in 2014 and won, becoming the first candidate to defeat a sitting Massachusetts […]