Can the Commonwealth have a governor’s race about issues when money is the only thing that matters?
WHOLE LOTTA CAUCUS: ELECTIONS HAVE RETURNED TO THE COMMONWEALTH. SORT OF.
All things considered, the results of the caucuses make little tangible difference in determining the party’s nominee for the governorship. What’s really on the line is a candidate’s ability to garner 15 percent of the delegates’ support; crossing that threshold gets you on the September primary ballot. It would take a miracle to win a primary as a write-in candidate, so, first and foremost, the caucuses are a battle for the ballot.
FADED BLUE: THERE’S A DEMOCRATIC WAVE SWEEPING THE COUNTRY, BUT WILL IT REACH THE TOP OF BEACON HILL?
It’s pointless at this juncture to debate whether a national wave will materialize. What’s more important is to scope the state and local pieces. In Massachusetts , the so-called East Coast liberal epicenter, what’s to come of popular Republican Gov. Charlie Baker?
ALL EYES ON DISTRICT 9
For the first time in a decade, there’s a City Council race in Allston-Brighton worth paying attention to
MASSROOTS: THE RELATIVELY SHORT BUT NONETHELESS INSPIRATIONAL HISTORY OF BOSTON FOR BERNIE
‘This was before the first 10,000-person rally, this was before the first 5,000-person rally, this was before the first rally.’
