“With its population of Black churchgoers and white retirees and suburbanites, the South Carolina Democratic primary became what its GOP equivalent had been before the Trump era — the place where insurgencies went to die.” – Jonathan Martin of Politico on... See more
It’s only June. But the competition for the most bizarre, ludicrous political ads of the year has an early leader in the clubhouse. Perhaps you’ve seen them, two spots backed by a six-figure ad buy targeting Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-Third District) ov... See more
Did Sen. Ed Markey watch last week’s WBZ-TV debate between the two men who want to replace him? “I saw it,” said Markey in an interview late last week, his first local TV one-on-one since the Senate race began. “I'm ready to debate Seth Moulton, and in th... See more
The ends justify the means, Niccolo Machiavelli (more or less) argued in 1513. And more than 500 years later, that dubious principle still thrives in our political culture. During an interview last week, Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan... See more
The DJ in charge of the music at Saturday’s Massachusetts Democratic Convention sure has a dry sense of humor. Per the party’s livestream of the event, he or she followed up the announcement that Rep. Seth Moulton had easily cleared the 15% threshold for ... See more