This story has been updated to incorporate the results of the October 10 primary. THE HEADLINES AFTER the 2022 state election did not look good for the Massachusetts Republican Party. The […]
Brent Benson
Posted inOpinion, Politics, The Back Story
Clinton outperformed Obama in Mass.
HILLARY CLINTON didn’t do as well on Election Day in most states as President Obama did in 2012 – except in a handful of spots, including Massachusetts. In fact, Clinton […]
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Why Trump’s performance matters in Mass.
REPUBLICAN KATE CAMPANALE stunned the state’s political establishment in 2014 by winning the 17th Worcester district House seat, edging out Democrat Douglas Belanger by just 43 votes out of 9,750 […]
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Polling expert analyzes midterm GOP gains
Mark Blumenthal has been working in the political polling industry for 20 years, but his historical perspective goes back much further. “The party of the president has lost legislative seats […]
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Pollsters keep chasing elusive random sample
A group of top-tier pollsters gathered last Friday at a meeting of the New England chapter of the American Association for Popular Opinion Research to discuss the fractured state of […]
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The GOP’s corner office strategy
While Massachusetts ranks as one of the bluest states in the nation, giving the average DemoÂcratic presidential nominee a 20-point advantage over his GOP rival in the last 14 elections, […]