As of noon, the RealClearPolitics average of polls for the Democratic nomination has Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by 43 percent to 34 percent, but most of the polling was […]
Super Tuesday poll round-up, Jan. 31
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Where to find the candidates: Jan. 30
Barack Obama is spending this Wednesday in pursuit of Western votes: He had a "community gathering" this morning in Denver. A recent poll gave Obama a slight lead in Colorado, […]
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Correction
Note that one of the Florida primary maps has been corrected. Maybe it’s better not to make so many maps so quickly on a "morning after"!
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Where to find the candidates: Jan. 29
Today’s New York Times has a cool map showing where the Republican presidential candidates have campaigned leading up to today’s Florida primary. (Go here and look for the pop-up graphic […]
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Lay of the Land: New York Democratic primary
Following the model of yesterday’s map of California, below is a map of how New York counties have voted in the Democratic primaries of 1980, 1984, and 1992. One big […]
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Mind reading Mitt Romney
In today’s Boston Globe, Peter Canellos has a good column pointing out the similarities between Mitt Romney and George Herbert Walker Bush, "both sons of prominent politicians whose careers stalled […]
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How much is a degree worth?
The Census Bureau has just posted new data on how educational attainment affects personal income. Among the findings: Workers with vocational education earn the most in the electronics field (an […]
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Pats 1, Democracy 0
The prospect of the New England Patriots capping a historic undefeated season with a victory in the Super Bowl this Sunday in Arizona already has officials discussing plans for a […]
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Super Tuesday poll round-up, Jan. 29
Averaging the six most recent national polls, RealClearPolitics has Hillary Clinton at 43 percent, Barack Obama at 33 percent, and John Edwards at 14 percent. According to polls in individual […]
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One week before Super Tuesday
Monday, January 28, 2008 There will be lots of maps in this space before and after Super Tuesday, now that we know there will be highly competitive primaries in both […]
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Massachusetts leads the way in financial services and septic tanks
The US Census Bureau has posted a handy chart showing industries in which Massachusetts leads the nation in terms of sales per capita. (Oh, yes, there are similar charts for […]
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Lay of the land: California Democratic primary
The map below groups California’s 58 counties by voting patterns in the last three competitive presidential primaries on the Democratic side: 1980, when Ted Kennedy beat Jimmy Carter (45 percent […]
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Welcome to Gomorrah
ever meet a guy from Blubber Hollow? What about a chick from Podunk? If someone told you they were from Honey Pot or Fiddler’s Green, would you know what they […]
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Going global
you would think that Massachusetts, a leader in many cutting-edge economic sectors, would have a comprehensive overall strategy to ensure that it has a competitive edge in the global economy. […]
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Park benchmarks
the state department of Conservation and Recreation recently announced that it will defer filing environmental reports on the rebuilding of Storrow Drive, with the likely result that repairs to the […]
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Correspondence
IT’S NOT FAIR TO PUNISH MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES In reference to your article “Municipal Meltdown” (CW, Fall ’07), I would like to set the record straight. You stated that the Professional […]
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Engineering challenge
Photo by Frank Curran Ioannis Miaoulis swears he has nothing against dinosaurs or grasshoppers. That’s a good thing, since he presides over Boston’s Museum of Science, which attracts more than […]
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Voters get another shot at erasing the state income tax
INTRO TEXT she’s back. The coming throw-down over the personal income tax finds libertarian dynamo Carla Howell back in the ring. Howell’s first attempt to end the income tax by […]
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Mixed-use project raises hope for Salisbury Beach comeback
INTRO TEXT Like the wooden roller coaster that once dominated its Atlantic Ocean skyline, Salisbury Beach’s economic fortunes have climbed and fallen with changing times and demographics. Once a summer […]
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In unemployment insurance showdown, labor still has muscle
INTRO TEXT organized labor may represent just over 14 percent of the Massachusetts workforce, but unions showed last year that they still have plenty of juice on Beacon Hill. Despite […]
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Legislators’ per diems may get a DC boost
INTRO TEXT Per diem payments for mileage, meals, and lodging for Bay State legislators have long been fodder for critics who see no justification for politicians dining out on the […]
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Turning down the heat
North Shore Task Force member Bob Hogan (left) and fellow Lynn police detective Oren Wright make the rounds in Lynn in December. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RAGED over the Tobin Bridge, pelting […]
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Reality sets in
As a candidate, Deval Patrick was highlysuccessful without “listening to the experts.”AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki.On a Friday afternoon in early November 2006, I went to the office of Michael Dukakis, deep […]
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Playing the numbers
as a candidate for governor, Deval Patrick sounded a cautionary note about the perennial calls to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts. While not morally opposed to slot machines or blackjack […]