The state’s Republican power couple – Stephanie and Ryan Fattman of Sutton – knows how to win elections. The trick appears to be to raise a lot of money, spend nearly all of it, and run for office in a district that generally reflects your political values. From July through October, Stephanie Fattman spent $156,562 […]
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The Fattmans highlight the power of campaign cash
THE STATE’S Republican power couple – Stephanie and Ryan Fattman of Sutton – knows how to win elections. The trick appears to be to raise a lot of money, spend nearly all of it, and run for office in a district that generally reflects your political values. From July through October, Stephanie Fattman spent $156,562 […]
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Climate change key to winning many elections
CLIMATE CHANGE was not just a key topic in the presidential and congressional contests earlier this month; dozens of down-ballot races across the Commonwealth were decided based on candidates’ stances on the environment. Candidates demonstrated that fighting the climate crisis, promoting clean energy, and pursuing environmental justice are winning campaign issues. Ten years ago, climate and environment were rarely mentioned by most state-level candidates. In the 2010 gubernatorial election, Cape Wind was a controversial issue—former governor Deval Patrick was its only supporter, […]
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Rep. Dooley to run for state GOP chair
REP. SHAWN DOOLEY of Norfolk announced Monday evening that he is running for the chairmanship of the Massachusetts Republican Party as a candidate who can bridge the divide between the Trump and Baker factions of the party. Massachusetts Republicans are badly divided right now. The party chairmanship is currently held by Jim Lyons, a former […]
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3 better ways to make Mass. elections fairer
AS THE DUST settles on the recent election, there is an emerging bipartisan consensus that Massachusetts’ election laws are due to be updated. The latest evidence for this comes in the form of a recent op-ed published in CommonWealth. But the devil is in the details. In an opinion piece that misses the mark, Anthony […]
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3 ways to make Mass. elections fairer
IN THE RECENT general election, local proponents of ranked choice voting were earnest in their desire for electoral reform in Massachusetts. While I vehemently disagreed with their voting system, and am relieved that we on the No on 2 Committee were successful in our efforts to stop ranked choice voting, I do agree that the […]
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Baker slams Trump for stalling transition
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER strongly criticized President Trump on Tuesday for stalling an orderly presidential transition process at a time when the nation is entering a critical period in the fight against COVID-19. “I can’t think of a worse time to stall a transition than amid a deadly pandemic,” Baker said at a State House press conference. […]
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Baker says Trump’s conspiracy claims not supported by facts
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER criticized President Trump on Friday for suggesting there is some kind of national conspiracy going on related to the counting of votes across the country. Trump has said he is being cheated out of a second term by “the corrupt voting apparatus of the states,” which is counting “illegal votes” that have […]
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The case for Donald Trump
A Boston Globe news analysis of the presidential election posed the question that’s on the mind of many blue-state activists right now: Are we really that disconnected from the rest of our country? Political analyst Anthony Cignoli told the Globe that a large group of Democrats “are completely shell-shocked and demoralized” about how close the […]
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Winds of change don’t blow on Beacon Hill
THE WINDS OF CHANGE rarely blow on Beacon Hill, where Democrats have long held a majority in the House and Senate. Tuesday’s election, in the midst of a pandemic, a national reckoning over race, and an outpouring of opposition in Massachusetts to President Trump, demonstrated how true that old adage is. It was widely anticipated […]