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Direct Maul in the Massachusetts Senate Race
The Missus received a 15″ x 12″ mailer from Martha Coakley today, urging her to vote for Coakley for U.S. Senate next Tuesday. The flip side of the mailer featured the headline, “In Massachusetts, we know that results matter . … Continue reading
Dead Blogging the Final (This Week) Mass. Senate Debate
Last night’s Senate slapfight was a chiropractor’s dream: Whiplash all around. One minute Fightin’ Mike Capuano (D-Grimace) is glaring and barking at Scripted Stevie Pagliuca (D-Really! I’m a Regular Guy!). The next he’s saying what good people all his opponents … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Khazei, Martha Coakley, Mike Capuano, officially in amber, Steve Pagliuca
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Dead Blogging Yet Another Massachusetts Senate Debate
Here’s pretty much all you need to know about last night’s Democratic Senate primary slapfight on WCVB: The phrase “treading on dangerous water” was uttered up to several times during the televised debate. Not to get technical about it, but: … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Khazei, Martha Coakley, Mike Capuano, Steve Pagliuca, WCVB
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Oh Brother (Blue), Where Wert Thou?
Three-plus weeks after the fact, the New York Times obituarized Boston’s own Brother Blue. Hugh Morgan Hill, who as the storyteller known as Brother Blue captivated passers-by on the streets of Boston and Cambridge, Mass., with his parables, life stories … Continue reading
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Tagged Brother Blue, Martha Coakley, New York Times, Ted Kennedy
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Steve Pagliuca Keeps Calling My House
So the Massachusetts U.S. Senate special election is a layup for Attorney General Martha Coakley according to Sunday’s Boston Globe poll. Coakley gets the support of 43 percent of respondents when asked who they would vote for if the primary … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe poll, Dick Cheney, Martha Coakley, Mike Capuano
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Ads ‘n’ Ends: Mass. Senate Race
From the race to (don’t say) replace Ted Kennedy: • If you only watched television, you’d think Steve Pagliuca was running unopposed for the U.S. Senate. (He’s got ads on USA’s NCIS retreads for heaven’s sake.) Pagliuca (accent on the “pal”) … Continue reading
The Great U.S. Senate Tweetoff
The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider has, of course, been following all the major candidates in the race for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Ted Kennedy. That includes following them on Twitter, the microbully pulpit … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Khazei, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Senate, Mike Capuano, Steve Pagliuca, Tweetie
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Senate Air Strikes
To review: Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Ted Kennedy) launches an ad campaign one day before he announces his run for the Senate seat left vacant by Kennedy’s death. Boston Celtics co-owner, former Bainiac, and Mitt Romney ATM Steve Pagliuca (D-GOP) launches … Continue reading
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Tagged Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Senate, Mike Capuano, Steve Pagliuca
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Martha Coakley, BFF
Imagine my delight when I received an email from Facebook with the subject line, “Martha Coakley suggested you become a fan of Martha Coakley . . . ” Of course she did. Then imagine my delight when I received the … Continue reading