at-large race
City Councillor At-Large John Connolly’s schedule could get even more hectic: His wife Meg is due on Sept. 22, the day of the preliminary. “Any day now,†Connolly said. “When it’s time to go to the hospital, that’s where I’ll be.â€
The new... Read more
Down and to the right are two surveys we're keeping open for a couple of days: One asking who has your vote for mayor (out of four candidates) and another asking who has your vote for City Council At-Large (15 candidates). For the mayoral race, we ask... Read more
They don't help get votes.
UPDATE: Steve Garfield closes the case with whoever it was.
We're hearing Dorchester's Ward 16 Democratic Committee made some endorsements last night, including a unanimous vote for Mayor Thomas Menino's re-election effort.
The ward includes Fields Corner, down through Cedar Grove and over to the Neponset River.... Read more
Below is what's running in this week's Dorchester Reporter on the fireworks at DotOUT's endorsement forum on Monday. We Twittered it here.
(And for good measure, here's the write-up of Sue O'Connell, publisher of Bay Windows and emcee of the event; the... Read more
Radio Boston has posted its show on whether members of the "New Boston" running means that "New Boston" will be voting: So, do candidates like Tito Jackson, Ayanna Pressley, or Jean-Claude Sanon stand a chance with the typical crowd that shows up for a... Read more
"[Mayoral candidate Michael] Flaherty, a current city councilor, appeared at the Doyle’s forum, which was probably the first candidate forum in modern times to feature beer-sipping moderators."
So notes the Jamaica Plain Gazette this week in one of two... Read more
This week's Boston Phoenix has a look at both the preliminary race for mayor and the crowd of newcomers running in the at-large race.
David Bernstein writes about the showdown between Sam Yoon and Michael Flaherty over who gets to take on Mayor Thomas... Read more
"A political campaign is more than a traveling debate society," Slate's Jack Shafer wrote last year.
So let's get right to it: The Bay State Banner's Yawu Miller and the Boston Phoenix's David Bernstein cast a critical eye on the reports that are coming... Read more
Stephanie AndersonYet another major change to a candidate's campaign staff: Stephanie J. Anderson has come on board the Tito Jackson campaign as the new campaign manager.
According to Anderson, she is not replacing anyone - the campaign did not have an... Read more
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