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We are about halfway between the end of the Democratic party caucuses and the June 14 state convention, so I’ve been checking in with people […]

At a 7:30 a.m. meeting with state committee members the day of the state convention, Massachusetts Republican Party officials explained that delegates could vote for […]

If you’ve been following criminal justice issues in the news, you might wonder why anyone would want to be governor of Massachusetts. In just the […]

I have learned that EMILY’s List, the national organization promoting women candidates, will endorse both Maura Healey for Attorney General and Deb Goldberg for Treasurer […]

With the state Democratic caucuses winding down, there’s much attention on how many of the chosen delegates are backing each gubernatorial candidate. But the pressure […]

It’s important to remember—to the minimal extent that anything is important about the Massachusetts Democrats’ state caucuses—that they are far from a universally consistent experience. […]

Predictions, always you want the predictions. Via email, “Jenny From The Block” asks: Thoughts on the DA’s race? And don’t give Marian/Maura extra points because […]

Massachusetts Democratic caucuses are good places for local political celebrity-spotting. I dropped in on four of them on Saturday (Quincy, Lynn, Belmont, and Brookline) and […]

On Groundhog Day, my network of more than 100 political insiders saw their shadow and predicted seven more months of campaigning for 13 of the […]

Here’s something that almost certainly means nothing, but must be noted for the benefit of those minions vigilantly manning the battlements for hints of covert […]

Saturday, February 8, is the start of the month-long Democratic Party caucus window, and a very large number of local committees have scheduled their caucuses […]

Democrat hopeful for Governor Juliette Kayyem does not have all the solutions to overhauling the ailing criminal justice system in Massachusetts, but at least she’s […]

For the three-month period of September through November, Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Steve Grossman are leading the way in fundraising for the 2014 Massachusetts […]

Democrat Juliette Kayyem may have the support of just 2 percent of the state’s Democratic voters, but she’s a Hollywood star. Kayyem’s A-list backers include […]

“Pete Christopher” asks: What (if anything) from the most recent insiders poll do you disagree with most? Well, I am not calling them idiots this […]