Monthly Archives: October 2012

The Presidential Debate at Hofstra

Posted on October 17, 2012 by billmanzi

Round two of the Presidential debates, town hall style, was held last night. Plenty of anticipation, with Democrats looking for President Obama to rebound from his lackluster performance in the first debate. I think the President gave Democrats some reasons … Continue reading →

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Last Night's (Representative) Debate

Posted on October 17, 2012 by billmanzi

Yes there was a big debate last night. The 14th Essex State Representative debate took place at the MCTV Studio in Methuen. Candidates Diana DiZoglio(D) and Karin Rhoton (R) faced off in a largely polite forum that featured a pretty … Continue reading →

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Suffolk in New Hampshire

Posted on October 15, 2012 by billmanzi

With swing state polling really tightening up the State of New Hampshire could really be a major factor in the 2012 Presidential election. As with the Bush-Gore election New Hampshire and its four electoral votes could make the difference between … Continue reading →

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Battleground Ohio

Posted on October 15, 2012 by billmanzi

A new Public Policy poll has some very interesting data from Ohio. Just about everyone agrees that the road for Mitt Romney is much more difficult if he loses Ohio. Romney would really have to run the table on the … Continue reading →

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Education Reform in Lawrence

Posted on October 14, 2012 by billmanzi

A terrific new story in Commonwealth Magazine focused on the state receivership of the Lawrence Public Schools. Why receivership for Lawrence? How about some stats? Already low achievement scores fell even further, with three-quarters of the district’s schools experiencing declines … Continue reading →

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VP Debate Thoughts

Posted on October 12, 2012 by billmanzi

I had an opportunity to watch the Vice Presidential debate last night, and I although I was impressed with both candidates I gave the edge to Vice President Joseph Biden. In terms of accomplishing goals I think both candidates likely … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Senate Debate

Posted on October 11, 2012 by billmanzi

The Elizabeth Warren-Scott Brown debate series had volume 3 last night, in Western Massachusetts. I watched it, and although I am a partisan Dem I thought both candidates were better than in the two prior debates, with sharper focus on … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Open Record Law in the News

Posted on October 11, 2012 by billmanzi

As a former Mayor I can tell you that information requests under the state Open Records Law can be time consuming to fill, and on occasion require some serious staff time to complete. With that having been said the law … Continue reading →

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Suffolk in Nevada

Posted on October 11, 2012 by billmanzi

The key battleground state of Nevada has new polling from Suffolk University in both the Presidential race and a key Senate race. David Paleologos will remain at the very top of the news cycle again with this key survey. The … Continue reading →

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Paleologos in the News

Posted on October 10, 2012 by billmanzi

Suffolk University, and pollster David Paleologos, are in the news after an appearance with Bill O’Reilly on Fox. That clip is below. A couple of days ago I posed a question, via twitter, for Paleologos, asking what views he had … Continue reading →

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