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The Al Smith Dinner

Posted on October 19, 2012 by billmanzi

President Obama and Mitt Romney exchanged some good humor at the Al Smith dinner in New York. I am sure it will be back to the brickbats today, but it was some pretty good humor by both men at last … Continue reading →

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Swinging With Barack and Mitt, and the Manzi Electoral Map

Posted on October 19, 2012 by billmanzi

Two new critical swing state polls have come out that have some good news for President Obama. The Wall Street Journal/NBC/Marist polling operation went to Iowa and Wisconsin, two states that are critical for both candidates, and are especially critical … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Ready to Compete

Posted on October 18, 2012 by billmanzi

Had a great discussion on AM Jive, with Seth Graham, about the rapidly changing face of technology, and specifically about Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft has just opened a “Microsoft Store” in the Rockingham Mall in Salem, NH, which I have … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren Leads Scott Brown by Largest Margin

Posted on October 18, 2012 by billmanzi

Public Policy has released a new survey showing Elizabeth Warren leading Scott Brown by the largest margin she has yet recorded, leading by a 53% to 44% margin. This is an increase over the PPP polling from last week, which … Continue reading →

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Guesting on AM Jive

Posted on October 18, 2012 by billmanzi

It was a pleasure to guest host on Internet radio show “AM Jive” with Seth Graham and George Scione. Had a great time, with lots of tech talk mixed in, as well as political talk. Here is the full show. … Continue reading →

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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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