Category Archives: State News

David Paleologos on Senate Race

Posted on January 22, 2010 by billmanzi

David Paleologos of Suffolk University was the pollster who first saw Scott Brown take the lead in the Senate race. He and his team at Suffolk did a terrific job of tracking the movement in the race. His bellwether polls … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Morning Quarterbacking

Posted on January 21, 2010 by billmanzi

Senator Scott Brown delivered an old fashioned electoral whipping to Martha Coakley yesterday, defeating her handily across Massachusetts and upsetting the national applecart for the Democratic Party. Scott Brown ran an energetic campaign, and used a great retail operation to … Continue reading →

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President Obama in Boston

Posted on January 18, 2010 by billmanzi

The President swung through Boston to help Attorney General Martha Coakley yesterday, giving a boost to the campaign in its final days. And what a final few days it has been. Chris Cillizza over at “The Fix” has estimated outside … Continue reading →

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The President on Banking Reform

Posted on January 16, 2010 by billmanzi

The President talks about banking reform, and his proposal to assess fees on major financial firms in order to recoup the huge amount of bailout funds provided to the finance sector by American taxpayers. The President talks about additional reforms … Continue reading →

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Suffolk Shocker: Brown Takes Lead

Posted on January 16, 2010 by billmanzi

The latest Suffolk Poll showing Scott Brown with a four point lead over Martha Coakley has sent shock waves through the Senate race, bringing heightened national attention and continuing the trend that has brought Brown into this race when he … Continue reading →

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Senate Race Heats Up

Posted on January 14, 2010 by billmanzi

The U.S. Senate race has really heated up, with Scott Brown appearing to pick up campaign momentum, with the latest Rasmussen poll showing him pulling within two points of Martha Coakley. The sudden movement in the race has brought in … Continue reading →

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The Senate Race Tightens Up

Posted on January 7, 2010 by billmanzi

The race for U.S. Senate has tightened, according to the latest Rasmussen survey, with Republican Scott Brown pulling within nine points of A.G. Martha Coakley. Rasmussen had a couple of tidbits that caught my eye. Both candidates get better than … Continue reading →

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Scott Brown and JFK

Posted on January 1, 2010 by billmanzi

Scott Brown has put out a 30 second ad which is quite clever, where JFK morphes into Brown delivering a message espousing tax cuts. Of course back when JFK cut taxes the top marginal rate was in the ninety percent … Continue reading →

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The President on Health Care

Posted on December 19, 2009 by billmanzi

The President spends his weekly address on health care, talking about the past failure of a patient bill of rights, and decrying the parliamentary obstruction of the Republican Party on health care. Meanwhile the Senate Democrats continue to struggle to … Continue reading →

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The Explosion in Pension Costs

Posted on December 14, 2009 by billmanzi

Today’s Tribune has a story about pension costs in Methuen, and how the continued rapid escalation in these costs are threatening municipal finances throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I do agree with Michael Widmer that any extension of the full … Continue reading →

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