Tag Archives: Massachusetts Governors Race

AFL-CIO Endorses Governor Patrick

Posted on September 23, 2010 by billmanzi

The State AFL-CIO yesterday endorsed Governor Patrick, despite a series of public squabbles between the Governor and organized labor. The Governor has had disagreements with labor over police details, Quinn bill funding, and very notably the casino bill, which recently … Continue reading →

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The Lt. Governors Debate

Posted on September 22, 2010 by billmanzi

The Lt. Governors Debate held today at Suffolk University. Read the Globe story on that debate here. http://www.statehousenews.com/video/10-09-22debate/player-viral.swf

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Suffolk Poll Governors Race

Posted on September 21, 2010 by billmanzi

Channel 7 and Suffolk pollster David Paleologos released a Governors poll yesterday showing Governor Patrick still maintaining a lead over Charlie Baker, with Tim Cahill mired in third place, twenty points behind Baker. The results have Patrick at 41%, Baker … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Governors Race and Municipal Health Care

Posted on September 18, 2010 by billmanzi

Rasmussen has a new survey out on the Governor’s race that shows a real tight race, with the bottom falling out on Tim Cahill’s campaign. Rasmussen has Patrick with 42% of the vote, Baker has 38% and Cahill 11%. But … Continue reading →

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Campaigning, With a Touch of Comedy

Posted on September 14, 2010 by billmanzi

The ad wars continue in the Governor’s race in Massachusetts, with the candidates injecting some humor and adding new websites to tweak each other. The Dems have put up a website called Charlie Baker’s World to highlight inconsistencies in his … Continue reading →

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Governor Patrick Takes to the Air

Posted on September 11, 2010 by billmanzi

Governor Deval Patrick took to the air today, releasing his first TV spot, trying to contrast his “values” with his opponents. The Governor talked about balancing budgets, and doing so through a combination of cuts and “revenue” increases that allowed … Continue reading →

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And They Turn the 3/4 Pole

Posted on September 6, 2010 by billmanzi

The Governor’s race, with Labor Day upon us, is beginning to really take off. Charlie Baker is up on the air with a new ad, and is in today’s Herald complaining that a new Deval Patrick mail piece is a … Continue reading →

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Tim Cahill Slugs with Howie Carr

Posted on September 4, 2010 by billmanzi

Howie Carr has been beating up on Tim Cahill pretty good as of late, continually pointing out that Cahill’s presence in the race could help Governor Deval Patrick. Howie has read the numbers, and he knows that Cahill splitting the … Continue reading →

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Rasmussen: Governor Race Tightens

Posted on September 4, 2010 by billmanzi

The Massachusetts Governor’s race has begun to heat up and tighten, with a new Rasmussen survey showing Governor Deval Patrick leading by five points over Charlie Baker. The survey shows Patrick at 39%, Baker at 34%, and Tim Cahill at … Continue reading →

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Mass Dems on the Attack

Posted on August 28, 2010 by billmanzi

The Massachusetts Democratic Party unveiled a short web video attacking Charlie Baker’s tenure as the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, highlighting the rate increases for customers and the pay increases for himself that occurred during his time there. While Deval Patrick … Continue reading →

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