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Someone I used to know

Politics and other mistakes
Nobody can accuse Democratic 1st District congressional candidate Chellie Pingree of being blindly loyal to an old pal.
By AL DIAMON | August 22, 2007

Say it ain’t so, Cindy Sheehan

Plus, the turd’s blossom has finally fallen off
The best place to observe the masochistic tendencies of the American left these days is in San Francisco.
By EDITORIAL | August 15, 2007

Fox admits poor judgment

E ven genius
I missed Bill Clinton’s complete and utter demolition of Fox News Sunday’s smirking myrmidon Chris Wallace last weekend.
By MIKE MILIARD | September 28, 2006

Our big fat Greek wild card

Will Mihos matter?
If Christy Mihos convinces Massachusetts to take him seriously, he’ll make this fall’s race for governor a lot more interesting.
By ADAM REILLY | September 21, 2006

Aided by his name and the national GOP, Chafee beats back Laffey

Talking politics
Chafee attributed his 54-46 percent victory over Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey to “a grassroots effort like Rhode Island has never seen.”
By IAN DONNIS | September 13, 2006

The netroots get real in the Bay State, and the secret behind Joan Vennochi’s e-coup.
It’s becoming clear that there’s more to the political blogosphere than just blahg, blahg, blahg.
By JOHN CARROLL | August 30, 2006

Hunting the wild Deaniac

Mark Warner switches from right-winger to insurgent outsider. Will the grassroots buy it?
Former Virginia governor Mark Warner was in New Hampshire last weekend trying very badly to capture the insurgent-outsider mantle that Howard Dean almost rode to the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | August 29, 2006

Smearing Deval Patrick

Plus, Ned Lamont’s Connecticut victory rewrites the rules for Democrats on Iraq
Deval Patrick has been the subject of a string of daily newspaper stories that, if taken together, suggest Patrick was a tool of giant corporate interests and a hypocrite for running his once insurgent campaign under a progressive banner.
By EDITORIAL | August 11, 2006

Primary uncertainty

Midterm-elections watch
Could it happen here?
By ADAM REILLY | August 09, 2006

Incumbency

How Wilkerson, Galvin, and Murphy are using it
After state Senator Dianne Wilkerson’s bizarre failure, earlier this year, to collect enough signatures to get on September’s Democratic primary ballot, an obvious question loomed: did the senator still want her job?
By ADAM REILLY | August 02, 2006

Road hog

Sundlun seeks a sign of his lasting legacy near the airport
Well, seems like someone has a great deal of time on his hands, now that raccoon-hunting season is over.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | July 12, 2006

Who’s the real Dem?

Phil Dunkelbarger’s challenge to Steve Lynch could be a referendum on Democratic values — if anyone pays attention
Here in Massachusetts, Congressman Stephen Lynch has a primary challenge from a guy named Phil Dunkelbarger.
By ADAM REILLY | July 06, 2006

How to neuter the Republicans

Can netroots bloggers bring down the GOP?
A heavy burden lay upon the first convention of the “netroots” — that amorphous mass of progressive activists participating in blogs and grassroots organizations outside of the Democratic Party — in Las Vegas earlier this month. Netrooting for Dems: Ten blogs to bookmark for the ’08 race. By David S. Bernstein
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | June 21, 2006

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