Monthly Archives: January 2010
Posted on January 26, 2010
Playing it Safe Not a Strategy
The Massachusetts Democrat who won the U.S. Senate primary was supposed to win the special election and become the new junior Senator from Massachusetts. It was that simple. After all, this was Massachusetts, a true blue New England state, home … Read More »
Posted on January 20, 2010
Heckuva job, Brownie?
Every nook and cranny of the Beltway, every piece of shale from the Berkshires and every remaining rock from the old Big Dig project in Boston seem to be shouting some variation of “Hosannah” to the new populism of the … Read More »
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Game Changer
“Game changer” is a term that is thrown around without much care in DC. The Massachusetts Senate race, especially when combined with the November gubernatorial results, is one of those few instances where the name applies. There will no doubt … Read More »
Posted on January 19, 2010
Term Limits: Experience Matters
New York Governor David Paterson recently announced a proposed ethics package for the state of New York that includes term limits on state officeholders. Talk of term limits is also popping up in Texas, where U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson … Read More »
Posted on January 11, 2010
Mixed Bag Messaging
If the first ten days of 2010 are any indication, those facing voters this November will be challenged in how they talk about the economic landscape. For every bit of gloomy economic news, there seems to be a ray of … Read More »