EdMarkey.com is live!

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Wednesday February 27, 2013 · 8:09 AM PST

2013/02/27 · 08:09

At long last, the campaign web site for Ed Markey has gone live! It's good, with a professionally done web video introducing Ed, and a host of the usual features of a campaign web site. Nice layout, and a whole passel of ways to volunteer for the campaign. Check it out, and help us elect the next great progressive senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!

Over the last few weeks, we've gathered all of the signatures Ed need to get on the ballot. The Markey and Lynch campaigns have announced a grueling schedule of six debates between now and the April 30 primary, so hold on to your hats, here we go!

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Wednesday January 30, 2013 · 10:06 PM PST

2013/01/30 · 22:06

(Full disclosure: the author is an officer on the executive committee of the Greater Blackstone Valley Democrats - this post contains the author's personal opinions and in no way implies an endorsement of any candidate by the Greater Blackstone Valley Democrats.)

A week ago, we had some dismal polling news in the upcoming special election to replace John Kerry in the Senate, with Congressman Ed Markey trailing not only Scott Brown, but trailing the dreaded "generic Democrat" as well. But this week, PPP entered the field, and they find the race to be a statistical dead heat, with Brown at 48 and Markey at 45!

Join me over the orange squiggle of doom for special election linky goodness...

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200 votes Show Results

Who is your choice in the upcoming special election in MA?

200 votes Vote Now!

Who is your choice in the upcoming special election in MA?

Ed Markey

187 votes

teven Lynch

6 votes

Scott Brown

7 votes

I'll name my choice in the comments

0 votes

MA-Sen: And now we have a primary!! UPDATE: Is Lynch running?

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Friday January 25, 2013 · 10:57 AM PST

2013/01/25 · 10:57

Important update: Litho has a diary up where Lynch is already backtracking on this, see that diary here:

http://www.dailykos.com/...

Stephen Lynch announced today that he's throwing his hat into the ring for John Ketty's senate seat:

US Representative Stephen F. Lynch said this afternoon that he hasn’t yet made up his mind about running for the US Senate in the special election to fill John F. Kerry’s seat. Just a day earlier, the strong message from the Lynch camp was that he would definitely be announcing his campaign next week.
The Globe and other news outlets reported today that he was running for the seat. The Globe story was based on interviews with people who had direct knowledge of Lynch’s decision making.

If he decides to run, Lynch will make the announcement within several days after Kerry’s expected confirmation as President Obama’s secretary of state, those people said.

A recent poll showed Markey leading Lynch in a direct match-up by about 10 points. That survey was commissioned by the National Association of Government Employees, a major union that typically backs Democrats, and conducted by Massachusetts pollster David Paleologos.

The same poll showed former senator Scott Brown leading Markey in a potential match up, 49 percent to 39 percent. In a theoretical Brown-Lynch race, Brown would lead Lynch 42 percent to 33 percent.

http://www.boston.com/... Read More

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56 votes Show Results

Who's got your vote in the special election for the next senator from Massachusetts?

56 votes Vote Now!

Who's got your vote in the special election for the next senator from Massachusetts?

Ed Markey

47 votes

Stephen Lynch

5 votes

Some other candidate yet to announce

4 votes

MA-Sen: New Year's Eve Money Bomb for Ed Markey (Update)

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Friday December 28, 2012 · 11:05 PM PST

2012/12/28 · 23:05

OK, I'm in for $20.13 - who else is in for a New Year's Eve money bomb to get Ed Markey started on his way to a senate seat from Massachusetts? Or would you rather sit back and let Scott Brown waltz back into the world's greatest deliberative body? Let's do this:

https://secure.actblue.com/...

Who's with me?

Update 3:36 AM: That page was at 29 donations for $2,019 when I published - it's now at 31 donations for $2,139. Off to bed with me - can't wait to see what it's at tomorrow!

Election Night Party Open Thread!

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Tuesday November 06, 2012 · 4:48 PM PST

2012/11/06 · 16:48

We're gathered at my friend Molly's place to watch election returns (on MSNBC, of course) and have some fun! We have snacks:

And we have a wonderful hostess setting up the bar:

Are you attending an election party tonight? Tell us about it!

Boston Herald: If we undersample Dems, Brown is still ahead!

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Thursday September 20, 2012 · 6:43 AM PDT

2012/09/20 · 06:43

Minor update below: per Kossack cph in the comments, my numbers on actual party affiliation were off slightly, I've updated them.

Facing a tide of four recent polls showing Elizabeth Warren leading Scott Brown, the Boston (Bird Cage Liner) Herald decided to conduct its own poll. In a shocking twist, they discovered that if you poll 28% Democrats, 12% Republicans and 60% unenrolled folks, Brown still has a lead. Of course, the problem with this is that it doesn't reflect reality: party registration in MA is ~~38%~~ 36% Democrats, 11% Republicans and ~~51% unenrolled~~ 53% unenrolled and other party! But then, no one has ever accused the Herald of accurately reflecting reality...

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What's your favorite use for the Boston Herald?

27 votes Vote Now!

What's your favorite use for the Boston Herald?

Great source of real, factual news

4 votes

Great way to start a fire in the fireplace

5 votes

I line the bird cage with it

1 vote

I paper train puppies with it

15 votes

Other (please specify in the comments)

2 votes

Blogathon for Bill in Portland Maine: Logic Is Such a Nasty Adversary

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Tuesday September 11, 2012 · 4:30 PM PDT

2012/09/11 · 16:30

Logic is such a nasty adversary. Our own BillinPortlandMaine wrote those words back in 2009, before the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, in response to an editorial from a group of retired generals who had published an op-ed decrying the proposed repeal. The generals wrote:

Some suggest that the United States must emulate Denmark, the Netherlands and Canada, which have incorporated homosexuals into their forces. But none of these countries has the institutional culture or worldwide responsibilities of our military. America's armed forces are models for our allies' militaries and the envy of our adversaries---not the other way around. As former senior commanders, we know that the reason for this long-standing envy is the unsurpassed discipline, morale and readiness of our military.

And Bill replied:

I'm sure the Danes, Dutch and Canadians will be thrilled to know that a bunch of bitter, aging American generals are calling their military servicemen and women disorganized, unprepared, uncultured losers. But I'm curious---why didn't they also mention the armed forces of Britain or Israel or Australia or Germany? They allow gays to serve openly and I dare anyone to question their effectiveness or morale. And this puzzles me: if we're the role models for the world's armies, shouldn't the number of countries allowing gays to serve openly be going down instead of up? Logic is such a nasty adversary, isn't it, Generals? If only you could invade it and make it surrender, everything would be peachy.

Please join me below the orange squiggle of logic... Read More

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What is your favorite poetic style?

23 votes Vote Now!

What is your favorite poetic style?

Limerick

4 votes

Hoggerel

0 votes

Ode

1 vote

Ballad

0 votes

Haiku

6 votes

A form not mentioned here (please comment)

1 vote

PIE!!

11 votes

Kos can be proud today - he's in Scott Brown's latest fundraising pitch!

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Wednesday June 20, 2012 · 12:34 PM PDT

2012/06/20 · 12:34

Follow me past the orange squiggle of doom to have a look at Republican Scott Brown's latest email plea, in which he quotes Markos Moulitsas quite prominently...

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Saturday June 02, 2012 · 1:08 PM PDT

2012/06/02 · 13:08

Just wrapped up the state convention, and Elizabeth Warren got 95.8% of the vote, denying her last remaining opponent a spot on the ballot. I'm doing this from my phone, will add more later!

OK, I'm home from the convention - what a day! I was the "greeter whip" for the Warren campaign for my senate district - I greeted every delegate as they arrived and checked off their name on the list. I then coordinated with the "data whip", who had an IPhone app that allowed him to update the Warren campaign database.

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Monday April 30, 2012 · 7:05 AM PDT

2012/04/30 · 07:05

I was laid off from my job as a software engineer in January, and I went back to work selling solar power systems for a local firm called Second Generation Energy, LLC. I prefer this line of work to writing systems for the 1%!

A couple of weeks ago, I took the company Prius for a drive through a neighborhood in Brimfield, MA, which had been devastated by killer tornados in June of last year. While no single unusual weather event can be traced directly to climate change, patterns of unusual weather certainly can be, and these torndos are part of a pattern of crazy weather we've had in the northeast these last few years. The winter of 2010-2011 saw so record setting snowfall, but this past winter saw almost no snowfall, except for a freak blizzard around Halloween! Floods, hurricanes, killer tornados - think of a towering Barry Bonds home run and his use of steroids, while you may not be able to track that specific homer to the steroids, it's highly unlikely that you would see the one without the other. We are, today, experiencing wild weather swings and climate change is the culprit.

The damage is still evident - play the short video below to see some of the after effects still in evidence today:

Once upon a time, that area was heavily forested - now, not so much. One person was killed in Brimfield, and I spoke with a man who told me how he, his wife and their 4 year old daughter huddled in the basement while their house was ripped off the foundation over their heads. Follow me past the orange squiggle of doom for more discussion...

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Friday January 27, 2012 · 6:05 PM PST

2012/01/27 · 18:05

In a post at BlueMassGroup.com, Congressman Jim McGovern announced a panel discussion on corporate personhood on Monday, 1/30, at 6 PM, Tilton Hall at Clark University in Worcester, MA.

This Monday evening, I’ll be sharing the stage as a guest speaker with an all-star lineup at Clark University to discuss “Corporations Are Not People: People’s Rights, Corporate Money, and What Comes Next.”
Joining me on stage will be State Senator Jamie Eldridge, longtime national voting rights expert and Director of “Free Speech for People” John Bonifaz, and Jeff Clements, also a FSFP co-founder, and author of Corporations Are Not People.

I’m thrilled to be invited to be a part of this incredible group and event, and I hope you’ll join us.

The Facebook page for this event is here: Facebook.

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Thursday January 19, 2012 · 4:51 AM PST

2012/01/19 · 04:51

Scott Brown is officially kicking off his campaign for re-election today at Mechanic's Hall in Worcester, MA. In response, the Warren campaign has launched a money bomb to show Senator Brown that we mean business - a one-way ticket from Washington, DC to Wrentham, MA is in his future! Here's Mindy Myers, Professor Warren's campaign manager:

On Thursday, January 19th -- the two-year anniversary of Scott Brown's special election victory -- he's officially launching his 2012 reelection campaign with some big, attention-grabbing events in Massachusetts.
It's a critical time for us to demonstrate that the momentum we have in this race is real -- and that we have the strength and resources to beat the powerful interests backing Scott Brown.

So, on Thursday, January 19th, we are planning to make a big splash of our own. We are planning a massive, one-day fundraising drive -- they've been called a "money bomb" -- to raise as much money as possible to support Elizabeth.

And to do it, we need your help.

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Boston Herald: If we undersample Dems, Brown is still ahead!

Blogathon for Bill in Portland Maine: Logic Is Such a Nasty Adversary

Kos can be proud today - he's in Scott Brown's latest fundraising pitch!

UPDATED: No primary in MA - it's Warren vs Brown!!

I drove through some climate change debris the other day...(small update)

Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-03): Corporations Are Not People

Today is the day: Money Bomb for Elizabeth Warren!