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Massachusetts: Mike Shea

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 12:43

Analysts chime in: Transportation debate carries political repercussions

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

As Beacon Hill continues to debate how to pay off more than $2 billion in Big Dig debt, an increasingly political fight is brewing between Gov. Deval Patrick and members of the legislature that has many observers speculating that no one will emerge unscathed.

"Expect a circus," said Dennis Hale, a political scientist at Boston College. "It's not going to be very pretty."

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Thu, 11/06/2008 - 10:41

Election wrap-up: The ballot questions

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Looking back on Tuesday's election, some of the most surprising results statewide came on the ballot questions. After studying the returns, several analysts said a mixture of factors - from the money each a campaign spent, to the interest in the presidential election, to well-run campaigns - contributed to the defeat of Question 1 and successes of Questions 2 and 3.

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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 15:54

Analysts chime in: Setting expectations

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

With polls opening in less than 16 hours, PolitickerMA.com asked the local punditry to handicap the state's top of the ballot races. Here's a breakdown of what they said.

Presidential:

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Tue, 10/14/2008 - 14:09

So, does Wilkerson have a shot?

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1216|title=State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=264]With state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson seeking to defend her seat with a write-in campaign after losing the Sept. 16 Democratic primary to Sonia Chang-Diaz, many have questioned whether Wilkerson has any chance of winning given that the state senator's name will not be on the ballot.

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Tue, 10/07/2008 - 11:40

Did Romney’s remarks hint at a Romney-Palin showdown in 2012?

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1093|title=Former Gov. Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention|desc=RNC Photo|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=263]Mitt Romney's remarks last week that John McCain's presidential campaign should have provided more media access to vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin sent waves through the political world because it was one of the first times the former governor had criticized the GOP nominee's strategy.

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Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:18

Did Kerry meet expectations?

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=427|title=U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) campaigning in Framingham this year|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=397|height=317]John Kerry's more than two-to-one defeat of challenger Ed O'Reilly in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary certainly sent the message that the Boston senator and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee is not easy to take on.

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