Massachusetts: Steven Grossman

Mon, 10/13/2008 - 14:54

Bay State pols to attend Shaheen fundraiser Monday

Several Bay State pols are slated to attend a fundraiser for New Hampshire Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen (D) Monday night in Brookline.

[img_assist|nid=672|title=Former N.H. Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=118|height=180]An invitation for the event, obtained by PolitickerMA.com on Monday, shows that seven current Massachusetts elected officials and four former officials will be at the event. The fundraiser will be headlined by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.).

Wed, 10/01/2008 - 14:15

Analysts: So how should Kerry campaign against Beatty?

[img_assist|nid=427|title=U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) campaigning in Framingham earlier this year|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=300]UPDATED: Coming off his primary win against challenger Ed O'Reilly, U.S. Sen. John Kerry's re-election campaign was immediately faced with several charges from his next challenger, Harwich Republican Jeff Beatty.

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Thu, 09/25/2008 - 08:07

Analysts: O’Reilly didn’t set himself up for another run

Through his primary challenge of John Kerry, Ed O'Reilly certainly raised his political profile from being a virtual unknown to, at the very least, a courageous challenger willing to take on one of the most established politicians in the Bay State.

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Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:18

Did Kerry meet expectations?

[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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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 09:26

Grossman: There is plenty of time to attack McCain

DENVER -- Steven Grossman, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Tuesday morning that the first night of this year's Democratic National Convention went off without a hitch and that he isn't worried about the punditry that says the Democrats should be attacking President Bush and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain.

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Tue, 08/19/2008 - 11:32

Franken to fundraise in Mass.

[img_assist|nid=736|title=Al Franken (D-Minn.)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=172|height=200]Al Franken, the former "Saturday Night Live" star and current Democratic Senate candidate in Minnesota, is scheduled to attend a fundraiser in Massachusetts in the middle of September, PolitickerMA.com has learned.

The location of the Sept. 18 event is still unknown, said Shanti Fry, the Democratic fundraiser who is hosting the event. The event will be co-hosted by Steven Grossman, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.