Massachusetts: Tim Murray

The "Boston Toll Party" has been called off, thanks to a letter from Boston Mayor Tom Menino.

Are casinos coming back? Maybe. Maybe not.

MARLBOROUGH - Waiting outside to cast her ballot early Tuesday morning, Democratic State House candidate Danielle Gregoire said she already can't wait to see the results.

"I'm excited about this," she told PolitickerMA.com. "We worked hard and left it all on the field. No regrets."

Gregoire, of Marlborough, is running against Marlborough Republican Arthur Vigeant in Middlesex County's 4th District. The 4th District's seat was vacated by state Rep. Stephen LeDuc, who Gregoire has worked for in the State House.

WORCESTER - Lt. Gov. Tim Murray said Saturday that he is opposed to the three questions that will appear on the statewide ballot this year.

"No cubed," the Worcester Democrat told PolitickerMA.com. "No on Question 1, no on getting rid of the dogs and no on the marijuana [question]."

Buried in the crosstabs of Thursday night's Suffolk University/7News poll are some interesting favorability numbers for state's top politicians, several of which are often rumored to be interested in seeking higher office than the one they currently inhabit.

The crosstabs, made available to PolitickerMA.com, show that the majority of Massachusetts voters have a favorable opinion of Gov. Deval Patrick and that Attorney General Martha Coakley is among the most well-known and more favorably viewed of other Massachusetts politicians.