A new WBUR poll shows that although a majority of Bostonians support a 2024 Olympic bid, an overwhelming number of residents want a referendum on the issue. CONT. Asma Khalid, WBUR Read more »
A Tale Of Two Primaries In Massachusetts
Two groups of Massachusetts voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor. But the voters who turn out for these pivotal contests look very different than the electorate likely to turn out for the Nov. 4 general election. CONT. Steve Koczela & […] Read more »
Massachusetts: Ed Markey leads Gabriel Gomez by 8 points
With just days left before Massachusetts voters head to the polls, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Edward Markey is leading Republican Gabriel Gomez by eight points, according to a new poll released Saturday night by The Republican/MassLive.com in partnership with CBS 3 Springfield. … The poll also found what political observers […] Read more »
The GOP’s Uphill Battle in Massachusetts
… While the leftward lean of Massachusetts has become a part of our understanding of American politics, demographically speaking, the Bay State should be at least decent Republican territory, if you look at some measures. It is older and whiter than the national average, points that tend to be advantages […] Read more »
In Massachusetts Senate Race, Odds for G.O.P. Upset Are Slim
… Mr. Markey now leads by margins ranging from 7 to 11 percentage points in a series of recent nonpartisan polls. With the vote to be held in just eight days, on June 25, Mr. Gomez’s chances for a victory are even slimmer than before. … Our fundamentals-based model, which […] Read more »
Gomez: No tea for me, thanks
In the 2010 special US Senate election, enthusiasm from the nascent Tea Party movement helped propel Scott Brown past Martha Coakley. In the 2013 special election, the Tea Party is nowhere to be found, and Gabriel Gomez isn’t exactly turning over rocks looking for it. [cont.] MassINC Polling Read more »