GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
DEBATE OF THE LAST NIGHT OF MARKEY-KENNEDY – This is a typical election year for Senator Ed Markey and Representative Joe Kennedy III, who are fighting in a tight Democratic primary. We are in the midst of a pandemic that has explained a generation and forced any of the applicants to rewrite their play books.
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But they have a challenge that’s familiar to any Massachusetts politician. The final stretch of the crusade takes place on hot summer days, as the elections on 1 September fall just before Labor Day. It’s hard to get people’s attention.
I tried to poll an organization of political observers from the state of Bay to see how they were reacting to the debate. Here are some of the answers I got when I asked them if they were looking:
“I’m not. Should I be?” said a source. Another who didn’t listen tried to refer me to a colleague. “Let me see if you’re looking, ” he wrote. “Nopeeeee.
“Sorry, I’ll have to see a screen recorded later!” such a source. I said, “I’m sorry. I don’t agree,” Array repeated.
If you also missed the debate organized through WBZ, here are some highlights:
Kennedy pointed to a central argument for his campaign, namely that Markey is not provided in Massachusetts. The congressman lobbied the senator on the complaint from the circle of relatives of DJ Henry, an Easton local who murdered through police in 2010. Henry’s parents say they felt fired by Markey when they asked him for help.
“It wasn’t my words that said he did nothing. It was Mr. Henry’s words that said he did nothing,” Kennedy said, referring to a video Henry’s father posted on Twitter.
And Markey lobbied Kennedy on a new super PAC that supports the congressman’s candidacy. Members of Kennedy’s family circle are asking for a quote for the company, adding his double brother. Many wonder whether Kennedy’s father, former Congressman Joe Kennedy II, will move his remaining $2.8 million in the crusade budget to the group. So far, Super PACs have spent nearly $3 million on Markey.
“I’m sure your father is looking right now. Tell your father right away that he doesn’t need the cash to move on to a super PAC that shows negative ads,” Markey said. “Just tell your double brother and tell your father.
FIRST IN THE MANUAL: GOLDSTEIN INTERNE SONDAGE – A trio of progressive Democrats published their polls this week.
Of course, it is vital to take the internal voting numbers of a crusade with a grain of salt. Memos with incomplete survey data don’t tell the whole story, and that’s for a reason.
But with a public voting drought in congressional elections across the state, it’s hard not to take a look.
Dr. Robbie Goldstein, the infectious disease expert who challenges Rep. Stephen Lynch on the left, says he’s within the success of the lifelong lawmaker. A memorandum on the campaign’s internal ballotArray, first reported on Playbook, shows Lynch with 39% of the vote and Goldstein with 32%. Nearly a third of respondents said they were undecided. The vote was held through Lincoln Park Strategies and found 1,038 likely-Democratic voters from August 8-9.
In the tense number one between Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse and Rep. Richard Neal, internal voting figures have also appeared in recent days. Morse faces accusations from school democrats that he behaved inappropriately with the students, a rate he denies. An internal vote leaked to the HuffPost, conducted just as the accusations were made public, showed that Neal had 10 percent of problems ahead of Morse, a smaller margin than when Neal swept the last number one with nearly 70 percent of the vote.
And in the busy number one race to update House Representative Joe Kennedy III, the Crusade of the Socialist Democrat Ihssane Leckey just passed the internal numbers to The Intercept. Becky Grossman leads the race with 19% support, followed by Jake Auchincloss, according to a note summarizing the follow-up vote conducted through Frederick Polls. The vote showed that Leckey and Jesse Mermell were statistically tied in third place.
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TODAY – Rep. Katherine Clark hosts a virtual roundtable on Facebook Live with local advocates fighting hunger and immigrants. Rep. Joe Kennedy III visits a structure with Workers Local 560 in Waltham.
– “Massachusetts reports 10 new DEATHS of COVID-19, 296 cases,” through Tanner Stening, MassLive.com: “Health officials announced 10 more coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, bringing the number of deaths nationwide to 8,529. Officials also showed 296 new CASES of COVID-19, for a total of at least 112,969 cases in Massachusetts. This is in 14,972 new molecular tests reported Tuesday, according to the Department of Public Health.
“Baker says that most young people can relearn in line with their children,” through Bruce Mohl and Shira Schoenberg, CommonWealth Magazine: “Governor Charlie Baker said that a key metric in COVID-19 lately indicates that young people in nearly 91% of the state’s towns and villages can safely return to school this fall for full-time or part-time face-to-face learning. Baker said 33 of the state’s 351 villages and villages had recorded at least 4 cases of COVID-19 according to 100,000 inhabitants in the last two weeks.”
– “Emergency day care centers in Massachusetts recorded 64 cases of COVID-19 in 47 other locations, according to state officials,” through Douglas Hook, MassLive.com: “The Massachusetts Department of Early Childhood Education and Protection reported that 64 cases of coronavirus In 47 emergency nurseries, transient closures and quarantine of some of the systems empowered to care for workers’ youth had been reported , according to the Boston Globe.
– “The state is beginning to target the spread of COVID-19 in 33 communities,” through Shira Schoenberg, CommonWealth Magazine: “An organization of peoples of the painters’ class remains the most affected by COVID-19 in Massachusetts, as announced Tuesday through the governor. Charlie Baker’s new state assistance for viral hotspots. Although state officials have been publishing community-level data on the spread of COVID-19 for months, Baker announced a new effort Tuesday with advanced knowledge to identify municipalities with the highest rates of viruses and locally governmented paints to prevent spread.
“The Massachusetts Secretary of Health says that some citizens deserve to take into account the possibility of covering their faces inside their homes,” through Nik DeCosta-Klipa, Boston.com: “Governor Charlie Baker’s new ordinance requiring Massachusetts citizens to wear hats at the rallies of more than 10 people from more than one family came into effect Tuesday. But according to the state’s most sensible fitness officer, some citizens deserve to keep in mind that dressed in a face mask even more than that.”
– “Baker sees positive figures in July revenue,” through Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: “Governor Charlie Baker saw positive symptoms in the state’s fiscal formula in July, but warned that the demanding fiscal situations facing Massachusetts lately are not disappearing. The State Revenue Department reported last week that the July tax of $4.5 billion “.
– “Massachusetts publishes a new COVID map tracking in the state communities: Chelsea, Everett, Lynn and Revere are the main threat” through Benjamin Kail, MassLive.com: “While more than three hundred communities in Massachusetts are equivalent to or lower than the targets of the new number of COVID-19 cases, public fitness officials published a color-coded map on Tuesday highlighting the community’s degrees of threat to the community , while Governor Charlie Baker has expressed a greater urgency to wear a mask after some spaces saw spikes after giant gatherings and parties.
– “The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is agreeing to return roulette and diced to casinos during the COVID-19 pandemic,” through Springfield Republican Peter Goonan: “The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will thursday request casinos to restart roulette and dice games during the coronavirus pandemic. The assembly is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. via teleconference. »
– “The father of a teenager killed in a school shooting designs a billboard with a stimulating message: “Vote for me.” By Gal Tziperman Lotan, Boston Globe: “A few years ago, Joaquin Oliver asked his father what he sought to be when he grew up. It’s a joke, of course. Manuel Oliver is already tall, lives in Parkland, Florida, watching Joaquin get to the best school. But he played the game, telling his son that he wanted to retire, ride his motorcycle, maybe spend time with his grandchildren someday. Then he asked his son the same question, Manuel Oliver recalled on Monday.
– “UB scholars are launching a provocative crusade to publicize Covid Security,” through Hilary Burns, Boston Business Journal: “Students who want to return to Boston University this fall meet at Zoom to think about how to convince their peers to stick to the public’s fitness rules when they return to campus. Students do not need to attend classroom categories of their training years, however, it depends on others respecting social estrangement regulations on campus. »
– “The chief criminal said that the order to disrupt the guards’ camp is news for her. The emails say otherwise,” through Matt Rocheleau, Boston Globe: “It’s a control balloon that crashed almost immediately. Correctional Department officials had announced internally on March 17 that they would lift the suspensions of all criminal guards and avoid the workers’ camp due to the coronavirus pandemic. Within hours, the message spread publicly and criminal advocates complained that the directive could embolden abusive guards who knew they would not be punished.”
– “Kennedy’s allies are sweating as the Massachusetts Senate contest becomes tighter,” through Stephanie Murray, POLITICO: “Once the idea of Joe Kennedy defeating Senator Ed Markey made there be widespread hypothesis in Massachusetts that Markey could simply retire to avoid a humiliating ending, but Markey is racking up support and approaching the young congressman at the ballot box through a political crusade that is appropriate For now.
– FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: “THE TUAC approves Leckey”, from Leckey’s campaign: “United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 approves Ihssane Leckey. Local 1445 is one of the largest TUAC subsidiaries in Massachusetts, representing tens of thousands of employees in retail, commercial laundry, storage, healthcare and hash industry development The vast majority of our members are a must-have staff.
– FIRST IN THE MANUAL: “Liz Breadon, city councillor of Allston-Brighton, backs Kevin Honan” from Honan’s campaign: “Allston-Brighton City Councilwoman Liz Breadon has joined progressive leaders and advocacy organizations to support Rep. Kevin Honan’s re-election campaign. Breadon said: “Kevin Honan is an available representative with an impressive record of service as a progressive legislator.”
– “The race to upgrade Joe Kennedy in Congress is warming up,” through Ryan Grim, Daniel Boguslaw, “A number one crowded Joe Kennedy Congress headquarters in Massachusetts presents the Democratic number one electorate one one of his last chances in the cycle to which he passes the party. The nine-person race includes almost one and both archetypes of both a faction of the Democratic Party.
– “Jamaal Bowman, a new York Congressional candidate, suspends the support of Alex Morse; Democrats at Mount Holyoke College reject the invitation to the mayor of events,” by Springfield Republican Jim Kinney: “Jamaal Bowman, a progressive candidate for the U.S. House of Commons in New York whose first victory over a headline was long perceived as a stimulus for Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse. Congress suspended its approval and crusade activity on Morse’s behalf.
A college democrat in the midst of the attack by Alex Morse hoped to publicize his career through Richard Neal,” through Daniel Boguslaw, Ryan Grim, The Intercept: In the furious war for the First District of Congress in Massachusetts, recently held through the chairman of The Hard Road and Via Committee Richard Neal, political agents are coming to implausible places. Tensions erupted last week after a letter, written through Massachusetts college democrats, informed Neal’s challenger, Alex Morse, that he was no longer welcome at his events.
“The Massachusetts Nurses Association reaffirms its support for the Alex Morse Congressional Crusade,” through Springfield Republican Jim Kinney: “The Massachusetts Nurses Association reaffirmed its support for Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse in his Democratic crusade number one by Congress that opposes current U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal, while the University of Massachusetts examines Morse’s appointments with students.
– “Supporters are fleeing after Massachusetts Bail Fund issued bail for a registered sex offender who was awaiting rape charges,” through Andrea Estes, Boston Globe: “It was a record year for Massachusetts Bail Fund, a charity that will bail out prisoners who can’t do it The national protest motion driven by the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota has generated an avalanche of donations , allowing fund officials to pay rents much higher than they could ever afford.
– “Biden’s selection marks the end of Warren 2020, but his national influence,” through Adam Reilly, WGBH News: “Joe Biden’s resolve to call Senator Kamala Harris as vice-presidential candidate closes well the books about Senator Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 presidential nomination, which saw the Massachusetts senator briefly emerge as a Democrat favorite , but then stumbled upon key states such as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
– “Baker opposes Trump’s stimulus election,” through Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: “Governor Charlie Baker said he opposed President Trump’s stimulus election because he relied on the cash that Massachusetts and other states depended on to control COVID-19 prices and similar expenses since Congress failed to reach an agreement on a stimulus package Trump signed a series of weekend orders, adding one that would provide another $400 a week to others who were not fit to work and who received existing unemployment insurance benefits.
– “The U.S. government signs a $1.525 billion deal with Modern per hundred million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine,” through Jen Christensen, CNN: “The Trump administration has reached an agreement with Moderna Inc. to manufacture and deliver one hundred million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine once approved, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Services. President Trump announced the deal at a press conference tuesday.
– ‘After activists have climbed a scaffolding to hang a climate justice banner on the Ctgo panel in Boston, prosecutors will read about the prices incurred in the city accordingly, through Melissa Hanson, MassLive.com:’ After a other organization got on a scaffold to hang a banner that says ‘Climate Justice Now’ on Ctgo’s signal in Boston , the Suffolk district attorney said he will read about the dangers created by the action and the prices incurred by the City of Boston accordingly, before determining the next steps in court for the defendant.
– Herald: “TO STOP” – Globe: “AN INCONTOURnABLE VP CHOICE”, “Out of the Race, but Warren can still play a key role”.
– “Always waiting for the collection waiver, Pittsfield theater companies say the shows will continue,” through Danny Jin, “The Berkshire Eagle:” Two Pittsfield Theater Companies with Current Productions are working to fit the new Massachusetts collection limits that came into effect here. Tuesday. Governor Charlie Baker has reduced the maximum duration of collections in the state from one hundred to 50.”
– “More and more cities in Cape Town are imposing stricter limitations to limit crowds on beaches,” The Associated Press: “Cape Cod cities are imposing stricter limitations to limit crowds on beaches and prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Times reports that several cities are taking steps to limit the capacity of the masses of beach parking or limit some beaches only for citizens. In Mashpee, the local council of selecters voted Monday to limit the transience for citizens until Governor Charlie Baker lifted his state of emergency order.
– “In Worcester, 394 young COVID-19. But what is your chance of spreading it? Through Cody Shepard, Telegram – Gazette:” While Massachusetts school districts are deciding how they plan to reopen this fall, the number of cases shown of COVID-19 continues to increase and the number of unknowns surrounding young people and disease persists. Experts say “hope” can also be just a key word, as the existing build-up in coronavirus instances may also mean that existing development plans may want to be separated and that all districts will have to start remotely by mid-September. . »
– “Worcester’s police chief supports body cameras,” through Nick Kotsopoulos, Telegram-Gazette: “Police Chief Steve M. Sargent expressed his help Tuesday for a police permanent frame camera program, saying it would help protect the public and police said the use of frame cameras would also increase the transparency of police operations.
– “2 Democrats perform cross-writing in the 2nd district,” through Geoff Spillane, Cape Cod Times: “Two Democratic candidates will compete for their party’s nomination at Number One on September 1 in the 2nd barnstable district, but none will be on the ballot. Michael Patron of Hyannis, who ran as an independent, now says he introduced a crusade written as a Democrat. Kip Diggs, from Osterville, is also a candidate for registration.
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