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Here’s a video you can send to your friends when you remind them that the primary is on Tuesday, December 8.  The video was made by Coakley supporters Julia and Emma.

A segment from last night’s WGBH debate:

Here’s a link to the WGBH video.  The excerpted minute begins at 32:20.

A couple of days ago the candidates showed their green credentials regarding the environment, and today they’re showing their green credentials regarding fundraising.  The AP says via WBZ that in the reporting period just closed, Coakley raised almost $2 million on top of the $2 million she’d already brought in.  She proves she’s not just collecting from the routine democratic donors and groups like Emily’s list.  Rather, she’s building a powerful & committed base.

The contribution I made to attend the Coakley fundraiser last night was the highest per-song rate I’ve ever paid to hear Livingston Taylor, and worth every penny.  The guitar was acoustic, but the pre-primary enthusiasm of the 300-ish attendees was electric.  A couple of quick bits of news:  Coakley has agreed to televised debates with the other candidates on December 1 & 2.  She said,

We’ve had lots of debates; we’re going to continue to have debates.   I am happy to take my fellow candidates on and discuss whatever they want to discuss. [Read more →]

Since he entered the campaign, Stephen Pagliuca has been fighting the apparent disconnect between his core campaign message — that he can create jobs — and the reality of his Bain Capital track record in which he’s both created and killed them.  His campaign insists there’s more creation than killing, and yet annoying examples of the latter keep popping up.  Today, Hillary Chabot at the Herald examines the case of KB Toys, once a Pittsfield, MA company. [Read more →]

Having recently claimed that he supports a military draft and then clarifying that he does not support a military draft, Stephen Pagliuca is at it again.  Jessica Van Sack of the Herald is reporting that mere hours after the draft-or-not episode, Pagliuca told the audience at a Harvard forum that:

I’d put limits probably on personal money that you can have in an election… [Read more →]

I’ve tried for several hours to think of a post for the day that could compete with Mr. Kennedy Seat.  But I concede.  Today, he’s both informative AND witty, and I can only bow to his brilliance.  The informative:

Caps has only 52% favorables in Suffolk County (Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Chelsea), which he represents in Congress – probably not a good sign.

Coakley has 75% favorables in Suffolk County [Read more →]

The WomenForCoakley e-mail lines are burning up with questions about Pelosi’s endorsement of Capuano, and primary among them is:  Will it help him or hurt him?  A New York Times blog recently reported that Pelosi’s popularity is dismally low; only 34% of Californians approve of the job Pelosi’s doing, whereas 44% disapprove.  So will her approval of him be a lift or a drag? [Read more →]