
Boston Mayoral Election
11/04/2009
Think of Election Day as a tale of two politicians. One, the President, who was flying high, but is now falling back to earth. And the other, Boston Mayor Tom Menino, who continues to defy political gravity and stay aloft. [Full Story]
"The status quo must go!" Tom Menino declared during his first victory speech in November 1993. [full story]
Michael Flaherty says there's nothing personal about his race against Mayor Menino. [full story]
First of all, while it looked like a debate, it really wasn't, because the candidates never interacted with one another. [full story]
Officially, Martha Coakley has been running for the U.S. Senate for just six weeks... But that's long enough for me to see the beginning of a bad campaign. [full story]
This time, Barack Obama will bring back a gold...but it already seems tarnished. [full story]
Now this is politics - Boston style: It's creative, it's clever, it's sly, and maybe it will work. [full story]
"This is going to be a competitive race." [full story]
So Beacon Hill is going to do it. And I hope you're not surprised, or disappointed, or angry. [full story]
Attorney General Martha Coakley was the first to get in the race to replace Senator Edward Kennedy, and that's where state voters tell us she'll finish, too. [full story]
Will he or won't he? [full story]