POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: BAKER/POLITO’s 10,000 signatures – ROSENBERG’s primary challenger – SPICER stumping for DIEHL

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: BAKER/POLITO’s 10,000 signatures – ROSENBERG’s primary challenger – SPICER stumping for DIEHL

HAS THE DYNAMIC DUO DONE ANYTHING OTHER THAN FUND RAISE?

After the Baker/Polito team announced plans to officially run for reelection in November, and facing no significant primary challenge from the right, the campaign has built up quietly and stayed largely under the radar. Baker and Polito have continued to fundraise, too. The duo have a combined more than $10 million in their campaign accounts ($7.5 million for Baker and $3.3 million for Polito, as of March 15).

CONDOLENCES KATE MCDONAGHUE:

State Sen. Jamie Eldridge has requested that the state Senate adjourn in memory of Brian Donaghue Simpson on Thursday, March 29. Brian, son of Democratic super volunteer Kate Donaghue, died of a heroin overdose this month. His mother, joined by friends and family, will spend the day lobbying at the State House to bring attention to the issue in Brian's honor

MASSACHUSETTS' BOND RATING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF CHARLIE BALER'S LACK OF LEADERSHIP. 

MASSACHUSETTS CAN'T AFFORD CHARLIE BAKER - PLEASE LEARN ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

- "Democratic gubernatorial candidates discuss middle class struggles at Northampton forum," by Lucas Ropek, MassLive.com: "Democratic gubernatorial candidates Jay Gonzalez, Bob Massie, and Setti Warren participated in a forum at Northampton High School Wednesday night. 'The jobs in this state suck,' said Massie at one point, going on to decry the state of opportunity for young people across Massachusetts. Much of the evening's discussions were in that spirit, and centered around struggling middle class families, income inequality, the opioid crisis, the poor state of public transportation and current Gov. Charlie Baker's failure to properly mitigate any of these problems for everyday people."


- "Nuclear disaster: With controversial reactor down since storms, tensions run extremely high in Plymouth," by Miriam Wasser, DigBoston.com: "As the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth remained offline for the 22nd consecutive day, supporters and opponents of the plant gathered about six miles away in the dimly lit ballroom of Hotel 1620 this week for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual assessment meeting. The Pilgrim plant has been plagued by mechanical and operational problems since it began producing power in 1972, and many in the public remain bitterly divided about whether the plant, which is slated to permanently shut down in 2019, poses a significant threat to public safety."