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POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: MOULTON goes local — CBC backs CAP — WYNN’s holding on Boston casino
MOULTON GOES LOCAL — The two Democratic candidates for governor leaned on their experience in their first high-profile debate yesterday, but one member of Congress isn't exactly bullish about his party's prospects against Gov. Charlie Baker this fall.
"I have been outspoken in my disagreements with Governor Baker, more than some of the other Democrats in the state," Rep. Seth Moulton said yesterday in a sit-down with POLITICO, when asked about his thoughts on who the party has put up against Baker. "I really took him to task on Syrian refugees. But I've also worked very closely with Governor Baker on shared priorities, and I know there are a lot of Democrats in the state who are supporting him. I think that he is a governor who very much tries to be bipartisan."
Moulton also reflected on his own race for Congress, recalling the threats of retaliation he and his staffers faced back in 2012 as he challenged incumbent Democrat John Tierney — that they would never work in Massachusetts politics again. Moulton said that with this year's wave of challenges to incumbents, he felt now that "things have changed a little bit. People paid attention to what has happened in my race and that did change the atmosphere a little bit, but it hasn't changed enough. And there's still very much an establishment Democratic political machine in Massachusetts that is hard to break into and hard to break through, and fundamentally that's just not good for the future of our party. What private sector business actively discourages talent from applying? ... But that's kind of what the party does. So I do think it is getting better but there is a ways to go."
- "Kulik: Pipeline resistance strong in House," by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "The leader of the anti-pipeline forces in the House said on Wednesday that the coalition remains strong and could probably defeat any legislative bid to have electric ratepayers finance a new natural gas pipeline. 'There's still a lot of resistance,' said Rep. Stephen Kulik of Worthington, the vice chair of the House Ways and Means Committee."
- "Off the table: Wynn Resorts declines offers from MGM, Caesars to buy Encore Boston Harbor," by Michelle Williams, MassLive.com: "After weeks of engaging in talks about the potential sale of Encore Boston Harbor, insiders say the deal is off the table. Wynn Resorts is keeping its Boston-area casino project, reports the New York Post — which broke news of the initial talks — citing two sources 'with direct knowledge' of the plans."
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