KENNEDY’s ‘health care heroes’ – MA-07’s record emphasis – SPILKA’s hand in racing hold
08/08/2018 07:05 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @laurendezenski) and Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK - Rep. Joe Kennedy III is entering the midterm fray in a more serious way by rolling out a slate of endorsed Democratic candidates known as his "health care heroes," his campaign tells me. The initial five endorsed candidates, announced Wednesday, are all Democrats taking on incumbent House Republicans who voted in support of President Donald Trump's health care measures last year.
The inaugural slate of Kennedy's "health care heroes" are Colin Allred in TX-32 (whom Deval Patrick recently stumped for), Anthony Brindisi in NY-22, Angie Craig in MN-02, Andy Kim in NJ-03, and Lauren Underwood in IL-14. Kennedy's endorsements of the candidates will be sent to his email list later today. His campaign tells me these and more "heroes" endorsements will guide Kennedy's travel and campaign plans throughout the rest of the midterms.
MEANWHILE, IN MA-07, IT'S ABOUT THE RECORD - Rep. Mike Capuano and Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley had the sharpest exchange over their respective records and abilities to deliver for the district in their second debate of the season on Tuesday. In a Democratic primary race with few policy-based nuances, the ways in which each candidate packages his or her appeal is increasingly coming down to a split: Capuano's seniority vs. Pressley's potential for impact.
And the name-checks each candidate deploys are especially telling.
For Capuano, centers around experience successfully advocating for key issues. Mid-debate, Capuano cited the work of Massachusetts icons like Sens. John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, saying "Ted Kennedy was not especially effective when he first started. ... He learned how to work the system."
Pressley cited Reps. Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton, Kennedy and Sen. Elizabeth Warren as examples of Democrats in the delegation who made waves even as Washington newbies. "Leadership can't just be defined by number of years served or how you vote," Pressley said. "Look at Joe Kennedy, Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton."
Capuano parried Pressley's point that they would vote the same way if she was elected, citing the effectiveness of his advocacy after 18 years in the House. "It wasn't a vote that brought money back to rebuild Ruggles Station. It wasn't a vote that got the Fairmount Line to be treated in an equitable way. That's advocacy. Knowing how to get things done."
Pressley pledged to work on a "survivors' bill of rights" for victims of trauma and issues around maternal mortality should she be elected. "I reject that because we live in a dark blue district and we vote the right way that things are a-ok. We will vote the same way but we will lead differently."
Capuano and Pressley will meet in a final, televised debate next week hosted by WGBH on Aug. 15.
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TODAY - Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a campaign rally in Woburn at 6:30 p.m. - Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan hosts a meeting of the Central South Opioid Task Force - WGBH's Mike Deehan hosts trivia at the Boston Public Library's Newsfeed Cafe at 6 p.m.
ON THE STUMP -
- "Trump at center of debate between GOP rivals for Liz Warren seat," by Sean Philip Cotter, Boston Herald: "The three Republican candidates for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's seat mixed it up in the Herald Radio studio today, slamming each other for their varying levels of support for President Trump in their first debate. Beth Lindstrom, a former cabinet member for former Gov. Mitt Romney, came out swinging, calling frontrunner Geoff Diehl essentially unelectable in deep-blue Massachusetts because of his full-throated support for Trump."
- "Islamophobic flyers target congressional candidate," by Dusty Christensen, Daily Hampshire Gazette:"Some households in western Massachusetts have received an anonymously written Islamophobic mailer attacking Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, who is running for Congress in the state's 1st Congressional District. Amatul-Wadud, a practicing Muslim from Springfield who as an attorney has a record of civil rights advocacy and fighting against Islamophobia, has spoken out against the flyers, which were reportedly mailed to voters in a handful of cities and towns in the district over the past 10 days."
- "Yankee Homecoming officials apologize for allowing controversial parade entry," by Dave Rogers, The Daily News of Newburyport: "The Yankee Homecoming parade may have ended Sunday afternoon, but organizers were busy Monday defending their decision to allow a controversial candidate for U.S. Senate to take part in the festivities and apologizing for any offense it caused. Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai of Cambridge is running against incumbent Elizabeth Warren and on Sunday brought his campaign bus to Newburyport featuring the slogan: 'Only A Real Indian Can Defeat The Fake Indian.'"
- "N.H. Democrats remove Clinton name from annual fund-raising dinner," by James Pindell, Boston Globe: "New Hampshire was the state that made Bill Clinton the comeback kid in 1992, propelling him to the presidency. And two years ago, in honor of the former president's legacy, the New Hampshire Democratic Party became the only state party the country to name a major fund-raising dinner after Bill Clinton. But on Tuesday, New Hampshire Democrats reversed course and announced they had voted to walk away from the Clinton name for the annual fall fete."
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Spilka put hold on racing/simulcast legislation," by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "Senate President Karen Spilka's office said she made the decision to postpone action on horse-racing and simulcasting legislation last week during the Legislature's final session of the year, leaving final approval until an informal session two days later. The two-day delay, however, meant all horse-racing and simulcasting in the state was shut down for two days until the bill extending the sunset date of racing legislation by another year could be approved."
- "The Mass. Legislature is not diverse, and that's probably not changing next year," by Jamie Halper, Boston Globe: "Across the country, people of color are stepping up to run for office in unprecedented numbers. But in Massachusetts, there's little chance that the Legislature — already one of the least diverse in the country — will look much different next year than it does now. While there are about two dozen legislative candidates of color vying to make inroads in the Legislature, according to a Globe tally, nearly half of them are seeking seats already held by minority politicians. And many of them are running against each other in the same districts."
- "Baker Wins Some, Loses Some More, In End-of-Session Dash," by Mike Deehan, WGBH: "It wasn't just the priorities of lawmakers that went down to the wire last week when the state Legislature wrapped up its final night of formal sessions for the year. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker also had quite a few priorities he wanted to get through the overwhelmingly Democratic Legislature and he came away from the session with a mixed record."
- "Governor LePage's office defends attack on Mass. toll system for 'harassment' of Maine drivers," by Travis Andersen, Boston Globe: "Maine Governor Paul LePage's office is defending a strongly worded letter he sent last week to Governor Charlie Baker accusing the Massachusetts toll collection system of bullying a Mainer into paying unjust late fees after driving through the Bay State."
- "Political Notes: Baker to be keynote speaker at OneCape Summit," by Geoff Spillane, Cape Cod Times:"Gov. Charlie Baker will be the opening day keynote speaker at the 2018 OneCape Summit, being held Aug. 16-17 at Wequasset Resort and Golf Club in Harwich. Now in its fifth year, the event is hosted by the Cape Cod Commission and focuses on water quality, coastal resiliency, infrastructure planning, community design and economic development."
THE TSONGAS ARENA -
- "Harrington endorses Green in 3rd District race," by Chris Lisinski, Lowell Sun: "State Rep. Sheila Harrington endorsed fellow Republican Rick Green in his bid for the 3rd Congressional District, the Green campaign announced Monday. Green is the co-founder of 1A Auto and, as a Pepperell resident, a longtime constituent of Harrington's 1st Middlesex District."
THE KENNEDY COMPOUND -
- "Joe Kennedy III joins Crist in St. Pete for health care rally," by Tampa Bay Times Staff, Tampa Bay Times:"St. Pete's Williams Park will host a noon rally on health care today. Dubbed "ProtectOurCare", the rally will include local residents and health care advocates who will urge elected officials to protect the Affordable Care Act."
WOOD WAR — Herald: "Diehl calls Warren a ... BIGGER THREAT THAN RUSSIA!" "ROOTING FOR JERRY" —Globe: "Still little diversity at State House," "When eateries outnumber eaters," "AT CROSS PURPOSES ON SNARLED SEAPORT," "Capuano, Pressley put focus on race and seniority," "Waiting for the bag, and now left holding it."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Boston Beer chairman Jim Koch to have dinner with Trump tonight," by Martin Finucane, Boston Globe:"Jim Koch, founder and chairman of Boston Beer Co., will be among a group of business leaders who will have dinner Tuesday night with President Trump at Trump's New Jersey golf club and resort. Koch will be in good company. Leaders from major corporations like Fiat Chrysler, Mastercard, Boeing, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, and Fed Ex will also be in attendance."
- "'Obama! Obama!': Barack Obama is back on Martha's Vineyard," by Kevin Slane, Boston.com: "Unlike Alan Dershowitz, it appears Barack Obama shouldn't be worried about getting the cold shoulder on Martha's Vineyard. The former president stopped by The Cardboard Box on Monday night, drawing huge crowds outside of the Oak Bluffs restaurant. 'It was like The Beatles were in here in the early '60s,' [owner Ben DeForest said.]"
- "Experts: Pilgrim safe from hurricane's impact," by Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times: "The state's sole operating nuclear power plant is capable of standing up to whatever a major hurricane might bring its way, according to experts like David Lochbaum, director of the nuclear safety program for the Union of Concerned Scientists. The federal agency overseeing the nation's nuclear industry agrees, although there are others who remain skeptical."
- "Seaport bridge project sparks debate over traffic in Boston," by Tim Logan, Boston Globe: "It has been nearly four years since anyone could walk across the old Northern Avenue Bridge, and two decades since you could drive across it. Now, with an $80 million to $100 million redevelopment of the decrepit span getting underway, the Walsh administration is mulling who'll get to use it in the future: bikes, buses — or cars, too."
- "Jerry Remy diagnosed with cancer again," by Joe Dwinell and Sean Philip Cotter, Boston Herald: "Jerry Remy, the longtime color commentator for Red Sox broadcasts, has been diagnosed once again with cancer. NESN said in a statement today that 'Jerry's focus is on his medical treatment.'"
- "Berkshire MIA families among thousands still awaiting word on Korean War losses," by Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle: "By Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle: "The odds are long, but one of the 55 boxes of remains flown from South Korea to Hawaii last week could be on a journey that ends in Berkshire County. Of the 7,700 members of the military still listed as missing in action in the Korean War, 190 hailed from Massachusetts."
- "Developer says he's selling a lot of ultra-luxury condos," by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "Richard Friedman, the developer of the ultra-luxury One Dalton tower in the Back Bay, said at a ceremonial topping-off ceremony on Tuesday that his company has already sold a lot of the building's condos. Friedman did not provide any details and no sales have been recorded yet with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds, but he said 'we're going great.' If sales are indeed strong, it would appear the ultra-luxury condo market in Boston is far from saturated."
- "Springfield Police Get Access To Union Station's Security Cameras," by Paul Tuthill, - WAMC: "Law enforcement is increasing its video surveillance footprint across the largest city in western Massachusetts as preparations continue for a large influx of daily visitors. The Springfield Police Department's Real-Time Analysis Center is now connected to 250 cameras located in and around Union Station."
- "Spotted in Worcester: PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino tours Canal District Tuesday," by Dave Nordman, Telegram & Gazette: "Larry Lucchino, chairman of the Pawtucket Red Sox, was in Worcester Tuesday and took a tour of the Canal District, a possible home of his minor league baseball team. There's a possibility Worcester officials unveil a formal plan next week."
- "Police: Dorchester man arrested after racist rant under investigation for hate crime," by Reporter staff, Dorchester Reporter: "A 54 year-old Dorchester man who was arrested for disorderly conduct last Friday night after going on a belligerent, racist rant against two strangers near Adams Corner could face more serious, civil rights charges, according to Boston Police. Paul Sheehan was arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Monday. He was the person caught on a video taken by an African-American woman who was one of the targets of his tirade."
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? — Yes! The Red Sox beat the Blue Jays, 10-7. The Sox stayed 9 games up in the A.L. East.
FRESH OUT OF THE GATE - THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE HORSE RACE: In the last minute scramble of legislation, the state appears to have made horse racing illegal, which means Lauren and Steve are off to the glue factory. But first, they speak with The Springfield Republican's Shira Schoenberg about the chaotic end of the Legislature's formal session, and what did and didn't fall through the cracks. Then former state senator Ben Downing returns to analyze the legislative process that led to the messy end of session, and we continue our tour de commonwealth with CommonWealth Magazine's Michael Jonas on the race for Middlesex District Attorney. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud
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