Eye on 2020 — CLARK, House Dem women launching new PAC — A fond farewell
09/21/2018 07:00 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @laurendezenski)
TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS.
THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING — After more than three years of arriving in your inboxes every morning, I am officially signing off. It has been such an honor to work with so many of you, hearing from you about news tips, birthdays, or an occasional messed up sports score (I somehow never managed to get the hang of that). Your loyal readership made writing this newsletter incredibly rewarding and I hope you continue to follow my next steps with CNN (which also happens to involve a newsletter: The Point ). I have had a blast covering Massachusetts and while I'm heading south to DC to cover national politics, I'll always be thankful of one very important thing: That there is *always* a Massachusetts connection. Thank you for reading — and please stay in touch!
EXCLUSIVE: NEW MASSACHUSETTS PLAYBOOK WRITER! From the editors: As Lauren Dezenski leaves us, we're excited to announce that Stephanie Murray will be taking the reins of POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook starting Oct. 1. Stephanie is no stranger to the Playbook audience — she anchored Massachusetts Playbook several times over the past few months, and just finished a successful stint on our Washington, D.C. breaking news desk. A political reporter born and raised in Massachusetts, Stephanie is an alum of the State House News Service, where she covered Massachusetts government as an editorial assistant. While in college, Stephanie cut her teeth doing local news reporting for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Lowell Sun. Stephanie is a proud graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she was the editor in chief of the student-run Amherst Wire.
RELATED PROGRAMMING NOTE: Massachusetts Playbook will not publish next week — we'll be back Oct. 1 with a new look to the newsletter.
OK, BACK TO THE NEWS: EYE ON 2020, POLL EDITION — The latest crop of Massachusetts' main export (presidential candidates) got a 2020 size-up yesterday thanks to a fresh poll from the Boston Globe and Suffolk University.
Rep. Seth Moulton, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Gov. Deval Patrick, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, and former Sen. John Kerry were tested; Patrick had the highest support in terms of running for president, with 38.4 percent saying he should run for president in 2020. He was followed by Kerry at 33.2 percent, Warren at 32 percent, Kennedy at 30.4 percent, and Moulton bringing up the rear with 17.2 percent.
The RNC has already jumped on the poll results as bad news for Warren alone, sending in an email blast "She's running. But the people who know her best don't want her to. ... Shockingly, even failed candidate John Kerry and former Gov. Deval Patrick garnered more support for their potential 2020 bids."
The poll also floated a hypothetical match-up sure to set #mapoli tongues wagging. It asked, "If Congressman Seth Moulton challenged Senator Ed Markey in the 2020 Democratic primary for US Senate, would you vote for Ed Markey or Seth Moulton? Or would you not vote in the Democratic primary?" The majority of respondents - 44.8 percent - responded they are undecided in whom they would support. Markey clocked in an unremarkable 24.02 percent while Moulton showed 17.78 percent support.
Moulton has made no public moves to indicate an interest in a jump to the Senate, though if he did (we still have a long time until 2020) his proclivity in taking on an incumbent could prove helpful should he decide to attempt to dislodge the junior senator.
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TODAY - NiSource President and CEO Joe Hamrock, Gov. Charlie Baker, LG Karyn Polito, Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera, North Andover Town Manager Andrew Maylor, Andover Town Manager Andrew Flanagan, and other public safety officials for a press conference regarding restoration of utility service for the impacted area in Greater Lawrence, continued community support and the replacement plan for the gas pipeline system — Sen. Elizabeth Warren travels to Lawrence, first visiting the Olde Station Square Building for a meeting with Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera to discuss recovery efforts following the Merrimack Valley Gas Disaster last week. Afterward, Warren will visit with families impacted by the gas explosions at a cookout hosted by the Lawrence Housing Authority — Rep. Joe Kennedy III continues his midwestern swing, this time traveling to Indiana where he will attend a luncheon for the Indiana Democratic Party before keynoting the St. Joseph County Democrats' Annual gala in the evening.
ON THE STUMP —
NEW THIS MORNING - Rep. Katherine Clark and House Democratic Women Launch ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN PAC, from Clark's office : "Congresswoman Katherine Clark and leading female Members of Congress announced the launch of a new political organization entitled 'Elect Democratic Women.' The new organization was formed to elect more pro-choice Democratic women to Congress and to build a base of support to ensure female incumbents are re-elected in the years to come. ... The organization is raising funds for women candidates within the DCCC's Red to Blue program like Mikie Sherrill, Lauren Underwood, and Katie Hill. In addition to Congresswoman Clark, the organization was formed by Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Annie Kuster (D-NH), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)."
- "Paul Reville: Gonzalez's Endowment Tax Plan Is 'Spectacularly Bad,'" by Jason Turesky, WGBH: "Paul Reville, former state secretary of education and professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, called gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez's proposal to tax college endowments to raise funds for transportation and education "spectacularly bad" on Boston Public Radio Thursday."
- "Gov. Charlie Baker's campaign decision to decline Western Massachusetts debate called 'disgrace,'" by Gintautas Dumcius, Masslive.com: "Gov. Charlie Baker is continuing to see incoming fire over the lack of a gubernatorial debate in Western Massachusetts. ... 'I think it's a disgrace,' said state Sen. Eric Lesser, a Longmeadow Democrat who has clashed with the governor. 'It's a slap in the face.'"
- "Caccaviello to mount write-in campaign," by Linda Enerson, CommonWealth Magazine: "The incumbent district attorney in Berkshire County, who came in second in the three-person Democratic primary, says he is not giving up and plans to run for the office as a write-in candidate. ... Paul Caccaviello said he felt compelled to continue his campaign because of the lack of prosecutorial experience of the Democratic primary winner, Andrea Harrington. 'This is the chief law enforcement officer. She has never prosecuted a case in court, so that is causing a lot of concern for people,' he said in a telephone interview."
- "Suffolk DA rivals set to face off," by Alexi Cohan, Boston Herald: "Suffolk district attorney Democratic candidate Rachael Rollins and independent rival Michael Maloney will be squaring off in a debate — and Maloney is signaling it'll be a UFC bout, gloves off and no holds barred."
DATELINE MERRIMACK VALLEY —
- "Gas service could take 'several months' to restore in Merrimack Valley," by Milton J. Valencia and Matt Rocheleau, Boston Globe: "Columbia Gas said Thursday that restoration of gas service across the Merrimack Valley could take 'several months,' a dark new prediction for local business owners and residents as frustrations continue to grow with the company amid uncertainty over the future."
- "Tsongas Talks About Merrimack Valley Explosions, Midterms And Kavanaugh Allegations," by Paris Alston and Anthony Brooks, WBUR: "A lot has been going on in Massachusetts' 3rd District lately. ... The winner of that race will replace outgoing Rep. Niki Tsongas, who is retiring at the end of the current term. Tsongas discusses the latest coming out of the 3rd District, as well as the upcoming midterm elections, sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and her time in office."
DATELINE BEACON HILL —
- "Marijuana stores unlikely to open until late October or November," by Dan Adams, Boston Globe: "Recreational marijuana stores in Massachusetts are unlikely to open until the end of October or even later, after the state's Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday failed to issue final licenses as hoped."
- "Health Policy Commission asked to review nurse staffing ballot question," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "An association representing Massachusetts' health insurers has asked the state Health Policy Commission to provide a cost estimate for the nurse staffing ballot question."
CUSTOMERS HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THEY ARE SAFE!
- "Mass DPU rejects AG Healey request for National Grid pipeline safety investigation," by Mary C. Serreze, Springfield Republican: "A state regulatory agency has sidestepped a request from Attorney General Maura Healey for a full investigation into National Grid's pipeline safety practices since the company locked out 1,250 union workers on June 25."
FRONT PAGE PLAY — Herald: "WIDOW'S RAGE" — Globe: "Accuser said she'd testify, but not Monday," "PURIFYING THE CHURCH,"
"FIRST STEP FOR SOX," "Local company finds itself in filmmaker's crosshairs," "In poll, Warren gets little Mass. backing for 2020," "From Broadway to Boston, 'Hamilton' is still a revolution."
THE LOCAL ANGLE —
- "A clash of housing visions," by Michael Jonas, CommonWealth Magazine: "Several hundred advocates from across the country are descending on Roxbury Community College beginning Friday for a conference committed to the idea of building more housing to relieve a crunch that is pricing people out of booming coastal cities like Boston. The YIMBYtown convention is the national ingathering of a new movement - this is just the third annual conference of the group — fighting the not-in-my-backyard stance toward new housing that often greets development proposals."
- "Racist graffiti in Lanesborough spurs police investigation," by Amanda Drane, Berkshire Eagle: "Lanesborough Police are investigating a vandalism Wednesday that left racist graffiti spray-painted on a man's garage door. ... Police Chief Timothy Sorrell said Thursday that no arrests had been made in what local politicians called an 'ugly' incident."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — Cass Sunstein, professor at Harvard and an Obama WH alum who is working on a new book with Daniel Kahneman and Olivier Sibony
HAPPY BIRTHWEEKEND — to future Massachusetts Playbook author Stephanie Murray, who celebrates on Saturday, and Sunday birthday-er and chief of staff for Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, Alana Olsen.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes! - The Red Sox defeated the dreaded Yankees 11-6.
ONE LAST LAP - We're taking a farewell victory lap this week for Lauren Dezenski's very last episode of The Horse Race before she moves to Washington D.C. to join CNN. As the third congressional race finally came to its close, we welcomed Chris Lisinski of the Lowell Sun to give us a rundown of the recount madness. Then we looked to our expert ballot guest George Cronin to get caught up on upcoming general ballot questions. John Walsh, Mass Democratic party legend gave us some insiders insight on the new Reason to Believe PAC and what we can expect in the general election. For a special fourth segment, Steve Koczela further breaks down the Congressional and Governors elections with a recent Suffolk University and Boston Globe poll. And finally, our something to watch focuses on Lauren's last few years in Massachusetts and what we can expect from her move to the Capitol. Subscribe and listen on iTunesand Sound Cloud
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