POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: DEVAL’s midterm mindset — WARREN’s latest fundraising haul — More STATE POLICE audits on the horizon
DEVAL’s midterm mindset — WARREN’s latest fundraising haul — More STATE POLICE audits on the horizon
07/17/2018 07:12 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: DEVAL'S MIDTERM MINDSET — I caught up with former Gov. Deval Patrick as he got ready to catch his plane back to Boston from Texas yesterday. He had just wrapped up his speech at the NAACP's national conference about the state of the nation.
Patrick told me there's "not really" a timeline for his decision on running for president and that he's still focused on juggling midterm election campaigning with his full-time job at Bain Capital. Patrick, who has maintained he will travel where he can be helpful, wouldn't say where the next stop on his 2018 tour would be. "I'm not just going to plop down [on the campaign trail] just because I'm curious. But there have been lots of invitations I have had that I am trying to vet. And of course I've got my day job as well, so I've got to make that fit within those on confines, basically within nights and weekends."
Patrick said his time on the campaign trail with Texas House candidate Colin Allred and meeting with Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Sen. Ted Cruz' foe, was a "blast ... Both are running the kinds of races I think are the kinds of races I want to encourage and be supportive of for Democrats." Patrick said both campaigns were attractive to him because they were "Very grassroots oriented, very much focused on encouraging voters who have been feeling unseen and unheard to come out for the first time or come out for the first time in a long time and really take responsibility for their own civic and political life. I think you know that's the kind of politics I think is enormously important at any time, but especially now."
AND NEW THIS MORNING — SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN'S MAJOR Q2 FUNDRAISING: Sen. Elizabeth Warren continues minting money in her re-election bid, raising $2.93 million in the second quarter of 2018. The senior senator now has a total $15.6 million cash on hand, according to her campaign.
NOTE SMALL DONATIONS FROM MANY DONORS:
As an often-mentioned potential 2020 contender, Warren has built her profile stumping for Democrats around the country. But of that nearly $3 million haul, 8,577 came from Massachusetts donors. Her campaign did not disclose the total number of donors this quarter. Ninety-eight percent of the donations were $100 or under, and 79 percent of those donations were $25 or under.
Warren is also about to hit another milestone: 1 million donations for her Senate campaign. It blows past Warren's campaign in 2012 that logged 600,000 donations by Election Day.
Her campaign says it has also raised $557,758 for organizations helping separated families. In June, Warren traveled to the US-Mexico border in Texas, and has subsequently pushed the Trump administration to explain its process for reuniting thousands of immigrant families separated there.
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TODAY — The state Senate meets in formal session — Republican candidates for Attorney General Dan Shores and Jay McMahon debate on Boston Herald Radio — Sen. Ed Markey holds a press conference criticizing Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh alongside environmental leaders in Washington.
ON THE STUMP —
- "As November Nears, More Governors' Races Become Tossups," by Louis Jacobson, Governing.com: "Since March, when we last handicapped the nation's 36 gubernatorial races, the number of tossups has risen. In Massachusetts, which we're shifting from likely Republican to safe Republican, Gov. Charlie Baker has a 30-point lead over potential rivals in recent polls."
- "Democratic candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez scoops up endorsements in Pittsfield," by Gillian Jones, The Berkshire Eagle: "In his first public Berkshires appearance since securing his party's nomination, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez stopped by Dottie's Coffee Lounge on Monday to collect fresh endorsements. City Councilors Helen Moon and John Krol said Gonzalez has their support because they believe he'll be a dogged defender of Berkshire County."
- "With hope and a hijab, Tahirah Amatul-Wadud aims to catch anti-incumbent wave in Western Mass.," by Brian MacQuarrie, Boston Globe:Amatul-Wadud is a black, Muslim woman who has never run for political office and is now seeking to unseat Representative Richard Neal, a 15-term incumbent who would become chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee if Democrats regain control of the House. A lawyer and mother of seven from Springfield, she lags far behind Neal in name recognition in the First Congressional District, a patchwork quilt of cities, suburbs, and hill towns that is 86 percent white and has never elected a woman to Congress."
- "Muslim candidates run in record numbers post-9/11 but face strong backlash," by The Associated Press: "A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democratic primary last month, the first-time candidate saw parallels with her own longshot campaign for Congress in western Massachusetts [against Rep. Richard Neal]."
- "Secretary of State Bill Galvin Announces Endorsement by Massachusetts Teachers Association," from the Galvin campaign: "Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced that he has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA). MTA was founded in 1845 and represents 110,000 members and close to 400 local associations made up of teachers, faculty, professional staff and education support professionals working at public schools, colleges, and universities."
- "Political Notes: Fundraiser for Baker to be held in Mashpee," by Geoff Spillane, Cape Cod Times: "Communications executive George Regan plans to hold a fundraiser for Gov. Charlie Baker at 5 p.m. Saturday in Mashpee, according to State House News Service. According to the event invitation, Regan and event co-chairmen Bob Sheridan, David Southworth and Andrew Meyer Jr. plan to host afternoon cocktails and a barbecue reception with Baker at Regan's Willowbend residence on North Glen Drive, the new service reports."
- "1-on-1 With GOP Senate Candidate Beth Lindstrom," from Sue O'Connell's The Take on NBC Boston: Video
- "1-on-1 With GOP Senate Candidate Geoff Diehl," from Sue O'Connell's The Take on NBC Boston: Video
THE TSONGAS ARENA —
- "Leading National and State Women's Political Organizations Endorse Barbara L'Italien to Succeed Rep. Tsongas," from the L'Italien campaign: "The National Women's Political Caucus and Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus announced they are endorsing State Senator Barbara L'Italien in the race to succeed Rep. Niki Tsongas in Congress. ... The NWPC, a grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women's participation in the political process and electing progressive, pro-choice women to office, is the first national women's group to get involved in the Third District race. MWPC is the first state women's organization to choose to endorse in the five-woman field."
- Koh debuts new campaign ad, from the Koh campaign: "Democratic congressional candidate Dan Koh debuted his second televised ad in his campaign for Massachusetts' Third District. During the 30-second spot, Koh talks about his family's immigrant background and emphasizes, 'We need new leaders in D.C. who will stand up to this President and fight for what matters.' The ad, entitled 'Our Moment,' is airing across the district."
DATELINE BEACON HILL —
- "T official: We're good on revenues right now," by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "The MBTA's chief administrator said on Monday that the transit agency doesn't need new revenues in the near term, but he said the situation could change in the future. MBTA and Baker administration officials have been saying for years that it would make no sense to increase revenue support for the transit agency until it gets its fiscal house in order and is capable of spending the money it has."
- "Vote yes for Mass. transgender rights," by Robert DeLeo, Boston Globe: "Two years ago this month, we made history in Massachusetts. With the stroke of the governor's pen, Massachusetts finally fully and explicitly protected transgender people from discrimination and harassment in public places like restaurants, shops, and medical offices. Now our Commonwealth's victory and values are at risk."
- "MassDOT says it will audit state police twice a year in wake of overtime scandal," by Gintautas Dumcius, MassLive.com: "The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will now audit payments to the State Police twice a year after an overtime abuse scandal hit the public law enforcement agency. MassLive reported in June that the department never exercised its right to audit tens of millions of dollars in funding sent to the State Police for overtime programs."
- "State says Massie campaign appears to lack workers' comp insurance," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Massie, who is campaigning to oversee a sprawling 43,000-employee bureaucracy, appears not to have gotten workers' compensation insurance for his gubernatorial campaign. That means the Friends of Bob Massie committee could be violating state law, which requires such employers to have a workers' compensation policy in place."
WOOD WAR — Herald: "BROKEN HEARTS AGAIN" — Globe: "Trump lets Putin deny meddling," "Report faults city's student assign system," "Before horror, a troubled life," "Migrant details fear after US took son," "In this time of attacks, Patrick pitches tact."
THE LOCAL ANGLE —
- "'Hesitation gets officers harmed': At vigil for fallen officer, Weymouth Police Chief Richard Grimes backs police use of force," by Jacqueline Tempera, MassLive.com: "At a candlelight vigil for fallen cop Michael Chesna, Weymouth's chief of police slammed country's "negative attitude" surrounding police use of force. 'Hesitation gets officers harmed,' Police Chief Richard Grimes said."
- "Bristol sheriff's captain convicted in 'Codfather' case," by Sophia Eppolito, Boston Globe: "A captain in the Bristol County sheriff's office was convicted Sunday by a federal jury in connection with helping Carlos Rafael, the New Bedford fishing magnate, smuggle profits from his illegal overfishing scheme to Portugal, the US Attorney's office in Boston said in a statement. Jamie Melo, 46, of Dartmouth was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States and one count of structuring the export of monetary instruments."
- "The developing story at NBC10 Boston is babies," by Kevin Slane, Boston Globe: "A few additions are joining the NBC10 Boston family in very quick succession. Three anchors at NBC10 Boston — Audrey Asistio and Melody Mendez, who coanchor the weekday 4 p.m. newscast, and Katelyn Flint, who works as a weekend anchor — are all expecting babies within weeks of each other this September."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to U.S. Rep. Katherine M. Clark; Chanel Prunier, executive director of the Renew MA Coalition and former Republican National Committeewoman; The Washington Post's Katie Zezima; Rep. Katherine Clark alum Lauren Pardi; chief of staff for Rep. Stephen Lynch R. Kevin Ryan; and Jacob Watts, advance pro for the White House and Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement event planner.
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