POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: SENATE race air time — WU backs PRESSLEY — ACLU sues CAMBRIDGE over Women’s March bill
SENATE race air time — WU backs PRESSLEY — ACLU sues CAMBRIDGE over Women’s March bill
07/09/2018 07:01 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. It's great to be back in your inbox after my week as far off the grid as I could get — a huge thank you to Stephanie Murray and Brent Griffiths for their excellent playbooking in my stead.
SENATE RACE AIR TIME — One of the Republicans vying to replace Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Beth Lindstrom, is going live with her second statewide radio ad. Beginning today, the 60-second spot urges voters to support Lindstrom in the Republican primary just 57 days away, reiterating Lindstrom's support for stronger border security, enforcing immigration laws, opposing sanctuary cities, and term limits for members of Congress. "To beat someone like Elizabeth Warren you need a strong woman candidate. That candidate is Beth Lindstrom," her campaign tells me.
Lindstrom is hoping to break out in the final two months of the primary campaign. While state Rep. Geoff Diehl currently holds a 10-point lead over Lindstrom and fellow challenger John Kingston (polling at 13 and 12 percent, respectively), nearly half of Republican primary voters remain undecided in the Senate race.
Meanwhile, Warren was busy racking up her 29th town hall event this weekend, this time coupled with a cookout in Natick situated next to a scenic red barn complete with American flag bunting and a hay barrel. The event may have been on a Sunday after a holiday, but the midday affair drew around 1,500 people, according to Warren team estimates.
At the event, Warren responded to President Donald Trump's latest insult over her Native American heritage last week — something on which Warren has sought to set the record straight in a speech and interviews this spring. As Warren put it yesterday: "This is Donald Trump bullying, and it's not going to work. Keep it up! He's tried it for what? Two and a half years now." And for those keeping track, Warren says she's still not running for president.
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TODAY — Greater Boston host Jim Braude sits down for an interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, airing on WGBH-TV at 7 p.m. — House Ways and Means chair Jeffrey Sanchez and primary challenger Nika Elugardo face off in a debate sponsored by JP Progressives, Our Revolution Boston, NAACP Boston and Amplify LatinX.
ON THE STUMP —
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK - Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu to Endorse Ayanna Pressley for Congress, from the Pressley campaign: Former Boston City Council President and current At-Large Councilor Michelle Wu will endorse today Ayanna Pressley in her campaign to represent the 7th District in Congress at Vejigantes Restaurant in Boston. "Throughout her eight years on the Boston City Council, Ayanna has been a tireless advocate for reducing inequality in all forms," said Wu. "She brings people together to champion issues that have been overlooked and communities who have been underserved."
- "Ayanna Pressley: Don't shy away from making Trump officials 'uncomfortable,'" by Brian Dowling, Boston Herald: "Congressional candidate Ayanna Pressley said voters should not shy away from making Trump administration officials feel "uncomfortable," while her rival in the hotly contested 7th District race is urging a bit more respect. "Calls for civility to meet an uncivil threat to our liberties, our rights and our basic humanity are deeply misguided," Pressley said yesterday in a statement to the Herald."
- Progressive Massachusetts Endorses Chelsea Kline for Senate, from the Kline campaign: Progressive Massachusetts, a members-driven statewide grassroots advocacy organization, overwhelmingly voted to endorse Chelsea Kline's bid for the Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester Senate seat, the organization announced today. ... 'Massachusetts should be a leader in progressive policy, and for that to happen, we need more people like Chelsea Kline in office,' Progressive Massachusetts said in a statement."
- "'Now's the time to step up': Massachusetts sees increase in women running for Congress," by Shannon Young, MassLive.com: "A record number of women have announced bids for U.S. House and Senate seats across the country in 2018, and Massachusetts is no exception. Despite having sent a total of just six women to Capitol Hill in the state's history, Massachusetts could soon add to that legacy, with more than a dozen female candidates seeking congressional seats from the Berkshires to Boston this fall."
- "Bob Massie lags on fund-raising, gives campaign another loan," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Massie is still struggling mightily with fund-raising, bringing in just $5,430 in outside donations in the last two weeks of June and loaning his campaign $20,000 to help keep it afloat, according to public records and Massie. It pushes the total he has loaned or given his campaign to more than $100,000, state campaign finance records show."
DATELINE BEACON HILL —
— "Lawmakers try to mute effects of Supreme Court ruling on unions," by Steve LeBlanc, The Associated Press: "Unions have spent decades cultivating ties on Beacon Hill, and now Massachusetts lawmakers and other elected officials are looking for ways to help unions as they weigh the fallout of a recent Supreme Court decision. The court ruled last month that public employees can't be forced to pay fees to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining. Labor supporters, many of whom had been bracing for the ruling, fear that it could financially weaken unions and affect millions of government workers."
— "Beacon Hill scrambles to finish packed agenda before time runs out," by Christian M. Wade, Eagle-Tribune: "The state Legislature is entering the homestretch of its two-year session with a long to-do list and only three weeks to finish it. House and Senate leaders remain at odds over proposals to improve data privacy and consumer credit protections, tax and regulate short-term rentals, expand veterans benefits and overhaul the state's health care system."
2020 WATCH —
- "In Warren, Patrick, two ways to take on Trump," by Matt Viser, Boston Globe: "The day before Elizabeth Warren announced she was leaving Harvard to run for the US Senate, she gave Deval Patrick a call to ask for advice, eager to hear what a novice campaigner could learn from a veteran. 'Always speak from the heart,' she recently recounted hearing from him back then."
THE TSONGAS ARENA —
- "Ten Democrats remain in 3rd District field," by Lisa Kashinsky, Eagle-Tribune: "Eleven candidates remain in contention for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, D-Lowell, with just two months to go until the Democratic primary. Ten Democrats will appear on that primary ballot, according to a list released by the secretary of state's office in June. They are: Jeffrey Ballinger of Andover; Alexandra Chandler of Haverhill; Beej Das of Lowell; Rufus Gifford of Concord; Leonard Golder of Stow; Dan Koh of Andover; state Sen. Barbara L'Italien, D-Andover; Bopha Malone of Bedford; state Rep. Juana Matias, D-Lawrence; and Lori Trahan of Westford."
- State Senator and Congressional Candidate Barbara L'Italien Launches "Kitchen Table Conversations" Tour in Methuen, from the L'Italien campaign : "Walking through Methuen's Riverside Park on Saturday, you may have come across a group of folks sitting around a wooden kitchen table, sipping lemonade and discussing the issues affecting their families and communities. ... This scene was the first of state senator and Third Congressional District candidate Barbara L'Italien's "Kitchen Table Conversations" tour. The campaign stop included Methuen Public Schools teachers, former students, residents, and At-Large City Councilor Jessica Finocchiaro, and focused primarily on the city budget issues impacting the public schools."
- "In backing Gifford for Congress, Fitchburg mayor rebuffed others — including Marty Walsh," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "In endorsing Rufus Gifford for Congress, Fitchburg Mayor Stephen L. DiNatale says it was the relationship the two formed that elevated Gifford in his mind above the nine other Democrats in the Third District race. But the pull for DiNatale's political heart strings was not without competition."
- "Abolish ICE? Few Democrats in 3rd District race join the call," by Chris Lisinski, The Valley Dispatch: "Once a proposal rarely seen in mainstream discourse, supporters on the left now include large advocacy groups, sitting politicians -- including both of Massachusetts' senators -- and, reportedly, a handful of the agency's senior officials who feel its resources are being improperly deployed. The issue has revealed a rare policy cleavage in the 3rd Congressional District, too. Of the 10 Democrats in the field, only Jeff Ballinger, Barbara L'Italien and Juana Matias outright support fully abolishing ICE, with the others offering alternate suggestions for reform."
THE WARREN REPORT —
- "Sen. Elizabeth Warren Speaks at Natick Town Hall on Trump, 2020 Election," by Mike Manzoni and Sarah Betancourt, NBC 10 Boston:"Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren tackled Trump administration immigration policies, taxes and her heritage during a town hall she hosted at Belkin Family Lookout Farm Sunday afternoon. The Natick, Mass. event drew about 1,500 people."
WOOD WAR — Herald: "ALL-STAR MOVES," "COUNCIL WEIGHS NONCITIZEN VOTE." — Globe: "Perilous escape for Thai boys," "Freed, but still shackled," "Trump's joy ride on a third rail," "Live near work? In Waltham, it's not so easy."
THE LOCAL ANGLE —
- "Walsh To Shooting Victims: 'You Need To Step Up And Talk,'" by WBZ CBS Boston: "Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Thursday decried the gunfire that broke out in Boston neighborhoods on the Fourth of July, with a strong message to the shooting victims."The people that got shot, you need to step up and talk about who shot you," Walsh said during a media interview. "You know, and stop blaming the police, and blaming the community and blaming society... if you get shot by a gun and you know who it is, then you need to help us out."
- "ACLU sues Cambridge for billing Women's March groups," by Jamie Halper, Boston Globe: "ACLU Massachusetts sued the city of Cambridge last week on behalf of local organizers of the Women's March, who say they were charged thousands of dollars for police details and emergency medical services for which they never agreed to pay. Massachusetts Peace Action, one of several organizations that planned the Jan. 20 march, called the charges an impediment to free speech."
- "Springfield mayor: Why the low bail for repeat offenders?," by Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald: "The mayor of Springfield, already reeling from the deaths of three women found on a local property, is demanding to know "what the hell" is going on with the low bail for repeat violent offenders. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno's call for tougher sentencing comes days after the seventh homicide this year in the western Massachusetts city."
- "Alan Dershowitz Is Enjoying This," by Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times: "I wanted to see firsthand how the Harvard University law professor emeritus who helped acquit O.J. Simpson of murder charges — with minimal apparent damage to his social or professional reputation — was handling the backlash to what some believe is his gravest offense: defending Mr. Trump. "I'm enjoying this," he told me."
- "Dershowitz shunning saga continues," by George Brennan, Martha's Vineyard Times: "It's been quite a week of fireworks on Martha's Vineyard and little of it has had to do with the Fourth of July. On Monday, after Chilmark resident Alan Dershowitz published a piece in The Hill saying he was being shunned at Island social events, The Times did the first interview with the legendary defense attorney."
- "Mechanical issues cause Steamship Authority to cancel two trips Sunday morning," by John Hilliard, Boston Globe: "The Steamship Authority's cancellation of two trips Sunday added to local frustration with the transportation agency, whose fleet has been plagued with mechanical problems well into the critical summer tourist season for Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Melinda Loberg, a member of Tisbury's Board of Selectmen, said she receives an e-mail notification from the Steamship Authority whenever a ferry trip is cancelled."
MAZEL! — Barbara L'Italien campaign manager Dan Hoffer (formerly of SEIU 888) and Tierney Flaherty, Director of Policy and Outreach at Ventry Associates, got married this weekend
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Ryan Boehm, deputy communications director and digital strategist for Gov. Charlie Baker's press office, and former Boston Globe scribe Wesley Lowery.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes! — The Red Sox beat the Royals 7-4.
DO NOT MISS THIS - THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE HORSE RACE: State Senate President Harriette Chandler joins us for a special extended edition of The Horse Race. We ask her about the Grand Bargain, legislation vs. ballot questions, the fallout from Stan Rosenberg, and what she has learned in her time at the top. Then WBUR's Shannon Dooling discusses what the immigration debate means for Massachusetts. Plus, what the NY-14 result means for the Pressley-Capuano matchup. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud
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