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Brown, Warren And Outside Groups

[Opening image: Massachusetts State House]Voiceover: Massachusetts is a liberal, Democrat state. It deserves a liberal, Democrat Senator.[fade to black]Voiceover: But two years ago, voters made...
By David S. Bernstein | January 19, 2012

Elizabeth Warren's New Chapter: Showing Her Professorial Side

A book about middle-class bankruptcy, being published next week, includes a chapter co-authored by US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren. Her contribution, interpreting newly available data,...
By David S. Bernstein | January 06, 2012

Mass Takes Back the Capitol

Social activists haven't reached Scott Brown by picketing his Boston office on New Sudbury Street.
Brown out
By CHRIS FARAONE | December 09, 2011

It's Mitt & Scott's Party Now

A longstanding rift between the high and low tiers of the Massachusetts Republican Party has widened in the past few years — and it's about to grow into a chasm over two views of the 2012 elections.
Scott Brown and Mitt Romney, preparing for the 2012 microscope, are installing a faithful friend at the State GOP
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | November 18, 2011

Oh, And A Warning To Scotto

In the course of an election like yesterday's, I end up tucking away a few takeaway items that don't end up fitting in anywhere. Here...
By David S. Bernstein | November 09, 2011

Narrowing the Field

It may seem like the Democratic nomination of a challenger to US Senator Scott Brown has been wrapped up. That's not true — there are 11 months left before the primary, and a lot can still happen.
Elizabeth Warren hasn’t wrapped up the nomination for Senate; she's only determined who can beat her if she falters.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | October 14, 2011

Scotto's Hard-Knock Life?

On the Scott Brown - Elizabeth Warren dust-up, I'll point you to Glen Johnson's take over at the little paper/web site across town; I pretty...
By David S. Bernstein | October 07, 2011

A Statesman Too Late?

The congressional debt "super committee" has begun its work, and already there are signs that its task is hopeless.
John Kerry heads to work on the debt ‘super committee’ with his usual earnestness and high hopes — despite the circus that surrounds him
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | September 23, 2011

OK, So About This Crazy Twitter Thing

Eric Fehrnstrom has now emailed a confession to the Globe, admitting to being the man behind the @CrazyKhazei Twitter account. Fehrnstrom does not apologize in...
By David S. Bernstein | August 24, 2011

Crazy On Twitter

For those not up to speed... Over on Twitter, there's been a joke account for a while called "CrazyKhazei" that makes snide comments clearly intended...
By David S. Bernstein | August 24, 2011

Warren's Wall Street Problem? Says Who?

This morning the Ballot Box blog of DC's The Hill ran a piece that made the rounds (and was repeated tonight practically verbatim by Melissa Harris-Perry on...
By David S. Bernstein | August 23, 2011

Mass Uniting's Super-Secret Origins?

OK, look, you all know a few things about me: I love everybody; I like 1990s hip-hop more than is reasonable; and I'm all for...
By David S. Bernstein | August 22, 2011

Video premiere: MassUniting takes on Bobblehead Brown

Last summer, I questioned the legality and ethics of Senator Scott Brown raising money by, in effect, scalping tickets to a Lowell Spinners game, at which...
By David S. Bernstein | August 22, 2011

Warren Wows 'Em

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about the much-rumored Elizabeth Warren US Senate candidacy; in it, I reported that my "conversations with...
By David S. Bernstein | August 21, 2011

Keohan Joins King

James Coyne King has not received much attention in the Massachusetts Democratic primary for US Senate, to take on Scott Brown in 2012, and perhaps...
By David S. Bernstein | July 26, 2011

the great depression and republican Bolsheviks

There is no mystery to the debt crisis. Plus: Scott Brown, and the Boston Foundation

Understanding the debate about raising the debt ceiling, and imagining the economic crisis that will follow if Congress fails to do so, is really very simple.
Republican Bolsheviks
By EDITORIAL | July 22, 2011

Senate Candidates Scrape For Dough

Setti Warren will report raising $122,000 for the just-ended 2nd quarter, in just under two months since he launched his campaign. A spokesperson tells me...
By David S. Bernstein | July 01, 2011

Q&A #2: Dem Senate Hopefuls

"DeepThinker" asks: Should Elizabeth Warren run for U.S. Senate? The popularity of Bob Massie is greatly under-reported, Setti Warren is gaining ground, and Alan Khazei's...
By David S. Bernstein | July 01, 2011

Q&A #3: Senate Candidates

"Boston Tom" asks: Have we heard the last of the announced Democrats to challenge Scott Brown? If not, who is either (a) strongly considering a...
By David S. Bernstein | June 01, 2011

The Third Annual Phoenix Memorial Day look at the laughable state of Massachusetts politics

Hey, thanks for having me back for the Third Annual Boston Phoenix Memorial Day Political Roast! Good to see so many of you here — the last time I saw this many Beacon Hill insiders in one place was on the prospective witness list for the Sal DiMasi t
Ready, Aim — Roast
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 27, 2011

The politics of killing Granny

All politicians love gimmicks. But Republicans seem to be especially fond of them.
And why it matters to Scott Brown
By EDITORIAL | May 27, 2011

Seeing things

Early last week, US Senator Scott Brown claimed to have seen pictures of the dead Osama bin Laden, which he implied were shown to him in briefings. Hours later, his office put out word that the photos Brown had seen were not "authentic."
#ScottoSawIt
By PHOENIX STAFF | May 13, 2011

Scotto The Dupe?

OK, I'm just flabbergasted by this -- it seems that US Senator Scott Brown, who sits on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, as well as...
By David S. Bernstein | May 04, 2011

Romney rides again

Mitt Romney has been running for president more or less nonstop for the past seven years — and still hasn't figured out how to do it.
To win the GOP nomination, Mitt will need to do things differently this time. Here's how.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | April 15, 2011

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