Obama’s Top Ten U.S. Supreme Court Picks Here's the List folks: 1.) Elena Kagan (49), Solicitor General of the United States. The likeliest candidate, and it was somewhat of a surprise she didn’t get picked last time. Pluses: would please much of Obama’s base, follows diversity politics of Sotomayor with first openly gay justice (so would Karlan and Sullivan). [Update: While Karlan and Sullivan are open about it, I have to correct my text here to say that Kagan is apparently still closeted...Read Full Story
The National Election Pool did not conduct an exit poll for the Massachusetts gubernatorial race this year. However, I led a team of students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to sample voters at 18 precincts across the state today. You can find specifics on our Massachusetts Exit Poll survey, including preliminary results, here .
One finding clearly jumps out from our preliminary results: Deval Patrick (D) appears to owe his victory today to women. As the chart below shows, men...Read Full Story
G ov. Deval Patrick, the proto–Barack Obama, is up for reelection in Massachusetts. Republicans hoping to defeat Obama would do well to study Patrick’s political fortunes — if only to see how poorly Massachusetts Republicans have done against one of the most unpopular governors in the country. Like Barack Obama, Candidate Patrick seemed perfect. A political neophyte. A black man, raised by a single mother, winning scholarships to elite schools. He gave baby boomers, heady with thoughts of a...Read Full Story
BROCKTON — Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration is marking the Black History Month by celebrating the contribution of African-American leaders working within the administration. Patrick’s administration has released a video featuring testimonial from ...
House Republicans accused Gov. Deval Patrick of stalling efforts to stop food-stamp abuse and ease foreclosures by holding up critical appointments to special commissions studying solutions. “It’s going on about eight weeks now, and we’re still ...
In an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Gov. Deval Patrick seized an opportunity to attack Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who appeared in an earlier segment on the show. Gingrich told "Meet the Press" unemployment ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Washington, D.C., is a fun, fun place to be,” Gov. Deval Patrick told me during a phone interview the other day. But then he caught himself and added a quick coda: “unless you’re a politician.” Yes, despite the fact that ...
Massachusetts officially became the 16th state to treat transgender citizens as a protected class today as Governor Deval Patrick hosted a ceremonial signing of the groundbreaking rights bill. As Colorlines is reporting, the law legally protects ...
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick will be writing two more books, according to a new deal he’s signed with publisher ... the American dream and promise," Patrick said in a press release. President and publisher of Hyperion Ellen Archer ...
BOSTON - A political action committee formed by Gov. Deval Patrick to help pay for his campaigning on behalf of President Barack Obama and other Democrats nationwide raised more than $575,000 in contributions in 2011. That's according to the ...
theGRIO REPORT - If Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination and competes in this state in the general election, one of his chief critics is likely to be a man whose political rise Romney unintentionally helped launch: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick...
Governor Deval Patrick struck a disappointed tone today as he commented on Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas’s decision not to attend a White House event earlier this week honoring the Stanley Cup champions. “He’s a phenomenal hockey player ...
Christine Pride, senior editor at Hyperion, took North American (as well as first serial, audio and e-book) rights in the deal, which she brokered wiith agent Todd Shuster of Zachary Shuster Harmsworth. Pride worked on Patrick's first book, 2011's A Reason to Believe.
Deval Patrick is a Democratic politician who is currently governor of Massachusetts. He is rumored to be on Barack Obama's short list for Attorney General. Find more information about Deval Patrick here.
Wednesday: "Securing America's Future" Headline: Joe Biden Also Appearing: Bill Clinton; Massachusetts senator John Kerry; Rhode Island senator Jack Reed; tribute to military personnel and their families Thursday: "Change You Can Believe In" Headline: Barack Obama
BOSTON— The state has added about 1,900 new workers in the past year even as Gov. Deval Patrick warns of possible budget cuts to help deal with a $1 billion deficit. The Boston Herald reports that s
The official web site of the Deval Patrick Committee ... Policy. Here you can track the Governor's various plans through the legislative process and you can plug in to advocate on ...