Poll: MA Voters Say No to Cuts in Fiscal Cliff Talks

Instead, respondents said, the state should increase taxes on the rich and end corporate subsidies.

As Congress wrestles with how to avoid the imminent fiscal cliff, a new poll finds that Massachusetts voters strongly favor increased taxes on the rich, less corporate welfare and no cuts in Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. "I think that this survey really gives us a clear view of voters expectations of their elected officials," said Jason Stephany of MassUniting, a coalition of community groups, neighborhoods, faith organizations and workers advocating for good jobs, corporate accountability. MassUniting conducted the poll along with Public Policy Polling. It was conducted from Nov. 27-29 and included 638 Massachusetts voters.  "Essentially, the big thing that this poll tells us is that this election was not a fluke or a one-off …

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Susan Rice Out. John Kerry In?

Pres. Obama's candidate for Secretary of State has withdrawn her bid to be top diplomat. Does that mean Mass. Sen. John Kerry is next up for consideration?

President Obama said Thursday that U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice had withdrawn from consideration to be the next Secretary of State, saying conservative opposition would make her candidacy too "disruptive." With Rice out of the picture, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is seen by many to be the frontrunner to replace current top diplomat Hillary Clinton. On Huffington Post and elsewhere, there has been speculation that the reason for such fierce opposition to Rice was to get Kerry into the Obama Administration and get back the U.S. Senate seat recently lost by Republican Sen. Scott Brown to his successful Democratic rival, Elizabeth Warren. We asked last month about who you think should run for the Senate seat, if, in fact, Kerry is …

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Leaning Forward from Bunker Hill

So This Democrat and the Head of the State's GOP Had Lunch...

As Charlestown resident Jennifer Nassour steps down as the head of the state's Republican Party, a fond farewell from a staunch Democrat.

Yesterday, it became official that Charlestown resident and head of the Massachusetts Republican party Jennifer Nassour had resigned her post as the state’s top Republican.  According to many press reports and Nassour herself, she and her husband are expecting their third child. This would make the insanely demanding prospect of organizing a very important 2012 campaign virtually impossible.  Anybody involved with politics, be it local or national, can attest to the demands it can have on one’s family, social life and any and all relationships in their life. Nevermind the added insanity of running the Republican Party in the deeply blue, Democrat-controlled Massachusetts.  Under Nassour's stewardship, the party made enormous gains and I …

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