The Topline: A Year in Review
Polling is an act of political resistance. It agglomerates the messy and inconvenient opinions of everyday people, kneads them into a whole, and forces them through the door into the air-conditioned echo chambers of political elites. This is not newly true, it’s just newly apparent.” That’s from a CommonWealth Magazine piece I wrote early this year, arguing why polling is more important now than ever. A few readers called it a polling manifesto. I’ll take it.
WBUR Poll: Coakley maintains lead in Democratic primary
Coakley leads Republican Charlie Baker by 9 points, down from previous polls
Game over?
When does the primary election trump the general? A look at the competitiveness of the districts that voted in special elections yesterday.
How red (or blue) is your town?
All 351 cities and towns, ranked by their votes for Republicans.
Going the distance
Which towns are becoming bluer and redder than the state as a whole, over time?
You can't win if you don't play
And through the 2000s, Massachusetts Republicans were not playing when it came to Congressional elections.
Recapping BosMayor 2013
A look back at our analysis of the 2013 Boston mayoral election, replete with tweets, maps and charts.
