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Ayanna Pressley won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday in the Massachusetts primary elections. PHOTO BY HALEY LERNER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EDITORIAL: Pressley carries Democratic party forward

Editors September 6, 2018

Ayanna Pressley stunned the nation when she defeated 10-term incumbent Michael Capuano in the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday night, securing the nomination and a spot...

EDITORIAL: Is money winning elections? Why Setti Warren had to drop out

EDITORIAL: Is money winning elections? Why Setti Warren had to drop out

Editors April 26, 2018

Setti Warren has ended his campaign for Massachusetts governor, narrowing the pool of Democratic candidates looking to challenge Republican incumbent Charlie Baker in the gubernatorial election next November....

REMILLARD: Democrats could learn from GOP caucus results

REMILLARD: Democrats could learn from GOP caucus results

Christopher Remillard February 4, 2016

It has not been a good year for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Days after announcing he was running for president — way back on June 15, 2015 — NBC published a poll showing Bush as the frontrunner,...

EDIT: Don't Rock the Vote

EDIT: Don’t Rock the Vote

Editors March 20, 2015

A town hall meeting in Cleveland seems like a strange place to make an announcement of this caliber, but U.S. President Barack Obama did it anyway. While speaking to the civic group City Club of Cleveland...

Throughout her campaign for Massachusetts governor, Democratic candidate Martha Coakley agreed to limit campaign spending in exchange for public funding. PHOTO BY OLIVIA DENG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Campaign finance in the Democratic primary race for governor

Olivia Deng September 11, 2014

It’s a clear Sunday afternoon in Dorchester. The Martha Coakley for Governor campaign office is bedecked with encouraging signs. One volunteer walks in carrying a packet, announcing that he has just...

Outside spending in Senate race tops $1.25 million

Daily Free Press Admin April 9, 2013

Outside spending in the upcoming Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election has topped $1.25 million, with the greatest amount of funding going to Democratic candidate Edward Markey. The League of Conservation...

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