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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Biden stops taking NH for granite



 
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BY LISA KASHINSKY AND KELLY GARRITY

ALL TOGETHER NOW — Democrats are showing they can come together when it counts.

Joe Biden and New Hampshire Democrats who spent more than a year feuding over the state’s place in the primary lineup made public amends on Monday, when top Democrats appeared alongside the president for his first visit to the Granite State in nearly two years.

Biden lavished praise upon members of the state’s all-Democratic congressional delegation in a speech about lowering healthcare costs — and let a couple of them hitch a ride back to Washington on Air Force One. In a private event in a strip-mall campaign office, he profusely thanked the longtime operatives and grassroots volunteers who ran a successful write-in campaign on his behalf after he passed on participating in the state’s Democratic primary over the calendar spat.

President Joe Biden greets supporters during a visit to a campaign field office, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden speaks to supporters at a campaign office in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday. | AP

Perhaps most importantly, Biden said he expects that New Hampshire’s delegates will count come this summer’s convention, two people familiar with the remarks made behind closed doors and granted anonymity to speak freely told Playbook — though the president was clear the decision is ultimately up to the Democratic National Committee.

It seems somewhat trivial, but seating the delegates would be a major peace offering to New Hampshire Democrats, after the DNC passed rules heading into this cycle that could cost the state half its delegates for breaking with the party’s preferred nominating calendar. The DNC has walked back similar sanctions in the past. But doing so this time would be key for Biden, who doesn’t need New Hampshire’s delegates to secure his party’s nomination — he’s expected to lock that up today — but can’t afford to lose the state’s four electoral votes in what could be a close general-election race.

New Hampshire Democrats can’t afford to stay angry, either. Having Biden back on the ballot — and having his campaign invest resources in the state (There are already eight staffers there.) — can likely help the party spur interest in down-ballot races, including the open governor’s seat they’re looking to flip.

“This is our perennial sport,” Rep. Annie Kuster told Playbook. “We don’t have a national sports team. We love the New England Patriots and the Red Sox and the Celtics. But for us, running political campaigns is what we do for enjoyment with our families. So, having people be able to turn out and to be engaged … is so important.”

Speaking of down-ballot battles, House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark was a few dozen miles down I-93 on Monday raising a whopping $1.1 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and for the campaigns of so-called frontliners running in battleground districts.

Clark drew in more than $1 million alone from her signature WomenLEAD fundraiser at Boston’s Liberty Hotel, which featured House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), according to a spokesperson. Kuster, Rep. Lori Trahan and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) also helped raise money for the event, which spotlighted some of the female representatives running for reelection in competitive districts. Some of Massachusetts’ top female politicians attended the luncheon, including Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Senate President Karen Spilka.

The No. 2 House Democrat also raised more than $100,000 directly for female frontliners in a smaller event ahead of the luncheon, her spokesperson said. Raising big money for Democrats’ congressional campaign arm is part of Clark’s job as a high-ranking House member. But her ability to do so is certainly helped by the Bay State’s tendency toward non-competitive elections — so far no one’s filed to run against her this year.

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TODAY — Healey speaks at the Massachusetts Building Trades Council union convention at 11:15 a.m. in Springfield and highlights her economic development plan at Western New England University at 12:30 p.m. Driscoll attends Amplify LatinX’s annual Impact Celebration at 7:30 p.m. in Salem. Driscoll and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speak at a groundbreaking for the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology in Roxbury at 10:30 a.m. Wu is on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio” at 1 p.m.

 

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DATELINE BEACON HILL

'MY JOB IS SENATE' — A crew of “Kens” crashed Senate President Karen Spilka ’s rescheduled Galentine’s Day celebration on Monday — and were disappointed to find that the Bay State, where women hold many of the highest-profile offices, is “looking more and more like Barbie Land every day.”

State Sens. Julian Cyr and Brendan Crighton and former state Sens. Joe Boncore and Adam Hinds galloped out in hot-pink style to perform a Barbie-themed sketch for the crowd gathered at Boston’s City Winery — including Gov. Maura Healey , Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll , Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune . See the epic pics.

— “Governor Healey to seek ‘blanket’ pardons of marijuana possession convictions,” by Matt Stout, The Boston Globe: “Governor Maura Healey will announce plans this week to seek pardons for those convicted of simple marijuana possession in Massachusetts, four people familiar with her plans told The Globe, in a sweeping move that could see tens of thousands of people statewide forgiven for past crimes. … [T]wo of those briefed on her plans told The Globe that she would seek blanket forgiveness of simple marijuana possession charges dating back years in Massachusetts, where voters in 2016 legalized marijuana.”


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SOUTH SHORE SHUFFLE — State Sen. Walter Timilty ’s decision to pursue the county court clerk seat his father is giving up is having an electoral ripple effect through the South Shore.

Democrat Kathleen Crogan-Camara had already launched another bid for Timilty’s seat after losing to him in 2022. Rob McLaughlin is mulling a bid, as we reported Monday.

Milton state Rep. Bill Driscoll Jr. told Playbook on Monday that he’s received an “outpouring of support and encouragement” to run for Timilty’s seat and will “have more to say” in coming days — after taking time to honor Timilty’s two-plus decades serving in the Legislature.

As Driscoll weighs his options, another Milton Democrat, Tony King, has filed paperwork to run for his House seat and is “strongly considering” going through with it, he told Playbook.

MEANWHILE, IN WESTERN MASS. — “Lenox Select Board member, Marybeth Mitts, joins the race for Pignatelli’s State House seat,” by Clarence Fanto, The Berkshire Eagle.

ROLLINS REPORT

— “Rachael Rollins lands job at Roxbury Community College,” by Gintautas Dumcius, CommonWealth Beacon: “Rachael Rollins, who resigned last year as US attorney after federal watchdogs found she lied to investigators and attempted to meddle in a local election, has taken a part-time job at Roxbury Community College. Rollins started the job, which comes with an annual salary of $96,000, earlier this year. Reached on her cell phone, Rollins said she did not want to be contacted and hung up. Rollins is working on a new program geared towards formerly incarcerated people, with a focus on women of color.”

 

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PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

MILLIONS FOR PIKE PROJECT — The Biden administration awarded $335 million to the state for its massive $1.9 billion I-90 Allston project. It’s a big win for the Bay State after some previous requests for federal assistance for the project were rejected by Washington.

FROM THE DELEGATION

TIKTOK ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK — The House appears poised to approve a bipartisan bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the U.S., but it could face a tougher challenge in the Senate. “We need to put curbs in place on social media across the board. This shouldn't be about pulling out one particular social media outlet,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren told our colleagues in D.C.

“We have rules of the road for television , we have rules of the road for newspapers, we need some rules of the road for social media,” she told WWLP.

— “Markey staffers begin collective bargaining, a win for union organizers,” by Jim Saksa, Roll Call.

FROM THE 413

— “MGM Dealers Now All-in with UNITE HERE after Narrow Union Vote,” by Matt Szafranski, Western Mass. Politics & Insight: “A touch under 300 employees at MGM Springfield have voted to join a union in an election the National Labor Relations Board held last week."

THE LOCAL ANGLE

— “‘Lightning rod of attention’: Migrant crisis in Mass. highlights anti-immigrant sentiments, need for security,” by Samantha J. Gross, The Boston Globe.

— “Massachusetts police officers push for Mass State Police review amid ‘crisis of confidence’,” by Rick Sobey, Boston Herald: “A local law enforcement group is again pushing for a state review of Mass State Police following a series of brutal headlines for the embattled agency facing a ‘crisis of confidence.’ The Massachusetts Association for Professional Law Enforcement (MAPLE) is proposing a ‘Blue Ribbon’ commission to take a close look at Mass State Police after a long string of scandals.”

— “Hospitals bleeding $24M a day from cyberattack,” by Christian M. Wade, The Eagle-Tribune: “The hack of United Health’s Change Healthcare payment system in February affected payments to hospitals, physicians, pharmacists and other health care providers. Change Healthcare processes more than 15 billion health care transactions annually and is involved in one in every three patient records. In Massachusetts, fallout from the unprecedented attack is costing hospitals collectively more than $24 million a day, according to a new survey by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association.”

— “Steward hospitals are on the brink of financial disaster. Health care executives say it’s just the tip of the iceberg,” by Jon Chesto, The Boston Globe: “While Steward’s for-profit ownership structure put its hospitals at a disadvantage, many health care executives say the state’s entire network of hospitals is approaching a capacity shortage not seen since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

HEARD ‘ROUND THE BUBBLAH

SPOTTED — Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn , Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons , Cambridge Vice Mayor Marc McGovern , former Waltham City Councilor Jonathan Paz and Revere City Councilor Juan Jaramillo at the National League of Cities conference in D.C.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to former Massachusetts governor and current Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, Chase Delano, Michael Gallant, Colleen Aber Tlagae and Andrew Carden .

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Everyone hates Massachusetts

 



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BY KELLY GARRITY AND LISA KASHINSKY

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Massachusetts Playbook is taking its annual end-of-summer hiatus starting Monday, Aug. 28. We'll be back Tuesday, Sept. 5.

BASHING THE BAY STATE — Massachusetts is having a moment on the broader political stage. Just not a good one.

The Bay State is serving as a political punching bag from the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the Hudson Valley of New York. Granite State gubernatorial hopeful and former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte has spent more time attacking her neighbor to the south than her GOP primary opponent(s), warning voters again and again that they’re just “one election away from becoming Massachusetts.”

Meanwhile, in New York, a super PAC working to elect Democrats to the U.S. House is throwing shade at Republican Rep. Mike Lawler simply for setting foot in Massachusetts. “Massachusetts Mike ,” as House Majority PAC dubbed him earlier this month, stands accused of what is considered a grave sin in New York: abandoning his home state for “Red Sox and Patriots country” — aka hitting the summer fundraising circuit on Nantucket.

So what makes Massachusetts mockable? Our liberal elitist reputation surely doesn’t help. Nor does our Bay-State-best-state ethos.

“We're so much better than everybody else,” Democratic strategist Scott Ferson told Playbook, with full acknowledgment that saying so just “makes everyone hate us more.”

Massachusetts politicians also sometimes bring the hate upon themselves by coming across as out-of-touch. John Kerry was mercilessly mocked in 2004 for allegedly saying, “Who among us does not love NASCAR?” The then-presidential candidate was misquoted, but it doesn’t matter. “That sounds like something someone from Massachusetts would say,” Ferson said.

“The way people perceive us, we're out of touch. We're judgmental of states that are ‘beneath us.’” Ferson said. “It's a convenient touchstone for contrast.”

There are also our high taxes, high housing costs, high cost of living, high ... well, you get the picture.

“In moderate to conservative states, Massachusetts has become a cautionary liberal tale to avoid,” Republican consultant Rob Gray said. “Crazy ideas for laws come from states like California or Massachusetts, and get people saying ‘thank goodness I don’t live there.’”

But hey, at least one big-name pol is out there waxing enthusiastic about the Bay State: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Yes, the guy who used to deride Massachusetts for helping the dozens of migrants his administration had flown here last year (he’s left the line out of some of his more recent speeches in the region) is now leaning into his love for the Red Sox on the campaign trail.

“By the time I was [at Harvard Law School], I was part of Red Sox Nation, I was rooting for them. … And so when they went down three to nothing in 2004, I was like, man, is this ever going to happen?” DeSantis said during a recent interview on WBZ’s “NightSide with Dan Rea." “When they came back to beat the Yankees winning four in a row, I knew the curse was gone.”

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. At least no one mentioned our fair state during the GOP presidential primary debate last night.

TODAY — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll launch their “MassReconnect” free community college program at 11 a.m. at MassBay Community College. Driscoll participates in a Caribbean American cultural panel at 5:30 p.m. at the Massachusetts Historical Society and attends the Dominicanisimo award ceremony at 7:30 p.m. in Danvers.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu attends a MBTA Board of Directors meeting at 10:15 a.m. and speaks at the NAAAP National Leadership Conference at 12:50 p.m. at the Sheraton Boston. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas hosts an awards ceremony at Coast Guard Base Boston at 10:30 a.m. Rep. Jake Auchincloss is on a congressional delegation trip to Ireland and the U.K. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is also in Europe.

Tips? Scoops? Email us: kgarrity@politico.com and lkashinsky@politico.com .

 

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2024 WATCH

Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage.

Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel on Aug. 23, 2023. | Morry Gash/AP Photo

— UP FOR DEBATE: Nikki Haley impressed. Tim Scott underwhelmed. And there were plenty of canned lines to go around.

Those are some of the takeaways from the first GOP presidential primary debate from a handful of Massachusetts and New Hampshire Republican voters and operatives Playbook texted with through the melee in Milwaukee.

Political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy was the top target of the night, despite standing next to higher-polling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis . But “piling on the new guy was a mistake — it will cause even more people to rally around him,” former Massachusetts state representative and GOP gubernatorial nominee Geoff Diehl told Playbook. Diehl was at a Ramaswamy watch party in New Hampshire last night “scouting the field” — but says he hasn’t moved away from former President Donald Trump .

Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss, meanwhile, took to the platform formerly known as Twitter to rebut the foreign policy and national security positions of half the Republicans onstage — continuing his trend of doing battle with the GOP candidates as an unofficial surrogate for President Joe Biden .

More from the POLITICO team:

— “Pile-on in Milwaukee: Who won, who lost and who fizzled in the first Republican debate.”

— “The spiciest moments of the first GOP debate.”

— “Trump counter programs the Republican debate — even though he doesn’t need to.”

DATELINE BEACON HILL

— “State restrictions on pork sales take effect,” by Christian M. Wade, The Eagle-Tribune: “A voter-approved law banning the sale of pork from pigs confined in gestation cages takes effect on Thursday, after years of delays and warnings that the rules will lead to price spikes and shortages of pork chops and bacon.”

— "Jewish Groups Watching State’s Approach To Security Grants," by Alison Kuznitz, State House News Service (paywall): "Frightened in recent years by the stabbing of a rabbi in Brighton, a hostage situation at a Texas synagogue, and the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Jewish organizations in Massachusetts have clamored for state funding to strengthen security infrastructure at their temples and day schools. ... Earlier this month, as [Gov. Maura] Healey signed the fiscal 2024 budget into law, she slashed the $4 million allocation for the next round of nonprofit security grants approved by the Legislature by $2.5 million."

FROM THE HUB

— “‘A moment of great momentum’: Boston authorities tout potential future of Long Island, site of old recovery campus,” by Danny McDonald, Boston Globe: “Weeks after Mayor Michelle Wu announced that Boston had received a key permit to rebuild a bridge to Long Island, city officials and health care providers on Wednesday toured the shuttered and derelict addiction recovery campus in Boston Harbor, hailing the site’s potential to help solve the city’s opioid and homelessness crises. … Wu hopes to have services up and running on the island in four years."

— “Federal officials tout Dorchester remodel as future of clean energy projects,” by Xavier Cullen, GBH News.

THE RACE FOR CITY HALL

— ENDORSEMENT CORNER: The Boston Globe editorial board has endorsed Ben Weber for District 6 Boston city councilor over incumbent Kendra Lara , saying that despite her “eloquence and passion,” Lara has “shown many lapses in judgment that make the challenger a better choice.” It appears to be the Globe editorial board’s first endorsement in this year’s council races. Read the endorsement .

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

— “Four teens hacked the MBTA for free rides. The agency says they're listening,” by Kana Ruhalter and Arun Rath, GBH News: “About 15 years ago, three MIT undergrads found themselves in legal trouble for speaking out about security vulnerabilities in the MBTA payment system. … 15 years later, four high schoolers — Matty Harris, Scott Campbell, Noah Gibson and Zack Bertocchi — decided to pick up where the MIT students left off to see if the transit system fixed those exposed vulnerabilities. Spoiler alert: they didn't.”

— “If you ride it, you know. The Red Line is the worst. Just look at the stats,” by Daniel Kool, Boston Globe.

— “Boston, Harvard, BU pledge $300m for I-90 Allston project,” by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine.

FROM THE DELEGATION

— “Elizabeth Warren travels to Ukraine, meets with Zelensky ahead of funding showdown,” by Tal Kopan, Boston Globe: “Senator Elizabeth Warren made a covert trip to Ukraine on Wednesday to commemorate the country’s independence day, as a messy fight is brewing in Congress over whether to continue funding the country’s war against Russia’s invasion. … The goal: to send the message that the United States still stands with Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion launched a year and a half ago.”

— "Pressley presses big banks for updates on $30 billion in racial equity pledges," by Aris Folley, The Hill.

 

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IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

— “Once seen as opponents to climate action, utilities and the business community are making changes. Is that a sign the tides are turning?” by Sabrina Shankman, Boston Globe: “As business opportunities in a burgeoning clean economy grow, two influential lobbying groups now have leaders with strong environmental credentials. Meanwhile, a prominent business group parted ways with an executive who had represented gas interests, and the state’s two largest utilities have made moves that advocates believe could lead them to deemphasize their fossil fuel based operations.”

— “DPU approves termination of offshore wind contract,” by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine.

THE LOWELL CONNECTOR

— “Lowell may welcome migrant families,” by Melanie Gilbert, Lowell Sun: “The state of emergency that Gov. Maura Healey announced during a State House press conference on Aug. 8 hit close to home with the administration allegedly looking at UMass Lowell’s Inn & Conference Center as a possible housing site for migrants fleeing unrest and violence in Haiti and Venezuela.”

FROM THE 413

— “Gov. Healey’s budget cut puts region’s antipoverty services in jeopardy,” by Chris Lisinski and Chris Larabee, State House News Service and Daily Hampshire Gazette: “Community Action Pioneer Valley is looking at scaling back a host of programs that support low-income residents throughout the Valley after Gov. Maura Healey this month vetoed significant funding for the state’s 23 community action agencies.”

— “Police settlements in Pittsfield and North Adams aren’t public information — despite use of tax dollars,” by Amanda Burke and Greta Jochem, Berkshire Eagle.

THE LOCAL ANGLE

— “Officials say services, housing policy best tools to address growing homeless camps,” by Dustin Luca, The Salem News: “Local officials say efforts in Boston to relocate a large homeless encampment and drug market at ‘Mass and Cass’ may be contributing to an uptick in such encampments in Salem.”

— “LGBTQ+ community, advocates protest Diocese of Worcester gender policy,” by Dave Thompson, MassLive: “In the wake of a new Diocese of Worcester policy barring transgender students from expressing their identity in school as well as restricting other LGBTQ+ expression in the city’s Catholic schools, dozens of protesters lined sidewalks in front of the diocese and, later, City Hall, displaying signs and chanting pro-acceptance slogans.”

— “Public toilets, more green space, or both? Somerville residents will decide how to spend $1 million,” by Alex Koller, Boston Globe.

— “Wayland is trying a four-day week for town employees. How that impacts office hours,” by Tom Benoit, MetroWest Daily News.

HEARD ‘ROUND THE BUBBLAH

SPOTTED — among the Massachusetts contingent at the GOP debate in Milwaukee: MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale, Weymouth Mayor Bob Hedlund and Massachusetts RNC national committeeman Ron Kaufman .

TRANSITIONS — Margot Botsford , a former Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice, has been named chair of the State Ethics Commission.

— Adrian Bispham has joined Morgan, Brown & Joy as an associate.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Lawrence Bacow, Emily Cherniack, Sarah Heinonen and Keith Sonia of Regina Villa Associates.

NEW HORSE RACE ALERT: A DAY AT THE STEEPLECHASES — Hosts Jennifer Smith and Steve Koczela talk to the Boston Globe’s Tal Kopan about Rep. Stephen Lynch and the ethical questions surrounding congressional earmarks. Smith explains the legal issues surrounding churches getting historic preservation grants. Koczela talks new polling on Joe Biden and Maura Healey . Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud .

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