Parker Richards

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  1. 4 hours ago

    In implying a lack of action on the part of the July 20 plotters — some of the bravest figures in world history — this tweet is really pretty awful. Like, “yeah let’s mock the people who lost their lives fighting Nazism lol.” C’mon, man.

    Why I am Smugggling a Bomb in My Briefcase to Today's Meeting with the Fuhrer, by an anonymous Third Reich official
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  2. 6 hours ago

    I used the "this shit is bananas — B-A-N-A-N-A-S" line for something about the Massachusetts primary yesterday, and I am sincerely sorry because this is the story that deserved Gwen Stefani's words more

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  3. 7 hours ago

    One interesting result of this: At the next redistricting, the seat will likely get more compact. It continued to hold parts of Middlesex County largely because Capuano's base was in Somerville. With a Boston resident, it could become almost wholly Sussex.

    Boston Councilwoman Ayanna Pressley defeated 10-term congressman Michael Capuano in the DEM primary for . Both ran as liberals. Pressley will be the 1st African-American congresswoman from the state; representing a seat that's 33% white, 26% black, 22% Hispanic.
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  4. 7 hours ago

    This is actually mildly less bonkers than I'd've thought would be, but… it's still pretty darn colorful.

    Business consultant Lori Trahan has a lead of less than 100 votes over former Boston Mayor Chief of Staff San Koh and a recount is imminent for . The race featured a very split vote. Trahan's strength was geographically concentrated around the suburb of Tyngsborough
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  5. 12 hours ago

    "American politics isn’t that local anymore… in 2018, regional identity matters less than it once did and ideological identity matters more." on Ayanna Pressley and the decline of American regionalism:

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  6. 13 hours ago

    I'm assuming that is running a near-flawless campaign, because this polling spike is incredible

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  7. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    The last time a Democratic senate confirmed a Republican president’s SCOTUS appointment was Clarence Thomas in 1991. The last time a GOP senate conformed a Democratic SCOTUS appointment was Rufus Peckham in 1895.

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  8. 22 hours ago

    A nitpick: Technically, the Senate is part of Congress. Next, a non-nitpick: Edward Brooke was an amazing politician who we as a country do not talk enough about. He was also AG during a lot of the busing and associated riots and worked on those issues. Incredible man.

    Ayanna Pressley now poised to become the first black female to represent Massachusetts in Congress. The state did have a black senator, Ed Brooke, from 1967 to 1979.
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  9. 23 hours ago

    Taking a quick break from the Massachusetts primary: I wrote about Cathy McMorris Rodgers' career and her reelection fight against Lisa Brown. It'll be one to watch this November:

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  10. 23 hours ago

    With her base all in, it's fair to say Juana Matias won't win the primary, barring something drastic. Same with Barbara L'italien. The race seems to be Koh v. Trahan at this point.

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  11. 23 hours ago

    I believe the best summary of the race comes from the esteemed political theorist Gwen Stefani, who famously said: "This shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S!"

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  12. 23 hours ago

    I'm guessing Matias's bump is from Lawrence coming in, but I'm not sure… It's credible to think Koh could win while coming in second in a ton of precincts due to the regionality of other candidates' support.

    A very tight race in the MA-3 Democratic primary to succeed Congresswoman Niki Tsongas with 68% reporting.
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  13. 23 hours ago

    I deeply hope someone will do a precinct map of . That'll be… colorful. cc

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  14. 24 hours ago

    Lori Trahan is lucky that Gifford and Koh are basically splitting the vote. Also, that they're both district-shoppers without a strong base vote.

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  15. 24 hours ago

    is counting votes at an absolutely glacial pace, but from what I can tell, even with her base already in, Trahan's lead might be enough. If she wins, it's a testament to the power of newspapers. The Globe endorsement might well have won it in a race this close.

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    24 hours ago

    Any notion that this is a lefty ousting a moderate is silly. was a well-known figure in Massachusetts Democratic politics who just beat a congressman who'd been an early Medicare-for-all supporter, Iraq war opponent and critic of ICE's creation.

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    24 hours ago

    In the MA Gov Dem primary, Jay Gonzalez has defeated Bob Massie, who was the LG candidate on the '94 Dem ticket that got just 29% against mega-popular Bill Weld. The '18 climate is better for Dems, but Charlie Baker looks about as formidable as Weld back then.

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  18. Retweeted
    24 hours ago

    The Ideas section officially launched and I'm so very proud and excited :'')

    "We’re seizing the opportunity to bring you the same vivid writing and provocative thinking more swiftly, more often, and more urgently." unveils The Atlantic's new Ideas section:
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    Sep 4

    Primary season is almost over. Four incumbents have lost, which is average for non-redistricting year.

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    Sep 4

    With 17% reporting, (D) is Lori Trahan 35%, Rufus Gifford 20%, Dan Koh 13%, Barbara L'Italien 8%, Juana Matias 8%. But this is a highly geography-dependent primary, and Lowell (Trahan's base) is a disproportionate amount of that total.

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