POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: BAKER’s convention rebuke — KOH airs first TV ad — WARREN’s al fresco town hall
BAKER’s convention rebuke — KOH airs first TV ad — WARREN’s al fresco town hall
04/30/2018 07:11 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
BAKER'S CONVENTION REBUKE AND A HINT AT WHAT'S TO COME - Charlie Baker may be the most popular governor in America, but some Republicans gathered in Worcester on Saturday at the GOP State Convention sent him a message: not everyone's on-board.
The election of controversial anti-LGBT pastor Scott Lively - who delivered a speech rebuking Baker and in full-throated support of Donald Trump - appeared to play out as a proxy for many of the delegates still frustrated with Baker's lack of interest in the Trump train. The Lively-Trump connection was anything but subtle. Throughout the concourse and hall of the DCU Center on Saturday, many wearing red Make America Great Again hats also had "Governor Lively" stickers stuck to the side.
Despite 27 percent of delegates' support at the convention, don't expect Lively (and his anti-LGBT track record) to have any significant traction with Republican primary voters come September. But in the meantime, Lively's going to do his best to act as the bee in Baker's bonnet this summer on the primary campaign trail.
Trump's shadow also played out in the Senate race. Eager to show his conservative bonafides, John Kingston (who left the Republican party over Trump in 2016) at one point in his speech referred to "we deplorables." But the name synonymous with Trump in Massachusetts, Geoff Diehl, made no mention of Trump in his speech. That didn't stop delegates from endorsing Diehl on the second ballot with 55 percent of the vote.
We also got our first glimpse at the Baker reelection talking points. In his speech to delegates, Baker struck a direct comparison to "our opponents" with some red meat for the Republicans in the hall: "Our opponents want to make Massachusetts a sanctuary state. We don't. We support the death penalty for cop-killers. Our opponents don't." Baker went on to note he and Lt. Gov. Polito support reducing the sales tax and making the tax holiday permanent, that "state prison officials should be able to work with federal immigration officials to remove dangerous criminals who are here illegally," that drug traffickers "who kill our kids" should be tried for manslaughter, support for mandatory minimums for fentanyl sale and distribution, no drivers' licenses for non-legal Massachusetts residents, and that public health insurance should not cover marijuana.
And for those following the convention swag - yes, there were really were Elizabeth Warren barf bags.
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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, Treasurer Deb Goldberg, Auditor Suzanne Bump, Inspector General Glenn Cunha will all make appearances at the 2018 Commonwealth Agency Leadership Summit run by Comptroller Thomas Shack - The MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board meets, with discussion including possible action on The Ride's call dispatch system - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and LG Karyn Polito deliver keynote remarks to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute's Women in Leadership Conference. Three panel discussions will feature Rep. Katherine Clark and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer and Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller (moderated by yours truly), and Ann Bookman from UMass Boston and Amanda Hunter from the Barbara Lee Family Foundation.
TSONGAS ARENA -
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK - KOH POSTS FIRST TV AD OF MA-3 RACE: "Democratic congressional candidate Dan Koh aired the first televised ad in the Third District Congressional race. The 30-second spot, which features Koh's parents and grandmother, highlights Koh's roots in the district and his family's immigrant story. The ad also underscores Koh's commitment to stand up to President Trump and fight for progressive values. The ad, entitled "Stand With You," is airing throughout the district." Watch it here.
- "Three Methuen City Councilors Endorse Barbara L'Italien," from the L'Italien campaign: "Three city councilors-Joyce Campagnone, George Kazanjian, and James McCarty-announced their support for state senator and congressional candidate Barbara L'Italien (D-Andover) today. L'Italien served Methuen as a state representative from 2003-2011."
- "In 3rd District, Democrats rail against Trump, vow to fight tax law," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "Crowding onto a UMass Lowell stage Sunday, 12 of the Democrats running in the Third Congressional District appeared to agree on almost everything. Offered a chance to differentiate themselves from the bulging field, candidates vying for the open seat presented a united front during a pair of debates sponsored by The Boston Globe and the University of Massachusetts Lowell, railing against President Trump, calling for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and vowing to fight the tax law passed last year by the Republican-controlled Congress."
ON THE STUMP -
- Our Revolution Middlesex County endorses Bob Massie: From the Massie campaign: "Our Revolution Middlesex County, an affiliate of the national Our Revolution organization which grew out of Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, joins the Concord, Arlington, Lexington and Hull OR affiliates in endorsing Bob Massie's bid to become Governor of Massachusetts. ... The vote to endorse Massie was enthusiastic and unanimous."
- LG ENDORSEMENT FLASH - LG Candidate Quentin Palfrey Endorsed by Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts: "PDM Chair Peter Enrich said, 'There is so much at stake in this year's election, and PDM knows that Quentin Palfrey is the right person with the right experience to stand up for all Massachusetts residents.'"
- "Safe seats? Anti-Trump wave may wash out some Democrats, too," by Alex Seitz-Wald and Leigh Ann Caldwell, NBC News: "When Rep. Mike Capuano won his Boston-area congressional seat two decades ago, he had good reason to think of it like a Supreme Court appointment: For life. Now, Capuano is facing his first-ever primary challenge - and he's not alone, with a small but growing number of entrenched Democrats watching as insurgents out-fundraise them with a sense of urgency fueled by President Donald Trump and an unwillingness to follow the old rules of deference to party elders."
- "Dems rap Baker's handling of scandal," by Christian M. Wade, Newburyport News: "Democrats are hammering away at Gov. Charlie Baker over a payroll scandal in the Massachusetts State Police as the Swampscott Republican's re-election bid gears up, but political observers say the criticism doesn't appear to be hurting Baker's chances of winning another four-year term. The state police have been embroiled in a series of scandals stemming from an audit that revealed overtime abuse by troopers assigned to the Massachusetts Turnpike."
- "Miceli's death spurs mad dash to fill rep seat," by Kori Tuitt and Aaron Curtis, Lowell Sun: "The death of state Rep. Jim Miceli and a looming election deadline has set off a wild weekend scramble, likely triggering primaries in both major parties. To appear on a ballot for the September primary, candidates for state representative must turn in signatures to town clerks by Tuesday at 5 p.m., said Debra O'Malley, spokeswoman for Secretary of State William Galvin."
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Investigation Finds Former State Police Head Was Wrong To Order Revision Of Arrest Report," by Ally Jarmanning, WBUR: "Massachusetts' attorney general says no criminal charges will be filed related to the removal of embarrassing details from the police report about the arrest of a judge's daughter, while an outside investigation found the former head of the state police was wrong to order the revision of the report. Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement Friday that her office conducted an investigation and found 'the evidence does not support criminal charges against any of the parties involved,' though there are concerns about possible civil ethics violations."
- "Incoming Senate president talks Beacon Hill, governor race: On The Record," by WCVB Channel 5 Boston: "VIDEO: Incoming Mass. Senate president Sen. Karen Spilka joins On The Record to talk about the latest on Beacon Hill."
- "Ballot initiative would cost hospitals $1b a year, industry-backed study says," by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey, Boston Globe: "A report commissioned by the Massachusetts hospital industry projects that passage of a ballot question to regulate nurse staffing would come at an extraordinary cost - almost $1 billion a year - and worsen the quality of patient care. The dire analysis says the ballot measure would require Massachusetts hospitals to hire 5,911 nurses in a matter of weeks, costing $1.3 billion in the first year and over $900 million per year after that."
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "Warren takes town hall outdoors at West Middle in Brockton," by Marc Larocque, The Enterprise: "With more than 200 people waiting in a line that wrapped around West Middle School in Brockton, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren brought her town hall meeting outside, as police investigated a report of a suspicious person inside the building. 'This gives a whole new meaning to grassroots democracy. We stand in the grass and do democracy,' said Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, who's running for re-election this year, speaking to the crowd gathered around the front steps of the school."
- "Liz Warren has high hopes for pot bill," by Jordan Graham, Boston Herald: "U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has had 'encouraging' conversations with Republican leadership over a bill she and Republican Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner are crafting that would give states the power to completely legalize marijuana. Last week, Warren and Gardner said they were working on a bipartisan bill that would leave the choice to legalize marijuana to the states."
- "Elizabeth Warren To Consumer Chief: 'You Owe The Public Straight Answers'," by Chris Arnold, NPR: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Trump administration's top consumer protection official late Thursday asking him whether he is doing the bidding of the industries he is supposed to be policing. The move was in response to remarks about lobbyists made earlier [last] week by the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mick Mulvaney ... told a group of bankers and lobbyists that when he was a Republican congressman h e would only talk to lobbyists who gave money to his election campaign."
- "In Lowell, Warren sounds alarm on opioid crisis," by Rick Sobey, Lowell Sun: "Imagine a plane crash killing 115 people every day in America. That's the severity of the opioid epidemic in this country, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren stressed in Lowell Friday evening."
MOULTON MATTERS -
- "Moulton holds Town Hall in Peabody," by Mary Markos, The Salem News: "Over 100 people went to Peabody City Hall on a sunny Saturday afternoon to ask questions like these, largely expressing their concerns about national issues affecting people locally. Moulton spent about an hour at his Town Hall event speaking to topics that ranged from the opioid crisis and money in politics, Syria and veteran's services to the NSA and the EPA."
WOOD WAR - Herald: "TAUNTING TRUMP" - Globe: "T-Mobile, Sprint in $26b deal to merge," "A bridge that keeps communities apart," "Border standoff heightens," "Success, despite social security," "VA center shifts from opioids," "Fate of Somerville detective splits city, DA."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
WE'RE NUMBER TWO, WE'RE NUMBER TWO - "Find your millennial city," by Sarah Frostenson and Jeremy C.F. Lin, POLITICO's What Works Next:POLITICO worked with Stateline at the Pew Trusts to find the most millennial cities in the U.S. We factored in things like the city's GDP, how many millennials live there, and how they get to work."
- "Wynn Resorts Changing Casino Name to 'Encore Boston Harbor'," by Philip Marcelo, New England Cable News: "Wynn Resorts has renamed the $2.5 billion casino it's building outside of Boston to Encore Boston Harbor, as the company continues to take steps to distance itself from founder Steve Wynn after sexual misconduct allegations. New CEO Matthew Maddox confirmed the long speculated change to state gambling regulators Friday as they considered the company's request to remove Wynn's name from its Massachusetts casino license."
- "Local teachers union elects Salem instructor as new president," by Cristela Guerra, Boston Globe: "A union leader and history teacher at Salem High School who was elected as the new president of the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts Saturday said better funding for schools and less emphasis on standardized testing are among her priorities. Beth Kontos, 58, of Danvers, defeated Thomas Gosnell, of Winchester, who served in the position since 2006, at the group's annual convention in Quincy Saturday. "
- "Cape employers left in lurch by H-2B lottery scramble for summer staffing," by Sean F. Driscoll, Cape Cod Times: "With just weeks to go until the unofficial start of summer, many of Cape Cod's seasonal businesses are still scrounging around for the workers they need to keep operations at full speed during the all-too-short high season. The region has long been reliant on the H-2B visa program, which allows American companies to hire overseas workers to fill short-term labor shortages."
- "In Brockton, life and loss in the shadow of the addiction crisis," by Tom Relihan, The Enterprise: "Matthew Pariseau Jr. had just finished crafting his latest paper model - a dragon, complete with a saddle, from his favorite movie at the time - and scurried to the basement of his Pearl Street home to show it off to his dad. The 11-year-old rapped on the door, but no response came. That night was the first time Matthew realized something was wrong with his father, he said recently while seated across the kitchen table from his grandmother, Elizabeth Pariseau."
- "James Comey speaks of worry for the country at sold-out Boston appearance," by J.D. Capelouto, Boston Globe: "Former FBI director James Comey gave an inside look into how he reacts to President Trump's tweets and attacks against him and how President Obama treated the investigation into Russian election interference, as he addressed a packed auditorium in Boston Sunday. Comey, who was fired by Trump last May, spoke to about 1,000 attendees at the Back Bay Events Center as part of the tour for his new book, 'A Higher Loyalty.'"
- "This Woman Placed 5th In The Boston Marathon. If She Were A Man, She'd Have Won $15,000.," Julia Reinstein, BuzzFeed News: "When Jessica Chichester crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon earlier this month, she had no idea she'd just placed fifth among the women racing. The prize for both men and women fifth-place winners in the Boston Marathon is $15,000. But unlike the man with the fifth-fastest time, Chichester didn't walk away from the race a penny richer. Why? Because there are different rules for men and women running the race."
- "Lincoln-Sudbury students plan protest after suit is filed about sexual assault," by Laura Crimaldi, Boston Globe: "Students at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School are planning to walk out of class Monday morning to protest how district officials allegedly handled complaints from a former 15-year-old student who said she was sexually assaulted during a football game in November 2013. The school's response to the alleged attack is the subject of a federal lawsuit that accuses school leaders of inadequately investigating the girl's report and then ostracizing her."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to comms consultant Matt Wilder, Development Coordinator at Florence Project Greer Millard, Martin Kessler of WBUR, Assistant Secretary of Business Development and International Trade at EOHED Nam Pham, Matt Segneri, Director at HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and Nikko Mendoza.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes and No! The Red Sox lost to the Rays 4-3, on Saturday Bruins crushed the Lightning 6-2 and the Celtics beat the Bucks 112-96, advance to the Conference Semifinals.
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