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PATRICK’s 2020 deadline — LIVELY’s MassGOP lawsuit — JOYCE sells his office 6/05/2018 07:14 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. FORMER GOVS LEAVE FEW POLITICAL FOOTPRINTS —  Even though  Deval Patrick  is  giving himself until the end of this year to decide whether to run for president , the former governor was nowhere to be seen among the party faithful last weekend in Worcester. Patrick did not attend the state Democratic convention - and there was little sign that Patrick's absence was deeply felt. Like  Mitt Romney,  the Republican governor who came before him and also had presidential ambitions, Patrick didn't leave much of a mark on his state party. It's been nearly four years since Patrick left office and the party faithful are now enthralled with  Elizabeth Warren  and  Maura Healey . For...

The DEMS’ upset convention — More STATIE overtime issues — NAT GUARD resources sent to border 06/04/2018 07:09 AM EDT — By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) A HISTORIC DEM-VENTION —  This weekend's Democratic convention delivered an upset in the surprisingly engaging contest for secretary of state — Boston City Councilor  Josh Zakim  pulled off a 10-point victory over six-term Secretary of State  Bill Galvin . Zakim earned 54.8 percent to Galvin's 45.2 percent. Zakim is the first Democrat to win his party's endorsement over an incumbent since Gov.  Ed King  lost to upstart  Michael Dukakis  in 1982 (a year before Zakim was born). Of course, the party's endorsement is not the be-all end-all in Massachusetts primary politics — the endorsed candidate is never guaranteed to win, but it's a critical boost for Zakim. Zakim also carried 70 perce...

Good and bad news for MASS DEMS — CHANDLER backs GONZALEZ — WARREN, MARKEY call for action on Puerto Rico 06/01/2018 07:17 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS.  Welcome to June (!) THE GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR MASS. DEMS —  On the eve of the state party convention in Worcester, a new poll out this morning has good news and bad news for Massachusetts Democrats. The good news? The state's most popular Democrat, Sen.  Elizabeth Warren , continues to hold a huge lead in match-ups against her three Republican challengers,  Beth Lindstrom , state Rep.  Geoff Diehl , and  John Kingston  — she's up by 35 points against each of them. Independent candidate  Shiva Ayyadurai , in each matchup, also captures 8 percent support. Warren also has a respectable 53 percent favorability rating. But the  WBUR/MassINC poll ...