"Both a centrist third party and a pro-democracy GOP are unicorns: It’s easy to picture what they look like, but they’re the stuff of imagination. The viable path to saving our democracy is more like a platypus." Liam Kerr 🍍 from the archives: thebulwark.com/red-dog-realit…

"Your segregated town might finally be in trouble" #mapoli vox.com/policy-and-pol…

The most important political decisions in #mapoli, Griffin says, are made in these generally low-turnout elections. And that’s where the most important interventions can be made. bit.ly/3Jz5cbN

When all three Black candidates for mayor of Boston fell short in 2021, there was broad concern about how to build Black political power in the city. Turns out, a local policy lab was quietly studying that question in real time. My latest for Boston Globe Ideas: bostonglobe.com/2023/01/26/opi…

Research from a Priorities For Progress 2021 trial to increase Black voter turnout featured in today's Boston Globe from David Scharfenberg #bospoli #mapoli

Morning, Mass. ☀️ A majority of Bay State voters identify as political moderates in new Priorities For Progress poll & they're giving the new gov good marks. Plus: —Diana DiZoglio's new evidence to back up her legislative audit —Diehl fueling MassGOP debt politi.co/3KsXgZu #mapoli

Just saw the latest poll from Priorities For Progress and no surprise here—positives for the whole #mapoli delegation! (+18 for Seth Moulton!) Goes to show that voters appreciate leaders who unite, tell the truth, and do what's right, even when it's not politically expedient.

refusing the Progressive Mass questionnaire is like a #mapoli victory cigar. Game isn't technically over, but it's over.

There are no winners with an online lottery. Let’s find a better way to raise revenue, Massachusetts. #mapoli commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/online…

Will Austin of the Boston Schools Fund urges lawmakers not to allow the Lottery to move online. Noting the Lottery's record profits, he says the state should not expand a gambling operation that disproportionately hits lower-income state residents. commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/online…

Check out our newly released polling on an online lottery in Massachusetts Featured in today's @CommonWealthMag piece from Will Austin - 48% initially support online lottery - 55% oppose, 35% support after informed of lottery revenue and user costs commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/online…

Informative candidate questionnaire for Boston City Council candidates from Dorchester Reporter In a smart question on partisanship & ideology, just 1 of 6 candidates used the word "progressive" Great service to #bospoli from Bill Forry Gintautas Dumcius

All eyes are on now GOP extremists But any moderate needs just 4 allies to gain full leverage Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries is clear: a bipartisan governing coalition is ready The one the Problem Solvers promised Let's do it at flipfive.org welcomestack.org/p/centrist-ins…

WEDNESDAY 12pm ET Office Hours zooming with Jeffrey Sánchez & Will Keyser Register and learn more about Centrist School from PFP & WelcomePAC 🍍: welcomestack.org/p/office-hours…

TODAY 12PM ET Join PFP & @theWelcomePAC for Centrist School Office Hours, focused on the rise & fall of the Far Left in Massachusetts, feat: - fmr state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez - strategist Will Keyser - Q3 #mapoli polling, as seen in POLITICO welcomestack.org/p/office-hours…

Join us at 1pm ET on Nov 1 for Centrist School Office Hours with debbiecoxbultan, co-founder of The NewDEAL Link below to REGISTER & read about Debbie's journey from the DLC to political startups & advice for Democrats on the path forward welcomestack.org/p/growing-up-c…