Meredith Warren is quoted in the Sunday Boston Globe today, discussing a possible match-up between Charlie Baker, Republican candidate for MA Governor, and Steve Grossman, Democratic candidate and current State Treasurer:
"The strongest argument for Baker against Grossman is an insider argument, that Grossman is so tied into the Democrats that there’s no backstop," said Republican consultant Meredith Warren. "If the Democratic Legislature wants to raise taxes, Steve’s not going to stop them."
Meredith Warren was quoted in NECN political reporter Alison King's story about tonight's GOP fundraiser with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Here's the video:
Meredith Warren joined Mara Dolan, Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis and David Bernstein on WGBH's "The Scrum" to analyze current events in state politics, including the recent passage of a platform by the state Republican party and Governor Deval Patrick's political future.
Lyric Consulting's partners, Meredith Warren and Fred Van Magness, both had something to say about the race for Governor of Massachusetts during The Morning Show on NECN today.
Meredith Warren was quoted as a Republican political analyst in the news story about Martha Coakley's impending announcement, saying, "I think we're going to see a pretty nasty primary fight between Martha Coakley and Steve Grossman on the Democratic side and that gives the Republican candidate Charlie Baker the opportunity to stay positive about how he'll lead the state while the Democrats slug it out." Here's the video with her quote:
Later, Fred Van Magness went live on-air with Democratic analyst George Bachrach to discuss the race. Here is the video:
Meredith Warren was a guest on The Morning Show on New England Cable News this morning, discussing today's Massachusetts GOP primary to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate.
According to Warren, the race essentially boils down to a contest between Michael Sullivan and Gabriel Gomez, with the candidate sporting the best get-out-the-vote operation likely to emerge as a winner.
Meredith Warren is quoted today in the National Review Online, talking about the special election to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate in Massachusetts.
Warren notes that, until lately, the race has been largely overshadowed by attention focused on the Boston Marathon bombing and on Boston Mayor Tom Menino's announcement that he will not seek another term in office.
Meredith Warren was a guest on NECN's Morning Show today to discuss last night's Second Presidential Debate. Check out her comments in the video below:
We’ll admit it: we were nervous about last night's debate. So much was riding on a stellar performance from Mitt Romney, that it was almost impossible to imagine him pulling it off. It’s easy to feel like that as a Republican. In recent years, we in the GOP have gotten used to disappointment.
Sure, there have been high points and occasional wins: Scott Walker beating back the unions in Wisconsin, the GOP taking the House, and, here in Massachusetts, Scott Brown’s amazing U.S. Senate win.
But for the most part, Republicans have been the minority, the butt of late-night jokes. The presidential primary race brought this to a whole new level, with our candidates being caricatured (what Democratic woman has ever been called "Crazy Eyes?") and our values mocked relentlessly.
Here in Massachusetts, being a Republican brings its own special brand of frustration. We worked at the State House when there were only 21 Republicans in the House and five in the Senate (there are only four now). We were subjected to the jokes about all of us fitting into a phone booth. We would work for weeks on an agenda or a piece of legislation only to be reminded once we were in session that the House—the Democrats—always wins.
So that’s what we've come to expect when moments like last night’s debate present themselves.
For once, we were pleasantly surprised.
Mitt Romney came prepared. He knew his points and he delivered them convincingly. Gone were the annoying tics, the protestations about being interrupted, the seemingly forced laugh. He was just good. And Barack Obama, the incumbent president, could barely respond. At one point, it almost seemed the debate moderator, Jim Lehrer, was coaching Obama.
As the debate went on, and as we watched the reaction on social media, it felt like the world was turning upside down and Republicans were suddenly on top.
Chris-I've-Got-a-Thrill-Up-My-Leg Matthews practically screamed on MSNBC that Romney was "winning."
Liberal nasty Bill Maher Tweeted, "i can't believe i'm saying this, but Obama looks like he DOES need a teleprompter."
Moviemaker and liberal loudmouth Michael Moore added, "This is what happens when u pick John Kerry as your debate coach."
Flipping through the stations doing post-debate wrap-ups, political pundits were shocked that Obama couldn’t deliver the blows Democrats have been leveling all year: Where was Bain? How about the whole 47 percent debacle?
And, then, there were the instant polls showing Romney having won the debate - convincingly.
As a Republican, it felt like a dream you didn’t want to wake up from.
Hopefully, we won't have to. If Romney can continue to nail future debates and he can keep the rest of his campaign out of trouble, he has a serious shot at knocking an incumbent president out of the Oval Office.
Fred Van Magness is quoted in an Associated Press story about tonight's debate between United States Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Warren:
Republican political consultant Fred Van Magness said the first debate gives both candidates another shot at reinforcing their image among voters.
"For Brown, it’s really an opportunity to show that he’s kept his promise to be an independent voice in the Senate and to remind people he’s done a good job there and has lived up to their expectations," Van Magness said.
Warren’s task is somewhat different, he said. "It’s her challenge to explain why there’s a need to fill that seat with someone new," he said. "She has to figure out how do you do that effectively when you’re up against a sitting senator who has enjoyed pretty strong popularity and job approval ratings."
Meredith Warren joined Mara Dolan on the Political Panel on NECN's "Broadside" this evening. Hosted by Jim Braude, the discussion included the current state of the race for President as well as the upcoming debates in the race for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Catch the full video below:
Fred Van Magness was a guest on the NECN Morning Show this morning to discuss the Democratic National Convention and President Bill Clinton's speech to delegates:
Meredith Warren was a guest on CBC Radio Canada's "The Current" earlier today, talking about the Republican National Convention in Tampa and some of the policy issues being discussed there.
Meredith Warren joined NECN's Morning Show this morning to talk about presidential politics; specifically, the possibility that GOP candidate Mitt Romney will pick a woman to serve as his vice president.
