Coakley Wins Democratic Primary For Mass. Governor
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has won the Democratic primary for governor. Coakley defeated state treasurer and former Democratic party chairman Steven Grossman and former...
View ArticleCoakley To Face Baker For Mass. Governor
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker are moving on to November after winning the nominations of their respective parties for governor on Tuesday....
View ArticleCoakley And Baker Now Focusing On Each Other In Governor’s Race
BOSTON (AP) — With the primaries behind them, Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Martha Coakley are setting the stage for the November gubernatorial campaign that apparently will not include any...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Globe’s Jim O’Sullivan Discusses Mass. Governor’s Race
BOSTON (CBS) – WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller sat down with Boston Globe political reporter Jim O’Sullivan to discuss the Massachusetts governor’s race. Keller and O’Sullivan talked about the...
View ArticleVoter Anxiety May Fuel Tightening Of Polls In Mass. Governor’s Race
BOSTON (CBS) – A new poll shows Democrat Martha Coakley has fallen into a virtual tie with her Republican opponent Charlie Baker in the Massachusetts governor’s race. Voters’ anxiety over the state of...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Body Language Expert Don Khoury Analyzes Baker, Coakley
BOSTON (CBS) – WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller sat down with body language expert Don Khoury to analyze politicians’ non-verbal communication skills. Keller and Khoury talked about how...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Race For Massachusetts Governor Remains Dead Heat
BOSTON (CBS) – That’s two polls in a row showing the race for Governor of Massachusetts in a virtual dead heat. And while matching polls in September don’t prove much with the meat of the campaign...
View ArticleWBZ To Host First Boston Television Debate In Mass. Governor’s Race
BOSTON – WBZ-TV will be hosting the first Boston television debate in the Massachusetts Governor’s race. All five candidates on the November ballot will be in the WBZ Studios on the evening of Tuesday,...
View ArticleJoe Mathieu Talks To The Candidates: Martha Coakley On Casinos
BOSTON (CBS) – WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Joe Mathieu sat down with Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate for governor, in the WBZ mobile newsroom after a recent campaign stop in Chelsea. They talked...
View ArticleWBZ-TV-UMass Amherst Poll: Baker-Coakley, Casinos Are Close Races
BOSTON (CBS) – The first WBZ TV-UMass Amherst poll on the Massachusetts governor’s race shows it’s a tight contest between Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Martha Coakley. The poll released Monday...
View ArticleCandidates For Mass. Governor Meet In Debate
BOSTON (AP) — The five candidates seeking to become the state’s next governor squared off in their first televised debate in western Massachusetts on Monday with Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Middle Class Message Is Clear In WBZ-TV-UMass Amherst Poll
BOSTON (CBS) – In the new WBZ-TV-UMass Amherst poll, likely middle-class voters preferred Charlie Baker over Martha Coakley by four points, 46-to-42 percent. Exclusive: WBZ-UMass Poll Shows Close Race...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Coakley Struggles With Women Voters’ Support
BOSTON (CBS) – The race for governor is a dead heat; yet another poll shows Republican Charlie Baker benefiting from a smaller-than-expected gender gap. Jon Keller took a closer look at why Democrat...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Coakley Lashes Out Over New Attack Ad
BOSTON (CBS) – There’s a controversial new TV ad drawing fire in the race for Massachusetts governor. Paid for by a Republican super PAC, the commercial criticizes Democrat Martha Coakley for fighting...
View ArticleNorth Andover Woman Accused Of Stealing $1.7M From Employer
BOSTON (CBS) — A North Andover woman has been indicted in connection with allegedly stealing more than $1.7 million from her former employer for personal use, Attorney General Martha Coakley said...
View ArticleFirst Lady In New England To Boost Democrats
BOSTON (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama is making a political swing through New England Friday on behalf of Democrats running for governor in Massachusetts and Maine. Obama energized a crowd at the...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Political Analysts Dissect Massachusetts Gubernatorial Race
BOSTON (CBS) – WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller sat down with political analyst Sue O’Connell and political consultant Charley Manning in advance of Tuesday’s WBZ-TV debate. The gubernatorial debate...
View ArticleNew WBZ-TV-UMass Amherst Poll Shows Governor’s Race A Virtual Tie
BOSTON (CBS) – The race for governor of Massachusetts remains a virtual tie. According to a new WBZ-TV-UMass Amherst poll released Monday, Democrat Martha Coakley leads Republican Charlie Baker by...
View ArticleWATCH: WBZ Gubernatorial Debate
Miss the WBZ Gubernatorial Debate? Watch as the five candidates for Mass. Governor try to earn your vote.
View ArticleHealth Care Costs, Casinos, Gas Tax Highlight WBZ-TV Mass. Governor’s Debate
BOSTON (CBS) — All five candidates running for governor of Massachusetts met in their first debate televised in Boston Tuesday night at the WBZ-TV studios. Republican Charlie Baker, Democrat Martha...
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