2012 Election
Congressional Candidate Bielat Raises $200,000
Massachusetts Congressional candidate Sean Bielat raised roughly $175,000 in the first quarter of 2012, according to a campaign spokesperson. The numbers, while still an estimate, push the Fourth District Republican contender over the $200,000 mark with the election still seven months away.
Scott Brown Raises $3.4 Million in First Quarter of 2012
In accordance with the national attention focused on the race, experts expect it to be one of the most expensive Senate campaigns this year as well.
Harvard on the Campaign Trail
Harvard, as an institution and as a symbol, has been a regular topic of discussion—or object of derision—in the 2012 presidential contest. Flyby brings you some of the most notable mentions of fair Harvard on the campaign trail.
Mass. Campaigns Hold Last Minute Funding Push
With the first fiscal quarter of 2012 drawing to a close on Saturday, Massachusetts’s leading political campaigns have spent much of the past few weeks scrambling to raise last-minute funds and boost what will be their first financial reports since January.
Warren and Obama: A Tenuous Relationship
The seemingly contradictory intersection between the campaigns points to what has been an important, though at times fraught, relationship between the President and his former advisor.
Warren Opponent Drops Out of Senate Race
Boston lawyer Jim C. King announced that he would bow out of the contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, ending a campaign that struggled from its start to mount any serious challenge to frontrunner Elizabeth Warren.
Romney Makes Boston Speech
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was met by a cheering crowd of supporters in his home state on Tuesday night as he celebrated victories in a host of Super Tuesday primaries.
New Poll Shows Warren Ahead
Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Senator Scott Brown are deadlocked in the Massachusetts race for U.S. Senate, according to a WBUR poll released Tuesday.
Joseph Kennedy Enters Congressional Race
After more than a month of speculation, Joseph P. Kennedy III is set to formally declare his candidacy for Congress Thursday morning.
Kennedy Leads in the Polls for Congressional Seat
He is not even an official candidate yet, but Joseph P. Kennedy III has a two-to-one lead over his closest would-be opponent in the race for the Massachusetts Fourth District Congressional seat, a poll released Thursday showed.
Santorum Dampens Romney Lead
After reemerging at the front of the Republican primary race last week, Mitt Romney’s campaign suffered a major setback Tuesday night in the shadow of Sen. Rick Santorum’s sweep in three state primaries—contrary to the predictions of many Harvard experts.
Students Volunteer For GOP Hopefuls
With the Republican primaries still in a deadheat, the Harvard Republican Club has shied away from making an endorsement and maintained a liason structure that allows for members to contribute to the Republican campaigns of their choice.
Romney Wins Big in Florida
With the next GOP debate not scheduled until Feb. 22 and the next primary not until Arizona’s on Feb. 28, professors said they anticipated little political activity during the lull that could inhibit Romney’s momentum.
Harvard Reacts to South Carolina Primary
As the 2012 Republican presidential contest unfolds, Romney’s position as the front-runner has been called into question following Newt Gingrich’s ...
Warren and Brown Form Truce on Super-PAC Spending
For nearly two weeks, both Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Senator Scott Brown have called for limitations on third-party spending in the upcoming Massachusetts Senate election. But though the two camps will sit down Friday to discuss the proposition, Harvard professors have called this temporary cease-fire a political stunt that will not have much influence on the race.