For some reason, Our Boy Bill tweeted this yesterday:
— Gov. Bill Weld (@GovBillWeld) April 17, 2019
Via.
For some reason, Our Boy Bill tweeted this yesterday:
— Gov. Bill Weld (@GovBillWeld) April 17, 2019
Via.
He's got a campaign video that plays up his appointment by St. Ronnie, but doesn't mention the courage it took to resign from the Reagan Justice Department, and which points to his huge margin in his first election, but forgets to add he ran against a man who self-immolated in an angry interview with a beloved local anchorwoman.
WBUR reports the former river-diving governor has formed an exploratory committee to look at running for president in 2020 - as a Republican.
Looks like Big Red Weld wants to primary Donald Trump. And it's possible Seth Moulton is getting over his shellacking in the house-speaker skirmish and might be gearing up as well on the Democratic side.
Associated Press reports former governor William Weld has agreed to run for vice president on the Libertarian ticket with fellow former governor Gary Johnson.
CommonWealth Magazine reports House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) has signed onto the Dukakis/Weld effort to build a tunnel between South and North stations.
Backers say the tunnel would not cost much more than the state's current plans to expand South Station and would provide far more benefits, including reducing the need for tracks at South Station, especially if the Postal Service decides to never move from its facility along Fort Point Channel.
Fresh from crushing a bunch of Democrats in the casino battle, here's
Stephen Lynch seems to think so. Of course, his ascension to the house of solons would require John Kerry to be appointed Secretary of State or something. But he's got $1-million+ burning a hole in his bank account and running in a special election would mean he gets to stay in the House when he loses, so why not?
On the Republican side, "party leaders and consultants" are actually chatting up Bill Weld. Bill Weld? When did they repeal the residency requirement for running for statewide office?
So what's the connection between Bill Weld, convicted Bulger thug Kevin Weeks and Herald columnist Howie Carr? Jay Fitzgerald lays it out.
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