Media coverage of 2020-2029 political races in The Boston Globe


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Abortion     Ashley Kalus: Described herself as pro-life; opposed abortion rights law.     Maura Healey: I'm always going to stand up for abortion access.

Budget & Economy     Ed Markey: Pay for $2000 stimulus checks by repealing Trump tax cuts.

Drugs     Joe Kennedy III: Concerns with marijuana legalization: take a deep breath.

Education     David Koch: Push for education savings accounts on state ballots.

Energy & Oil     Ben Downing: As state senator, focused on clean energy & climate change.     John Kerry: Advised fund setting global price for carbon emissions.     Kevin O`Connor: Net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through innovation.

Foreign Policy     Ed Markey: COVID: Supported travel ban from China.     Kevin O`Connor: Failure to criticize China over COVID is weakness.

Government Reform     Dan McKee: RI Equity Council meetings should not be open to the public.     Geoff Diehl: Opposes permanent mail-in voting as open to fraud.     Luis-Daniel Munoz: RI Equity Council meetings should be open to the public.     Nellie Gorbea: Supports repealing the state's voter ID law.     Republican Party: OpEd: New norm: refuse to concede--even in landslides.     Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick: Won special election 79%-20% but opponent refuses to concede.

Gun Control     Dan McKee: Received an "F" from the NRA's Political Victory Fund.

Health Care     Ed Markey: COVID: Trump's response "criminally negligent".     Joe Kennedy III: ACA has done good things for people in need.     Kevin O`Connor: Repeal ACA only if pre-existing conditions still covered.

Principles & Values     Ben Downing: Lived in communities that had to fight to get resources.     Ben Downing: Voters expect more: you have to earn their trust.     Deval Patrick: Joined Bain Capital, lecture tour "Reinvesting in America".     Jake Ellzey: People support and vote for Reagan-like Republicans.     Nellie Gorbea: Government doesn't run like a business, nor should it.

Tax Reform     Ashley Kalus: Raising RI's marginal tax rate would hurt competitiveness.     David Koch: Spending $20M to popularize Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut.     Nellie Gorbea: Would increase marginal tax rate for the top 1%.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Ashley Kalus Rhode Island Republican Challenger Ben Downing Massachusetts Democratic candidate for governor Dan McKee Rhode Island Democratic candidate for governor David Koch Libertarian candidate for Vice President (1980) Deval Patrick Massachusetts Democratic Governor Ed Markey Democratic Senator Massachusetts Geoff Diehl Massachusetts Republican Challenger Jake Ellzey Republican U.S. Rep Texas-6 Joe Kennedy III Democratic Senate challenger Massachusetts John Kerry Cabinet Climate Envoy Kevin O`Connor Republican Challenger Massachusetts Luis-Daniel Munoz Rhode Island Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Maura Healey Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Governor Nellie Gorbea Rhode Island Democratic Challenger Republican Party Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Democrat U.S. Rep Florida-20