How are we feeling about the Charlie Baker projected win?

[drloretta]

Agreed. Both she and Scott Brown are done.

As for Baker, I'm meh. We'll see what happens.

[cinnamoncox]

I'm shocked at the %! 48 vs 46 that's pretty damned close.

Supposedly baker is pro choice, but here in MA, I think any candidate who has any hope of winning has to be pro choice.

The casino question was a landslide, huh. And honestly, I was bombarded all along with casino opposition ads and op eds, etc, but hardly saw anything pro casino. So they must've just been so confident they didn't have to ad much. My office is like a min or two from the Everett site (Charlestown), and they've (residents) have been pretty vocal opposing it, but that's it.

The sick leave is great!

[mrsbro]

Did anyone else get the non-binding clinic question on their ballot? I was taken aback by it, and felt unprepared even thought it was non bidning. I also can't find the results of it.

For those of you not in the SS:

A question on the ballots in 11 state representative districts asks if all non-hospital facilities in Massachusetts performing more than 10 abortions per year should be licensed and inspected every two years by the state Department of Public Health.

Massachusetts Citizens for Life is a major supporter of the question. The group said there are 16 facilities around the state performing abortions without licenses, and that a woman died in 2007 while having an abortion in a Hyannis medical office.

“We are concerned that abortions not take any more victims than they do,” the group said on its website. “More importantly, having to be inspected will be a disincentive to remaining open.”

Megan Amundson, executive director of Pro-Choice Massachusetts, said the regulations are unneeded and the state’s doctors are already licensed and held to high standards.

“The anti-choice organization that has put this question on the ballot has been very clear that the goal is to put onerous and costly requirements on abortion providers, and only abortion providers, in an attempt to close down clinics and limit women’s access to abortion,” Amundson said.”

The question is on the ballot in Braintree, Hanover, Norwell and Rockland, much of Weymouth, and portions of Hingham, Holbrook and Randolph.

stolen from: www.wickedlocal.com/article/20141025/NEWS/141027358/12718/NEWS

[drloretta]

We had our own weird non-binding measures.

1. Allow our legislator to introduce a bill denying Constitutional rights to non-natural(ized???) citizens AND election funding reform

2. Allow our legislator to introduce a bill to regulate marijuana like we regulate alcohol

[jodinia]

I voted for Baker, so I am happy to see this. I agree with scm1011 that Coakley was a poor candidate.
ETA: I was happy with the question results as well especially the sick time.

[cinnamoncox]

I'm about 7 miles north of Boston, we only had the candidates and questions.
tillie I saw protect mass jobs page on Facebook, and "liked" it, but was bombarded by anti casino propaganda (lol).

They already broke ground in one city, and have paid $ to the state, so it basically had to continue as planned. I also read that both candidates for Governor were planning on "doing what ever they can" to ensure the casinos are built, regardless of the outcome of this vote, so I think it was to once and for all quiet down the antis.

@jodina I'm happy for the sick leave. It's not much, but it's a start. One hour earned for every 30 worked.

The gas tax was a biggie too, glad to see that turn out the way I wanted. They word the questions in such a way that I'm not sure if it was yes or no, but whichever it ended up is the way I hoped it would, so yay.

[LoveTrains]

Nov 5, 2014 10:18:30 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

I had no non-binding measures to vote on but I voted absentee.

Glad sick leave passed.

Kind of wish the bottle bill had passed because it would be great to increase recycling (or, better yet, decrease purchases of bottled water though I doubt a small deposit would really have any reduced consumption effect).

Do you really think that having water bottles be subject to the deposit would increase recycling? How many people do you know that actually bring bottles back to be returned? I know that when I lived in Mass I just brought that out to the curb for curbside recycling. Then someone generally came overnight and took all the stuff that could be returned with a deposit and then the recycling truck took the water bottles, yogurt containers, etc.  

[LoveTrains]

Nov 6, 2014 7:35:56 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Nov 6, 2014 7:33:45 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Do you really think that having water bottles be subject to the deposit would increase recycling? How many people do you know that actually bring bottles back to be returned? I know that when I lived in Mass I just brought that out to the curb for curbside recycling. Then someone generally came overnight and took all the stuff that could be returned with a deposit and then the recycling truck took the water bottles, yogurt containers, etc.  

I think the same people that pick it out of your recycling container will also pick them out of garbage cans when people throw them away...

I agree - but they are still being recycled if they are on the curb and the recycling truck picks them up. 

[LoveTrains]

Nov 6, 2014 7:55:43 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Nov 6, 2014 7:37:45 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

I agree - but they are still being recycled if they are on the curb and the recycling truck picks them up. 

Yes, but I think more would end up at the recycling center vs. the trash if someone gets a nickel for returning each one.  There will always be people who pick through the trash (not your recycling bin, but the actual trash) for deposit items so that ultimately increases recycling.

That is a valid point. 

[LoveTrains]

I love to buy the big thing of gatorade powder at BJs. I agree that the full strength stuff is much too strong!

[liveintheville]

I was sad. I voted Coakley.

[LoveTrains]

Nov 6, 2014 9:53:21 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Nov 6, 2014 9:23:54 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

I love to buy the big thing of gatorade powder at BJs. I agree that the full strength stuff is much too strong!

How did I not know that BJ's sells this?  We usually just buy it at the grocery store.

They have GINORMOUS size at BJs. It lasts forever.

[LoveTrains]

You mean they don't have american style warehouse stores in London where you can buy a lifetime supply of gatorade?