Description: RAY SHAMIE POLITICAL AD ON TAXES, PRE-PRIMARY, AGAINST RICHARDSON
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/20/1984
Description: In US Senate race Republican candidate Ray Shamie speaks on State House steps in rain. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige appears on his behalf, endorsing Shamie's emphasis on job creation. Shamie says he will support no new taxes. Expects Ronald Reagan to campaign in Massachusetts. Says state should commit surplus funds to alleviate child malnutrition. Group of West Point cadets speak to Shamie and Baldrige.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/26/1984
Description: Interview with Raymond Flynn as Boston mayoral candidate. Proudly justifies becoming more liberal than in his earlier political life. Emphasizes neighborhood orientation and constituent services.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/20/1983
Description: Reaction to Michael Dukakis' pre-announcement of his presidential candidacy. John DeVillars in state house hall draws analogy to JFK campaign. John Sasso in his office says two main campaign themes are economic opportunity for all and arms reduction; he will be judged on character, competence, integrity. Gold framed portrait of Dukakis. “I'm with the Duke” button.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/16/1987
Description: Christy George reports on the final redistricting plan for legislative districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. State Rep. James Brett drew up an original plan that was challenged by the Massachusetts Republican Party and by the Black Political Task Force. Both groups are fighting for more representation in the legislature. Interviews with State Rep. Byron Rushing and Lloyd King of the Black Political Task Force. Rushing claims a victory for the Black Political Task Force. George discusses whether the new redistricting plan will result in a greater number of Republican and African American representatives. George reports that the Republican Party is worried that Republican challengers will not have enough time to plot campaigns in new districts. Interview with State House Minority Leader Stephen Pierce. Interview with Rep. Brett, who talks about the redistricting plan. Footage from House chambers, including Brett explaining the new plan to his colleagues and Speaker of the House George Keverian, who addresses the House and says, "The law is an ass."
1:00:21: Visual: Shots of traffic on a city street; of scuba divers on a beach. Christy George reports that the population of Boston has been shrinking; that the suburbs south of the city have an increasing population. George reports that James Brett (State Representative) was in charge of a redistricting plan for the Massachusetts House of Representatives; that Dorchester lost a representative while Cape Cod gained one. V: Shots of Brett standing in front of a map detailing the new districts; of a street in Dorchester; of Carver Square in Carver, MA; of a ship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. George reports that Brett's redistricting plan won 159 of 160 votes in the House of Representatives; that all of the African American and Republican representatives voted for the plan. V: Shot of a roll call board of the members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Shot of Brett entering the chambers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. George reports that the Republican State Committee and the Black Political Task Force each wanted more seats for their constituents. George notes that both groups had called Brett's original plan unconstitutional because the districts were of uneven size. George adds that Brett's new plan passed easily. V: Shot of African American teenagers standing at the entrance to a building. Shot of Brett in his office, rolling up a map of the new districts. Footage of Byron Rushing (State Representative) saying that the Black Political Task Force scored a major victory; that race should be factored into redistricting plans. George reports from the Massachusetts State House. George speculates as to whether the redistricting plan will result in a greater number of African American and Republican representatives. V: Footage of George Keverian (Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives) saying that the redistricting process is political. Shot of Brett and another lawmaker examining the maps of the new districts. George reports that the original plan protected incumbents and gave Republicans a good chance at winning two new seats. George reports that the new plan still allows Republicans a good chance in those two districts. George notes that the Republican Party is worried that Republican challengers will not have enough time to plot campaigns in the new districts. V: Shot of representatives at the entrance to the House Chambers. Footage of Steven Pierce (Minority Leader, Massachusetts House of Representatives) saying that the redistricting process is working to the advantage of incumbents; that Republican challengers are at a disadvantage. Footage of Lloyd King (Black Political Task Force) saying that he would have liked to have seen the creation of two additional districts for people of color; that he is happy that the redistricting has created one district for people of color. George reports that the redistricting plan divides some communities. George reports that Brett says that the new plan leaves some communities underrepresented. V: Footage of Brett saying that the court did not take into account the number of communities in the state. Brett says that the court ruled that the districts must be equal, according to the number of inhabitants in the state. Footage of Keverian in the House Chambers. Keverian says that "the law is an ass." George reports that the redistricting plan had been tying up legislation in the House; that the House is likely to vote on the transportation bond issue next.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/31/1988
Description: Dan Payne analyzes campaign tv ads of Republican presidential candidates.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/05/1988
Description: Local volunteers in Dole & Bush Republican presidential campaigns explain their dedication.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/07/1988
Description: Republican candidates speak in NH day after Iowa caucuses. Bush looks ahead; Dole looks thankful.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/09/1988
Description: Alexander Tennant boasts about the many new Republican candidates for legislature. Monica Staaf, Nancy Sullivan, Alba Castillo, John DeJong and others assembled in front of State House.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/03/1990
Description: New Hampshire debate among 7 Republican presidential candidates. Philip Crane, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, John Anderson, Howard Baker, Robert Dole, John Connally. Howard K. Smith, moderator. Eileen Shanahan and Joseph Kraft, panelists.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1980