“No amount of bullying or retaliation will stop our office from doing our jobs by conducting this audit.” “The shameless tactics used to coerce, control, manipulate and punish just add to the many examples of why an audit of the Legislature is so desperately needed,” DiZoglio said in a statement. And DiZoglio said other statewide offices received larger percent increases to their budgets than hers did. Maura Healey and the House both budgeted more than $26 million for the auditor’s office, while the Senate is pitching around $23 million for fiscal year 2024. BAD BLOOD: Auditor Diana DiZoglio is accusing top Senate Democrats of trying to “settle political scores” over her audit of the Legislature by shortchanging her office’s budget. Tips? Scoops? Thinking of running for Senate? Email us:, and. Richard Neal is on WCVB’s “On the Record” at 11 a.m. THIS WEEKEND - Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell is on WBZ’s “Keller Large” at 8:30 a.m. Ed Markey and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky hold a youth mental health panel at noon at Suffolk University. and attends the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce conference at 1:40 p.m. at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, is on GBH at 12:30 p.m. at Pipefitters Local 537, attends a Dorchester coffee hour at 9:30 a.m., announces a new program for tree canopy growth at 11:15 a.m. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks at the GBLC breakfast at 8:30 a.m. TODAY - AG Andrea Campbell speaks at ROCA’s 35th anniversary breakfast at 7:45 a.m. “My hope, frankly, is the poll that came out will show that the race is winnable for a Republican that has the right message,” she said. MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale told Playbook she’s aware of “at least one candidate who could be a serious contender” but declined to say who. There’s also the open question of whether the faction of the state party led by former Chair Jim Lyons will try to muddy the primary waters by running its own candidate. He didn’t return a request for comment yesterday. There’s a potential new Doughty on the block in Peter de Silva, a Cape Cod businessman, author and former Harvard fellow who’s been floated as a possible contender. Chris Doughty, the political newcomer who lost the Republican gubernatorial primary to Diehl last year, has personal wealth but isn’t looking at this race, according to people familiar with his thinking. Warren’s last Republican rival, Geoff Diehl, has lost two statewide races in a row and ended his last campaign in debt. Despite the persistent speculation about her political ambitions - she’s got $1.7 million in her state campaign account, she’s got houses in two congressional districts - she’s shown no outward interest in such a campaign. But he’s not leaving his brand new, probably $3-million-per-year job running the NCAA to do it now. And he hasn’t ruled out a run for higher office someday.
Sure, the former governor is set to headline a June party fundraiser. Republicans are going to need someone with money and name recognition to mount any sort of serious challenge to powerhouse progressive Warren. But our time is better spent talking about the problem these surveys present for the flailing state GOP. We could debate the polls’ methodologies all day. Another poll, by Change Research for Northwind Strategies (whose founder, Doug Rubin, advised Warren in 2012), showed her leading Baker 46 percent to 41 percent. One poll of likely voters, from Republican-aligned Advantage Research for the Fiscal Alliance Foundation, shows Baker leading Warren 49 percent to 34 percent. Charlie Baker underscore the GOP’s problem: the party still doesn’t have anyone to run this race. HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO - Two surveys showing hypothetical but unrealistic Senate showdowns between Elizabeth Warren and former Gov. By LISA KASHINSKY, SOPHIE GARDNER and KELLY GARRITY
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