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Progressive Mass retweeted
The @BayStateBanner, Boston's Black newspaper of record, just endorsed NO on Question 3.
They see through the false promises of this dangerous ballot question and know it would do NOTHING to make our government more representative of the people.
Vote No On 3!!
Read more: baystatebanner.com/2026/10/2…
Progressive Mass retweeted
"In many ways, the proposal in Question 3 is a misleading solution that has gone searching for pretexts that voters might find compelling."
figcitynews.com/2026/10/hump…
Progressive Mass retweeted
Question 3 is a power grab, plain and simple. It is a billionaire, private equity-backed scheme to rig our elections, to tilt the playing field, and make it harder for working-class people to run for office and to win.
And I want to be clear about who stands to lose if this harmful ballot measure is passed next month.
It is the single mom working two jobs who wants to fight for affordable housing in the State House.
It is the union organizer who has spent a lifetime fighting for workers' rights and wants to bring that fight to Congress.
It is the community advocate who knows what it means when your neighborhood is overlooked, your school is underfunded, your family is struggling to make ends meet, and wants to do something about it.
It's the first-time candidate who doesn't have a rolodex of wealthy donors or millions of dollars to spend on television ads.
Question 3 would stack the deck against those people and hand even more power to those who already have too much of it.
If we're serious about reforming elections, we should pass Ranked Choice Voting. We should lower the voting age. And we should vote YES on Question 4 to make Election Day voter registration a reality in Massachusetts.
But Question 3 ain't it.
Massachusetts must Vote NO on Question 3 to stop billionaires from buying our elections and keep power in the hands of the people.
#boston #springfieldma #worcesterma #lowellma #northamptonma
Progressive Mass retweeted
Why are private equity execs flocking to Question 3?
It's because they think it's a good for their bank accounts and a way to crush nascent working-class populism. I unpack it in the piece here.
working-mass.com/2026/10/19/…
To understand the impact of a top-two primary, we turned to friends in California who have seen how it played out.
Here's long-time climate activist RL Miller, who explains how it's been a way for Big Business to buy legislative seats and crush progressives.
MA, vote NO on 3.
Progressive Mass retweeted
This remains one of the best pieces I've read about CA's jungle primary system and how it's mission from day one was to increase the number of corporate Dems in the Legislature (not anything about "democracy") -- and how it has succeded in that goal.
sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
"We are living in a world of hoarding. It is these hoarders who want us to starve the government, and then blame the government when it no longer functions optimally, hoping the blame fosters destruction. Question 5 is in the same vein."
watertownmanews.com/2026/10/…
Remember, friends: Vote no on 3, 5, and 8. These are the questions we hate! #mapoli
Progressive Mass retweeted
Early voting starts today in Massachusetts! There are 9 ballot questions and private equity is spending billions to undermine our democracy! @ProgressiveMass has a great voter guide with useful background on each question if you prefer a deeper dive! progressivemass.com/2026ball…
“Massachusetts, as one of the more liberal states, should be constantly leading on policy. If we’re going backward on policy, it sets a really bad precedent for what can happen in other states.”
provincetownindependent.org/…
"Fewer people making an ever-larger number of decisions is bad for democracy, and it’s also one of the biggest causes of inertia. Even if you assume the best of intentions of all, centralization slows things down. "
commonwealthbeacon.org/opini…
Great piece explaining why to vote NO on Question 3
baystatebanner.com/2026/10/0…
Powerful group of public education champions at the State House urging Healey to just say no to Trump’s voucher scheme
"There is no question our elections are in need of reform and the stated goals of Q3 are laudable. However, there is limited evidence that top two-primaries will achieve these goals and a risk they will cause new problems and exacerbate existing ones."
bulletinnewspapers.com/artic…
Progressive Mass retweeted
Having many good candidates should be a blessing; Question 3 ("jungle primaries") would make it a curse.
But the problem isn’t just a lockout effect: it’s all the perverse, undemocratic incentives that fear of such a lockout creates — and how they all reinforce the role of $.
"To protect the education of all students, Healey must opt out."
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/08/o…
Governor Mauray Healey should just say no to this Trump privatization scheme.
#mapoli
flipsidenews.net/states-woul…
Progressive Mass retweeted
.@AyannaPressley knows what's up.
First in WBUR's Mass. Politics newsletter:
Just a few hours after former Gov. Charlie Baker endorsed Question 3, Rep. Ayanna Pressley came out against the all-party primary ballot question #mapoli
