Party blogs

All politics is local … especially in Massachusetts.

In a World Wide Web of endless blogs, there are even more endless blogs that focus on the political on goings, blunderings, and whatever else happens in this state’s politics.

And just because Massachusetts is a state considered to be one of the darkest shades of blue doesn’t mean there aren’t any republican blogs to be found. There are a number and – like the liberal blogs – they love writing long posts about their positions.

The two local political blogs that are most often quoted in area publications are Blue Mass Group and Hub Politics.

Blue Mass Group is the state’s most popular liberal blog that really made a name for itself – especially in the media – right before the 2006 race of governor.

Posts vary widely in topics, but always have some sort of political tie to them. They’re usually longer posts, but well informed and written – as long as you know it comes with a liberal twist.

However, the blog is somewhat overwhelming when you first visit it. They link as much as they can in their posts, but the appearance creates an unappealing mess.

Hub Politics is a little cleaner. Its posts are – ironically – to the left or the screen and appear a lot neater. Its posts are shorter but come with the conservative angle missing in Blue Mass Group.

While both blogs have posts that stick it to the opposite party, Hub Politics seems to really stick it to the Democrats – especially Gov. Deval Patrick.

Both blogs are good sources of information, particularly about the inner workings of this state’s politics. Just use caution and remember which blog supports what when digesting their posts.