POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Palfrey eyes the exits
View in browser BY LISA KASHINSKY SCOOP: DEPARTURE LOUNGE — Quentin Palfrey is planning to end his campaign for attorney general as soon as today, according to three people familiar with his thinking. Chatter about Palfrey potentially exiting the Democratic primary and endorsing one of his competitors has grown in recent days as new polls showed the former assistant attorney struggling to keep pace with Andrea Campbell and Shannon Liss-Riordan, and with key endorsements breaking for his rivals. He also cut $140,000 of his $231,000 in pre-primary ad buys, according to ad tracker AdImpact. Palfrey did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Palfrey began telegraphing his attorney general campaign over a year ago, when the 2018 Democratic lieutenant governor nominee told the Boston Globe he would run for the state’s top law enforcement job if Attorney General Maura Healey ran for governor. He racked up endorsements from Democrat...