Article snippet: Percipient Strategies specializes in, among other things, identifying potential political and “reputational risk” for its clients. Ayyadurai — who has three MIT degrees and no political background — apparently doesn’t go by the usual standards to measure support. A presentation about the plastic bag ban got testy on Monday. Massachusetts is ground zero in the latest round of the nation’s culture wars. ‘’Everything about his challenger and her campaign makes me proud,’’ Deval Patrick said in a statement that did not mention Pressley by name. Capital Source Speakers at Monday’s Women in Leadership conference had words of wisdom — as well as caution — to offer. State officials are ready to let citizen activists begin to gather the final batch of signatures needed to lock in their petitions for the November ballot. In a press release, he charged that Cambridge’s actions were a “vendetta by city officials who are supporters of Elizabeth Warren.” Capital Source Democratic insiders agree it gives both Jay Gonzalez and Bob Massie more room to pick up support before the Sept. 4 primary. Capital Source This week, when Dan Koh ran the Boston Marathon, he listed his address at his parents’ home in Andover. His wife? Not so much. Ground Game The multi-stop tour aims to corral Bernie Sanders’s supporters to back new party leadership. © 2018 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC Link to the full article to read more