Article snippet: In the gubernatorial race for fundraising dollars, this entrepreneur and environmentalist has come up short. The Brighton Democrat has hired Mara Dolan to serve as communications consultant, making her the first person to draw regular pay from his campaign this election cycle. At-large City Councilor Michelle Wu was the latest to endorse Zakim, saying in a message to supporters that she “felt a glimmer of hope about the state of our democracy.” Brian Herr, who was the state GOP’s nominee for Senate in 2014, said he took himself off the party rolls this week. On Thursday, Jay Gonzalez, Democrat for governor, called into WEEI’s Kirk & Callahan. Among the questions: “Do you think Trump is like Hitler?” If those votes on state budget amendments seem at odds with the image that state Republicans often try to project — they are. Capital Source Samantha Ormsby, who has served as a deputy press secretary, will replace Nicole Caravella, who left the mayor’s office last week for a job in the private sector. One of three Republicans vying to face Senator Elizabeth Warren in November, Kingston said Wednesday he is launching a $500,000 media campaign that will include ads on the radio — and potentially, television — into early July. Capital Source Immediately after the state GOP convention, John Kingston began cutting his field staff’s salaries — a move that prompted four of the five people in those positions to quit. Ground Game He’s running for Con... Link to the full article to read more