I talked with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick about the importance of racial diversity in politics today. This coming a day after Patrick announced that Mo Cowan would become the interim senator replacing John Kerry. Patrick is the first black governor of the Commonwealth, and currently the only sitting black governor in the country.
By Talia Whyte
Supporters of Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray gathered at the Park Plaza Hotel Nov. 2 to see if their candidates made it first to the finish line. Most of the people I spoke to at the beginning of the night were skeptical about who was going to win because the race between Patrick and Baker was too close to call in the last few days. Many people in the room were actually shocked when the first precinct results showed that not only was Patrick leading in large margins, but virtually all the Massachusetts Democratic candidates were winning their races.
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By Talia Whyte
Martha Coakley only has herself to blame
How is it possible for a Democratic candidate running to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in the most liberal state in the nation lose to a Republican? When complacency and arrogance are mixed together, you end up with Martha Coakley’s train wreck of a campaign. When the Massachusetts attorney general entered the race months ago, it was believed that she would easily win.
But something happened on the way to the Senate.
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