Via AP:
Deval Patrick, a Democrat making his first run for elective office and a bid to become the state's first black governor, beat two opponents in Tuesday's gubernatorial primary to win a place in November's general election.Patrick, 50, headed the Justice Department's civil rights division under President Clinton. He will face Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, the Republican nominee, in November.
Boston venture capitalist Chris Gabrieli, 46, who spent more than $8 million of his own fortune on the campaign, was second, and state Attorney General Tom Reilly, once the prohibitive favorite, came in a distant third.
Meanwhile, in Washington state, freshman Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, considered by some to be vulnerable in November, and her GOP challenger, Mike McGavick, were expected to defeat their little-known rivals in their respective primaries.
In addition to Healey, Patrick will face independent candidate Christy Mihos and Grace Ross of the Green-Rainbow Party in November. Healey was unopposed in the nomination for governor.
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With the nomination of Patr... (Below threshold)1. Posted by The Exposer | September 20, 2006 10:05 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
With the nomination of Patrick, Taxachusetts has proven it has gone off the deep end of the western horizon political spectrum (extreme left, to the extra-chromosomer liberal trolls).
Unfortunately, the "Republican" that Mitt left behind (Kerry "Muffy" Healey) to defend the state from the hordes is woefully not up to the task of keeping the barbarians from breaking through, and is as liberal herself as most average liberal Democrats in other states (which, sadly, makes her the "Conservative" in this contest).
Perhaps Taxachusetts at long last will get a taste of its own medicine by electing its most radical and racist Governor ever.
Get ready for hell, Taxachusetts, because the Deval is coming.
1. Posted by The Exposer | September 20, 2006 10:05 AM |
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