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MA-GOV: Patrick Wins

Posted By | November 7, 2006




Democrat Deval Patrick has won the Massachusetts governorship, according to the AP. Two mind-boggling stats: He will be only the third black governor in American country and the first Democrat to win the Massachusetts governorship in two decades. P.B.S. Pinchback would be proud.



 


Josh Goodman
Josh Goodman

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