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2016 Postmortem

Katorama

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3. Unfortunately, politics in Massachusetts (and I'm sure other places) is full of patronage

Reply to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 08:09 PM

Jan 2013

Big donors asking elected officials to get state jobs for their kids, friends getting jobs for friends, people climbing over other people brutally to get a few crumbs. Wonder a lot of them have any self respect.

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Coakley(D-MA) is seeking re-election as Attorney General instead of running for GOV. [View all] NPolitics1979 Jan 2013 OP

Murray really screwed himself with that car accident. Katorama Jan 2013 #1

Plus his association with Chelsea's McLaughlin. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #2

Unfortunately, politics in Massachusetts (and I'm sure other places) is full of patronage Katorama Jan 2013 #3

Looks like her fellow Democrats made it clear... backscatter712 Jan 2013 #4

That was a horrible race, and a horribly run campaign. Katorama Jan 2013 #5

MarthaCoakley, TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #6