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Still, the Republican Party has to go a long way to reach parity with the Democrats in the one state that can proudly say it voted for George McGovern in 1972. The most recent figures available from the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth show that 46.4 percent of registered voters in Massachusetts are Democrats, 40.1 percent are independents, and a mere 13.5 percent are registered Republicans...
...This is an arrogant and egregious display ofcontempt for democratic processes," Raskin said."Harvard should realize that it exists at thepleasure of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. TheCommonwealth of Massachusetts would never acceptthese rules for its own elections and there's noreaosn to believe that they would accept them forHarvard's elections...
Massachussetts will see a struggle over the future of its nuclear power from now until November 8, when voters will decide whether to shut down all of the commonwealth's nuclear reactors...
...Vellucci makes a more convincing liberal. He has a solid record on pro-choice legislation as well as rights for women, gays and tenants, and these qualifications have won him the confidence of groups such as the Commonwealth Electoral Coalition of activist and labor leaders. Howe has changed her positions in recent years to seek the liberal vote and has not actively sought endorsements this time around, so it remains unclear exactly where she stands on issues such as abortion and comparable worth...
...that means visiting every grange hall and veterans group in the Commonwealth, Malone says he is up to the challenge. "There's an opportunity to make a difference every day," he says...