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...state of Massachusetts’ future also hinges on the results of the November election. Almost all major state offices are up for reelection, most notably the governorship, which is a race between Democrat Deval M. Patrick ’78 and Republican Lieutenant Governor Kerry M. Healey ’82. These state contests will have just as large of an impact on Harvard students’ daily lives as the more glamorous national races. Among the many important decisions in the hands of state officials are how to deal with the Big Dig fiasco, whether to build roads...
...Deval Patrick’s recent success epitomizes a path that Harvard seniors choose as they struggle between helping themselves and helping society. Going from consulting presentation to I-banking reception, idealistic social studies concentrators (and similar students) suit up for recruiters, and, in doing so, set themselves up to be sold to the highest bidder.Perhaps, students hope, they can have their cake and eat it too. If they follow the socially acceptable path to success in politics or business, they can then use their lucre for good causes. The “Deval Patrick” hope is that...
...Deval L. Patrick ’78 decisively won the Democratic nomination for governor yesterday, beating two well-known rivals—State Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly and venture capitalist Christopher F. O. Gabrieli...
...caucus turned a lot of naysayers into supporters,” Daniel J. Sachs ’07, spokesman for Harvard Students for Deval, said...
...Deval Patrick is not a typical Massachusetts politician. He’s neither Irish nor Catholic, but he is the best standard bearer for the Democratic Party and its ideals. He wasn’t born in the Commonwealth, but he understands better than anyone the obstacles that this state’s disadvantaged and working-class youth must overcome in order to succeed. He has never held elected office, yet his success in reaching out to the electorate shows that he’s exactly what we need in our elected officials. Patrick offers both leadership and ideas that...