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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction

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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (76862)1/20/2010 6:29:36 AM
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Massachusetts was the most partisan state in the country

By: Timothy P. Carney
Examiner Columnist beltway-confidential
01/19/10 9:52 PM EST

To put Brown's win in perspective, consider this: Measured by elected officials, no state is more mono-partisan than Massachusetts.


All 10 congressmen are Democrats.

Both Senators (for now) are Democrats.

Both chambers of the legislature are controlled by Democrats.

The governor is a Democrat.

The lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and state auditor are all Democrats.

The only chink in the armor is independent state treasurer Tim Cahill.


I'll admit New York is getting close, but you won't find a Red or a Blue state so uniform: Utah and Idaho have Democratic congressmen, Wyoming and Oklahoma have Democratic governors, Nebraska has a Democratic senator, and Oklahoma has a Democratic governor. On the other side, California, Connecticut, and Vermont have Republican governors, and Oregon has one Republican congressman.

This is the Bluest of Blue states.

washingtonexaminer.com
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