A GOP Victory in Massachusetts?

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Oh never mind what I wrote below. I misread this as meaning state-wide.

Conan776 of MA 12:10PM September 25, 2011

"The last time a Republican won here was 1972, when Paul Cronin upset none other than John Kerry."

Absolutely not true. Peter G. Torkildsen was elected to the House from Massachusetts in the 1990s. And Silvio O. Conte was in office from 1959 to 1991. Margaret Heckler also served until 1983.

Conan776 of MA 11:45AM September 25, 2011

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