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==Politics==
==Politics==
With the death of Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] in August 2009, the Senate seat will remain open until a special election is held in late January, 2010. The prospective candidates most often mentioned include for the Democrats state Attorney General Martha Coakley, Congressman Michael Capuano, Congressman Stephen Lynch, and perhaps Kennedy's nephew Joseph Kennedy II. The only Republican with a chance of winning is former Gov. Mitt Romney, but he is expected to concentrate instead on the 2012 presidential campaign.
Although once a bastion of social conservatism (the term "Banned in Boston" is still in widespread use)<ref>http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Massachusetts/id/1896007</ref> Massachusetts is known as one of the most [[liberal]] states in the Union,<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/top10/liberal/index.html Epodunk: Most liberal places]</ref><ref>http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/liberaltable2.html</ref> being the most populous state to have all-Democratic congressional representation. It is called by some "Taxachusetts" because of its high tax rate. Its current senators are [[John Kerry]] (who unsuccessfully ran for [[President]] in 2004) and [[Ted Kennedy]](who unsuccessfully ran for [[President]] in 1980). Although governed by a succession of Republican governors in the 1990s and 2000s ([[William Weld]], [[Paul Cellucci]], [[Jane Swift]] and [[Mitt Romney]]), the majority of these have generally been considered among the most liberal Republican governors in the country.<ref>http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Massachusetts/id/1896007</ref>
Although once a bastion of social conservatism (the term "Banned in Boston" is still in widespread use)<ref>http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Massachusetts/id/1896007</ref> Massachusetts is known as one of the most [[liberal]] states in the Union,<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/top10/liberal/index.html Epodunk: Most liberal places]</ref><ref>http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/liberaltable2.html</ref> being the most populous state to have all-Democratic congressional representation. It is called by some "Taxachusetts" because of its high tax rate. Its current senators are [[John Kerry]] (who unsuccessfully ran for [[President]] in 2004) and [[Ted Kennedy]](who unsuccessfully ran for [[President]] in 1980). Although governed by a succession of Republican governors in the 1990s and 2000s ([[William Weld]], [[Paul Cellucci]], [[Jane Swift]] and [[Mitt Romney]]), the majority of these have generally been considered among the most liberal Republican governors in the country.<ref>http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Massachusetts/id/1896007</ref>