black…MYstory

One of the big stories of last night had to be the victory of Deval Patrick, making him the first black governor ever in Massachussets and only the second black governor in U.S. history.

Patrick overcame a race that, at times, was very ugly and contentious, including a tactic from his opponents camp that played on racial fears and, for a while, seemed to be channeling the old Willie Horton scare tactic.

But, nonetheless, the former Coca-Cola executive-cum-politician overcame this to become governor in his first run for political office. Of course, the hard work is ahead of him but, hats off to Mr. Patrick for this history-making achievement.

Popularity: 26% [?]