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FYI - Massachusetts has historically had a Democratic legislature and Republican Governor, so it's not really a "one party state", though I think your point still stands. In fact, we had a republican senator not too long ago (Scott Brown).

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While yes Massachusetts does elect Republican governors and Scott Brown became a senator (mostly because he ran against a lukewarm turd) it is very much a single party state. The legislature has a veto-proof supermajority. The Republican governors are forced to come towards the center to get any part of their agenda accomplished.

Everyone knows the Speaker of the House is the most powerful politician in MA.

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