Push to Fill Kennedy Seat in Massachusetts
Massachusetts will hold a special election in January to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate vacancy, but Governor Patrick is pushing to fill the seat in the interim. The Takeaway talks to Frank Phillips, State House bureau chief for the Boston Globe.
“Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said yesterday that the state will hold a special election in January to determine who will replace Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate. But Patrick also said he’d push to see Kennedy’s seat filled in the interim. We talk to Frank Phillips, State House bureau chief for the Boston Globe.