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Deval Patrick: “Elections ought to be a competition of ideas, experience and character than about who has the better structural…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2026
Elections ought to be a competition of ideas, experience and character than about who has the better structural advantage.
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Deval Patrick

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On the nature of elections and competition.

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