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The Political Trail is a bi-weekly column about Mass. politics that runs in the Globe's City Weekly section.
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Massachusetts races
The National Scene
The national scene
The Nov. 7 elections may dramatically change the face of Congress.
Key House and Senate races
State issues
The positions of the candidates for governor on the issues of taxes and the economy, gambling, education, healthcare, the environment, public safety, and gay marriage.   Issues
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Talk politics
Discuss the candidates and issues in this year's Massachusetts election.
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Candidates for governor

Democrat

Deval Patrick

Republican

Kerry Healey

Independent

Christy Mihos

Green-Rainbow

Grace Ross
Profiles in business
The candidates for governor appeared on NECN's "This Week in Business" to discuss issues important to business and the economy.  Read the stories and watch the videos
Candidate portraits
Before the 2006 primary, the Boston Globe printed these portraits of the three Democratic candidates for governor, Christopher Gabrieli, Deval Patrick, and Thomas Reilly.
The gubernatorial candidates' spouses
Ruth Reilly, Hilary Gabrieli, Diane Patrick, and Sean Healey.
Candidate profiles
Christy Mihos hopes to become a Greek-American political star. Thomas Reilly is among the most recognizable politicians in the state. Deval Patrick floats comfortably among different worlds. Chris Gabrieli rescued his parents from financial ruin. And Kerry Healey is academic and wonkish by training and inclination. Want to know more?
Conversations with the candidates

Earlier this year, Scott Helman, David Dahl, and Carolyn Ryan of The Boston Globe and Jim Braude of New England Cable News held a series of on-air conversations with the candidates for governor.
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