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The Beacon Hill Boys Club may be in for a rude awakening on November 2nd, as the only woman on the ballot for governor, just might be the choice for women across Massachusetts. If the women of Massachusetts decided to upset the conventional wisdom around this election, they could easily usher in Stein as the first elected woman governor of the state (Jane Swift rose to the position when Paul Cellucci resigned). This 4-way race features three conventional Beacon Hill insider candidates and Stein, the Green-Rainbow Party candidate, medical doctor, and mother of two who is the only one refusing campaign cash from corporate lobbyists and the executives who hire them.

With the vote-splitting that's bound to occur in this contest, Stein could walk through to the corner office with as little as 26% of the vote. As the only truly independent candidate in the race (independent of the corporate money that's corrupting state government), the boys club should watch its back.

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