Fascinating it all is, and familiar, too. In the Massachusetts presidential primary in 2008, nearly all the leading male politicians backed Barack Obama, upsetting a circle of prominent women who backed Clinton. In the end, Clinton overwhelmingly won Massachusetts, but the gender divide left a bitter taste.

I am pretty sure that Tom Menino and Sal DiMasi were major Clinton endorsers, along with a big chunk of the state legislature. In fact, I am pretty sure the dominant storyline coming out the primaries was “Governor Patrick vs. DiMasi/Murray/Menino.” Let’s see… yup, I am right. Vennochi is making a good point, she just doesn’t have to make martyrs out of all female politicians in the Commonwealth.