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Today's the big day! Will you vote Coakley like Clinton, Capuano like Duke, Khazei like Lessig, Pagliuca like a Celt, Brown like a master, or Robinson like a bailer-outer? Oh, or you could pick one of the Republicans, too. Whatever your plan, today's the primary election to choose Democratic and Republican candidates for the January special election to fill Teddy Kennedy's senate seat (not that anyone can really fill those shoes). Find out where you vote if you don't already know, and cast those ballots. Polls are open from 7am to 8pm. more ›

We've kinda been covering the race to fill Massacusetts' Senate seat as though it were Democrat-only, and it has been more than 40 years since Massachusetts elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate, but Massachusetts Republicans do exist. And there are even two of them going head to head in next week's primary for the chance to be the elephant on the ballot in January. WGBH will host a Republican Senatorial Forum (like its Democratic Senatorial Forum) with primary candidates Scott Brown and Jack E. Robinson next Monday, December 7, airing at 7pm on WGBH 2, WGBH 89.7. If you aren't swayed by any of the Democrats thus far, you might look into these "Republican" characters and see what they have to say. Non-party candidates have until Tuesday, December 8 (the date of the party primaries) to file for candidacy. William S. Coleman and Joe Kennedy are the possible independent candidates at this time (as we said, Schilling's out). more ›

Former Massachusetts governor is backing current Massachusetts representative Michael Capuano in the Senate race. With the final debate looming Monday and the Democratic primary set for December 8, will the support of Dukakis make any difference in this race? Capuano sure hopes so, we imagine. more ›