My dad’s hometown of Marblehead, a wealthy harbor town on the North Shore (the Coffins were from the other side of the tracks), went nearly 2–1 for Obama in the 2008 election. Tonight, it went for Brown 52.8 percent to 46.5 percent.
My dad’s hometown of Marblehead, a wealthy harbor town on the North Shore (the Coffins were from the other side of the tracks), went nearly 2–1 for Obama in the 2008 election. Tonight, it went for Brown 52.8 percent to 46.5 percent.