I'm a bit dismayed when candidate's relatives are thrown into the mix.
In Massachusetts it's been revealed that Deval Patrick's brother in law was convicted of raping his own wife, Deval's sister, in the early 90's and subsequently spent time in jail for it, as well. The husband and wife have since reconciled and have two children. Their personal story was written up in the Boston Herald and published today.
Deval Patrick was, admittedly, terribly upset that his sister and brother in law were brought to task for a very personal matter. Deval Patrick fired off a response to the article and has, rightfully, made clear that this type of electioneering is of the worst variety.
Read the article from the Boston Herald here:
http://news.bostonherald.com/...
It's an interesting read, given the fact that Kerry Healey, the Republican candidate, has attepted to "swift boat" Deval for defending some nefarious people while working as a litigator. I wonder how this will pan out for Mrs. Healey and Mr. Patrick in the long run.