Hey Green Mass Group,

I’ve heard a fair amount of talk about how Deval Patrick has been a big disappointment, and how he foreshadowed Obama by promising big change, then delivering more of the same.

My question is: what beef do progressive Bay Staters have with Deval Patrick? I’m writing about Jill Stein’s challenge to politics as usual, and some specifics about the incumbent’s failings would be useful.

Sadly, it’s not easy to do this kind of research on one’s own, since most media outlets like to sum up the progressive viewpoint with one-liners like “The far left has complained that the serious centrist governor is not far enough to the left.”

So what can you give me?