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====2002 gubernatorial campaign==== In October 2001, Swift announced that she would run for a full term as governor in the [[2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2002 election]].<ref name="aap-04">{{Cite book|title=[[The Almanac of American Politics|The Almanac of American Politics 2004]] |last1 = Barone |first1 = Michael | author-link=Michael Barone (pundit) | first2= Richard E. | last2=Cohen | author-link2 = Richard E. Cohen |year = 2004 |publisher = [[National Journal Group]] |location = Washington |isbn=0-89234-106-8 | type=paperback | pages=772β773}}</ref> In January 2002 she named [[Patrick Guerriero]], her deputy chief of staff, as her running mate.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Lisa|title=Massachusetts savors prospect of hot primary|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/107015879.html?dids=107015879:107015879&FMT=ABS&FMTS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629091706/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/107015879.html?dids=107015879:107015879&FMT=ABS&FMTS|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|access-date=18 March 2011|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=February 12, 2002}}</ref> Guerriero became the nation's first openly gay candidate for lieutenant governor.<ref>{{Cite news | publisher=WCVB Boston | url=http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1168473/detail.html | title=Swift Names Guerriero As Running Mate | date=January 2002 | last=Wu | first=Janet | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320073348/http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1168473/detail.html | archive-date=2012-03-20 }}</ref> Despite her widely praised response to the September 11 attacks, Swift's popularity was damaged by political missteps and personal controversies.<ref name="aap-04"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/webarchive/04-11-01/2001041120_s02_Massachuse.html|author=The Associated Press|title=Massachusetts's first female governor takes office, under heavy statewide scrutiny|work=The Daily Texan|date=April 11, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220142213/http://tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/webarchive/04-11-01/2001041120_s02_Massachuse.html|archive-date=February 20, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bgseries6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/romney/articles/part6_main/?page=full |title=The Making of Mitt Romney: Part 6: Taking office, remaining an outsider |last=Mooney |first=Brian |date=June 29, 2007 <!--|access-date=2007-07-03--> |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> Many Republicans viewed her as unable to win a general election against a Democrat and campaigned to persuade businessman [[Mitt Romney]] to run for governor.<ref>Frank, Mitch.[http://www.time.com/time/columnist/frank/article/0,9565,219417,00.html "Jane Swift Takes One For the Team:The Massachusetts GOP took a risk by choosing Mitt Romney over the more progressive Swift. Will their decision come back to haunt them?" ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030406181452/http://www.time.com/time/columnist/frank/article/0%2C9565%2C219417%2C00.html |date=2003-04-06 }} ''Time Magazine,'' March 21, 2002. Retrieved October 29, 2006.</ref><ref>Berwick Jr., Bob and Roch, Lisa Riley. [https://archive.today/20061102011803/http://deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,70001352,00.html "Boston GOP beseeching Mitt: But hero of S.L. Games is coy about his future"] ''[[Deseret News]]'', February 22, 2002. Retrieved November 1, 2006.</ref> On March 17, a ''[[Boston Herald]]'' poll showed Romney defeating Swift in a Republican primary by a 75 percent to 12 percent margin.<ref name="bgseries6"/><ref name="cnn-swiftwd"/> On March 19, 2002, Swift declared that she had decided not to seek her party's nomination, citing family reasons and also saying, "I believe that this is in the best interest of our state, as it will allow the Republican Party's best chances of holding the governor's office in November."<ref name="cnn-swiftwd">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070813060324/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/03/19/massachusetts.governor/index.html "Swift exits, Romney joins Mass. governor's race" ], [[CNN]], March 19, 2002. Retrieved October 30, 2006.</ref> Three hours later, Romney announced his candidacy<ref name="aap-04"/> and he went on to defeat Democrat [[Shannon O'Brien (Massachusetts politician)|Shannon O'Brien]] in the general election. Swift's official portrait was unveiled in the [[Massachusetts State House]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/10/25/capturing_the_legacy_of_a_governor/|title=Boston Globe: Capturing the legacy of a governor|access-date=2008-09-18 | work=The Boston Globe | first=Joanna | last=Weiss | date=2005-10-25}}</ref>
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