McCain supporters at Harvard could console themselves with their candidate's commanding victory in the Commonwealth.
In Massachusetts, both Gore and McCain had solid victories. Gore won by 61 to 37 percent over Bradley, while McCain doubled Bush's vote total, winning by 64 to 32 percent.
McCain received most of the independent votes--76 to 21 percent--as well as 88 percent of self-described Democratic voters. Among Republicans, Bush held a slight edge of 49 to 47 percent.