Article snippet: <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story.]> ‘‘I thought he might inadvertently kill me,’’ said Christine Blasey Ford. ‘‘He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.’’ Lori Trahan and Dan Koh each received a smattering of extra votes. The deadline is Monday to finish the hand tally of 89,000 ballots across the 37 towns and communities in the Merrimack Valley-based district. Interviews paint a portrait of a president who has soured on his defense secretary, weary of unfavorable comparisons to Mattis as the adult in the room. “I thought he might inadvertently kill me,” said Christine Blasey Ford. “He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.” Arizona’s Jeff Flake says he’s ‘‘not comfortable’’ voting in favor of Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court until he learns more about the accusation. Welcome to the conflicted top of the state’s 2018 Republican ticket. Recent work from Boston Globe political reporters. Frank Phillips is the State House bureau chief. He has covered politics for decades for the Boston Globe. Stephanie Ebbert has been a local news reporter for the Globe since 1997 with a focus on politics Akilah Johnson has been a reporter with the Globe since 2010, cove... Link to the full article to read more