[fieldmarshaldj]

I still have my concern that one of the big reasons we have slipped in these places is because we have simply failed to provide a genuinely honest ideologically different candidate from the rodents. Reagan didn’t compromise himself when he ran for President in this state and won — twice (even with an all-liberal rodent and (2 in ‘80; 1 in ‘84) liberal RINO delegation). MA is not as liberal that the lopsided all-rodent delegation would have you believe, but if you’re a voter who has no real choice, why bother voting ? We ought to run “Hi, I’m a Conservative, and this is what I believe in” candidates, fully fund them, and see how well it goes. I think we’d be mighty surprised to see we’d start to score some wins... if only we had the courage.

[Maneesh]

I agree. A RINO candidate suppresses the Republican vote and the moderates tend to go with the flow if they do not see a real difference in ideologies. Most people that work for a living and have a family to support in MA are conservatives but they do not see a choice at the polls and have checked out of politics.

The other issue is that at the national level, Republicans can no longer hold the mantle of limited government which would actually attract a lot of fiscal conservatives to our party. What they say and what they do are so different on the spendikng issue that it dilutes their credibility on every other issue.

[kabar]

MA is not as liberal that the lopsided all-rodent delegation would have you believe, but if you’re a voter who has no real choice, why bother voting ?

We will agree to disagree. My daughter attended school in MA for four years and I grew up in NY. MA is the most liberal state in the nation. There is a reason that gay marriage is legal there. I am amazed that Romney was ever elected governor.

MA politics like those in NJ are about the spoils system, political favors,and cronyism. It is corrupt.

[kabar]

FYI: The composition of the MA state legislature:

House/Assembly--141 Dems/19 Reps

Senate--35 Dems/5 Reps