Proof??? Evidence??? Romney was not governor in the 90’s so why are you blaming him?
We had Bill Weld, then he left to be ambassador to Mexico. Then Paul Celluci took over after Weld left. Then Celluci went up to Canada to be ambassador there leaving that walking disaster Jane Swift to be governor.
I think the Massachusetts republican party has been in a shambles for years. I can recall three incidents where Republicans were decimated and stabbed in the back by other Republicans during primaries. The party has been steadily going down hill. This is what Romney inherited.
You said the party was dead “a long time.” I disproved that falsehood. If you remember, it was ole Romney who promised to fix things, turn it around from the deliberately inflicted losses under Weld (the only WORSE Governor than Romney — and whom is backing him 100%, an endorsement he seems to want to keep quiet, since ole Weld is a Clintonista), and it was nothing but a lie. He had no intention of doing anything but to use the office as a stepping stone to the Presidency, no intention of doing his job, of which was little more than a nuisance to him. He was a big “F” for failure.