He’s going to have to be primaried, lest he end up like Patrick in NY, who would lose to any passable Republican challenger at this point. Tim Cahill, the Treasurer, was the name usually mentioned. Never heard Coakley brought up as a potential candidate. I’ve stated that until the MA GOP is purged of the last cretins keeping the corpse leaning far-left (the party officials themselves, who only “manage” a party that exists on paper), it hasn’t earned the right to go after the bigger fish in the state. Top-down hasn’t worked for the party, as 4 failed RINOs in a row have been a testament to that, it’s got to be from the grassroots-up. When they get back to a 1/4th of the legislature, then they can start making plays, otherwise, there’s no point. Why do we need to have an “R” figurehead Governor ? They’re only good for supermarket openings (and there are so few of those with businesses and whatever else shutting down with leftist mismanagement from coast to coast).
All good points but I just don’t see a conservative GOP ever getting a footing in MA. 60% of the people essentially believe in European style nanny state govt and want nothing to do with a smaller govt. Abortion is religion here so social conservatives have no hop here. The 60% are also pacifist so a strong foreign policy is a non starter as well. What plank would a conservative run on ?
A RINO is useless as you say, I don’t blame the politicians as much. All the libtards keep getting re-elected so that same 60% is pretty happy with the status quo. When 70% voted against the repeal of the income tax recently I lost any small level of hope for change in MA.