I think Brown has already brought his state a little farther to the right—we’ll see if he can keep bringing them along. There’s certainly enough corruption and taxation and incompetent one-party government to make them ripe for a semi-conversion. And Brown handling himself so well has really made an impression.
Weld made some progress after Dukakis, but he was still stuck with the legislature and then eventually flaked out. Still he was followed by several less successful Republican governors before the state went fully Democratic again. Now Patrick has been a harsh reminder of why that was such a bad idea.
Charlie Baker’s probably a competent enough guy if he gets in as governor, but he’ll need some more help in the legislature: let’s hope Brown has inspired enough patriots to get involved at the state level and work with Baker.
Your statement worth repeating...thinking you’re correct to say the least, now that my grey matter was awakened from the dah mode.
“I think Brown has already brought his state a little farther to the right—we’ll see if he can keep bringing them along. There’s certainly enough corruption and taxation and incompetent one-party government to make them ripe for a semi-conversion. And Brown handling himself so well has really made an impression.”