Posted on 04/17/2010 1:49:51 PM PDT by raccoonradio
WORCESTER - Republican Christy Mihos was muscled out of the GOP primary today as gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker took 89 percent of the delegate vote, leaving Mihos with just 11 percent, according to unofficial estimates.
A buoyant Baker took the stage along with his family and running mate Sen. Richard Tisei.
“We have a job to do and that job starts today,” Baker said. “And it’s to take our state back from the Beacon Hill insiders and status quo-ers and non-reformers and give the people of Massachusetts the state government they deserve.”
Mihos needed just 15 percent of the delegates to back him for the GOP primary, but was edged out by Republicans who still resent his jumping ship to run as an independent against former Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey in the gubernatorial race four years ago.
Among them was Healey herself, her anger still apparent.
“I think he not only hurt my candidacy, I think he hurt the candidacy of all Republicans,” she said. “Candidates on the ballot at that time. The down-ticket offices might have suffered even more than I did.”
Healey added, “There were a lot of factors going on in the governor’s race but the distraction, the noise, the attacks that Christy launched against the Romney administration and Republicans generally were not helpful to us in the last election cycle.”
Early yesterday, delegates and candidates flooded into a sub-section of the DCU Center in Worcester for the second day of the pivotal Republican convention to decide which candidates will appear on the primary ballot.
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, whose insurgent campaign energized the long-dormant Republican party in the Bay State, predicted the party would pick up nationwide momentum as a result.
“Because of you and you, our election shook the nation and turned upside down a political establishment that had completely written off the Massachusetts Republican Party,” Brown said. “Because of you and you, we charted a course for Republican renewal across the country and in Massachusetts.”
Meanwhile, even at his own party’s convention, Baker was also facing a challenge from independent candidate Tim Cahill.
“A lot of people are not committed to the Republican nominee,” Cahill, standing outside the DCU Center in Worcester, sipping a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and wearing a barn jacket.
Cahill touted his credentials as a fiscal conservative while flanked by more than a dozen supporters toting placards and shouting “Charlie who?”
Baker was quick to jab back.
“If you believe state government does not need serious reform, but more patronage and insider deals, then vote for Tim Cahill,” Baker said. “Cahill was asked the other day what he would do to cut the budget and reform state government. After eight years as state treasurer, he said he didn’t know.”
Cahill had the courage to show up at the Boston TeaParty...Baker did not!!!
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Sign the Contract From America, Mr. Baker!
Is he going to repeal Romneycare? If not, then it’s just more rearranging deck chairs on the you know what.
NO MORE splitting votes and giving the seat to the RATS. I will NEVER AGAIN fall for that scumbag, alinskyite, boondoggle ruse. I am voting Republican, NOT independent, straight down the line.
So, should we assume that the “Establishment Republicans” have held on to the party nominating process, and attempted to “put the Tea Party activists in their place?” It would certainly make sense to me. And if that is going to happen anywhere, it’s certainly going to happen in New England — especially in Taxachussetts.
It seems to me that if Charlie Baker hasn’t the conviction or the courage to attend the Tea Party and take a stand, he isn’t worth supporting or voting for. On the other hand, Mr. Cahill had better have something better to offer than rage and attendance at the Tea Parties to back his candidacy — or he could very well be a bigger disaster than Baker.
True, but Carly’s wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing ad could have been written for Cahill.
NO MORE splitting votes and giving the seat to the RATS. I will NEVER AGAIN fall for that scumbag, alinskyite, boondoggle ruse. I am voting Republican, NOT independent, straight down the line.
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I should rather die for principles than live for politics.
from Globe:
>>Baker, who received 2,544 votes to 318 for Mihos at the party’s convention
talked with the other day at breakfast. He seems very down to earth and grounded wont need the spotlight to much. Will haved to retake oath to new constitution however
Another Charlie Crist huh?
If health care is a right, then NASCAR is a left. At least with NASCAR you still have individuals at the wheel, not the STATE!!!!
Mihos will run as an “independent”.He’s all ego...nothing else.He and that RAT plant,Cahill,will ensure that Coupe Deval is reelected with 31% of the vote.
He's a plant.It's been obvious from the start.Within days of having been reelected (with 31% of the vote) Coupe Deval will give Cahill the judgeship that he so rightly deserves (end sarcasm).
... just back from the convention.
[make that Paul Loscocco]
You will die poor and broke and your country will be robbed right from under you!
Go Cahill !
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