Hi FM, I’m not defending Romney but here’s how the process works in Mass:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Governor’s_Council
The main thing is folks have to get out of the habit of voting (D) here at all levels to turn this state around (&and I hardly think it will ever be a 180 turn but we can pray).
Romney and Weld, Cellucci, and Swift have made some dumb moves over the years - I just think we’ll get there faster by aiming at the correct targets - the Mass voters.
I’m well aware how the process works, and how Slick Willard’s luncheon date at Ruth’s Chris was far more important to him than vetting a pro-criminal judge, and the blood is on his hands for it (just the tip of the iceberg for why he couldn’t be bothered taking his job seriously, only using it as a stepping stone to his obsessive quest for the Presidency).
I’ve probably talked and discuss the history and dynamics of MA politics more than any other single FReeper. I’m also aware that allowing the left to take control of the MA GOP is the reason for the “situation” there, and why I’ve consistently rung the warning bell. To say the 4 prior RINO Governors made some “dumb moves” is like calling the Titantic running into an iceberg as a minor faux pas. Electing Baker, another Slick Willard disciple and one of the architects of his disastrous reign, will do nothing to remedy the situation. Electing “R’s” isn’t enough in MA, getting control of the party is paramount, that’s #1, and after that is running center-right candidates for the General Court en masse is #2... after a solid minority bloc of Conservatives get enough of a presence to sustain a Gubernatorial veto, THEN we run a Conservative for Governor. 16 years of epic fail from Weld to Willard should teach us that top down doesn’t work.