Don’t you think that the Massachusetts Republicans are in collusion with the Dems? The GOP seem to want someone in the Governors office from time to time and a smattering of Republicans in the Senate and Representatives but they really want to keep the Dems in the majority. They are more afraid of conservatives than Democrats. The Dems are as corrupt as the GOP and they can always make deals behind closed doors.
Heck, why wouldn’t I think that? The problem is, you simply cannot get elected in this state if you aren’t (or propose policies that mirror the liberals)
My dad was involved in state and local politics back in the seventies and early eighties, and had to change his party affiliation and run as a Democrat.
My dad was no liberal. He was a plankowner of Citizens for Limited Taxation, and was a conservative in every single respect. But he knew it was impossible to get elected as a Republican.
So he changed party affiliation to get into office, and once there, participated as a conservative voice, which didn’t endear him to a lot of people. He got a lot of nasty phone calls and editorial abuse when people used to write letters to the editor in local papers. (who does that now?)
But his voice was one that apparently there was an audience for, since he did serve for a good number of years locally.