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It is amazing that MA has elected four consecutive GOP governors-- why do you think this is?

I think there are a lot more conservatives in Massachusetts than is generally perceived to be. The problem is that there is a dearth of conservative candidates running in Massachusetts. The vast majority of congressmen and state reps run unopposed. Outside of Mitt Romney and arguably Jim Rappaport (who Mitt is feuding with), there is pretty much nobody else in the Republican party here with any kind of name recognition.

There are a lot of conservatives in this state that are hungry for conservatives to vote for.

The situation in MA sounds similar to GA in some ways. We are now in the process of breaking that mold here in Georgia.

At the state government level, there have been more Democrats interested in state office. Over time, this generates more proven Democrat candidates for state-wide elections-- making them more likely to win Governot and Senate seats.

Till November 2002, there has been little reason to be a Republican state official in Georgia. Georgia has been a one-party state governement run by Democrats. They have set up all the rules to maintain that power. And still the GOP took over Georgia!

Good luck in Massachusetts!