Republican gubernatorial hopeful Charlie Baker is surging in the race for the Corner Office, pulling within 2 points of Gov. Deval Patrick when voters "leaning" to his campaign are counted, according to a poll released today. The Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found the race tightening when those crucial “leaners” are added up. That group are voters who have not definitively decided who to back, but are pointing toward a particular candidate. Patrick holds 44 percent of the vote and Baker picks up 42 percent when the leaners are factored in, the poll said. Independent Timothy Cahill has eight percent. Overall,...