MA-Gov: Baker massively popular

[TheSaint250]

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Well clearly the money didn't have an effect either.

Baker did the right thing by speaking out.

[Figueira]

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Like him or not, hes your governor for atleast the next 5 years

Wow, still feeling complacent about elections after Alabama?

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Well clearly the money didn't have an effect either.

Baker did the right thing by speaking out.

No, he doesn't get a participation trophy. Try a more creative defense.

[TheSaint250]

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Like him or not, hes your governor for atleast the next 5 years

Wow, still feeling complacent about elections after Alabama?

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Well clearly the money didn't have an effect either.

Baker did the right thing by speaking out.

No, he doesn't get a participation trophy. Try a more creative defense.

He supported his party but not the candidate. That's fine. Besides:

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http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/12/12/charlie-baker-roy-moore/

I will give you this, though:

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But I'm fine with him calling out Roy Moore and supporting Doug Jones. He's supporting the party and doesn't expect the money he wants to have support the party itself go to Moore. That's fine with me.

Saying that Baker "backed" Moore, though, is stretching the truth.

[Strudelcutie4427]

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Like him or not, hes your governor for atleast the next 5 years

Wow, still feeling complacent about elections after Alabama?

Charlie has a 70% approval rating, is loved by republicans, democrats, and independents, and is not a pedophile

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Like him or not, hes your governor for atleast the next 5 years

Wow, still feeling complacent about elections after Alabama?

Charlie has a 70% approval rating, is loved by republicans, democrats, and independents, and is not a pedophile

Yeah, he's gonna win at least 60-40.

[RINO Tom]

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Like him or not, hes your governor for atleast the next 5 years

Wow, still feeling complacent about elections after Alabama?

Charlie has a 70% approval rating, is loved by republicans, democrats, and independents, and is not a pedophile

Yeah, he's gonna win at least 60-40.

Nothing funnier than Democrats in "super blue" states that have to live with an incredibly popular REPUBLICAN governor that pisses them off.

[Figueira]

I'm so glad that the candidate financially backed by Charlie Baker lost in Alabama!

Baker endorsed jones

Obviously Charlie Baker's "endorsement" of Jones had way more effect on Alabama than his money being funnelled through the RNC to Moore's campaign. I'm sure lots of Alabamians didn't make their final decision until they heard Charlie Baker's take on the race!

Like him or not, hes your governor for atleast the next 5 years

Wow, still feeling complacent about elections after Alabama?

Charlie has a 70% approval rating, is loved by republicans, democrats, and independents, and is not a pedophile

Yeah, he's gonna win at least 60-40.

Nothing funnier than Democrats in "super blue" states that have to live with an incredibly popular REPUBLICAN governor that pisses them off.

Yeah, giving financial support to Roy Moore is so funny. Way to own the libs!

P.S. How's your incredibly popular Republican governor doing?

[UncleSam]

I hope Baker wins. I think he's a really solid governor who helps moderate the worst impulses of the state Democratic Party while still respecting the will of the voters and recognizing that they want liberal policies enacted.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

I hope Baker wins. I think he's a really solid governor who helps moderate the worst impulses of the state Democratic Party while still respecting the will of the voters and recognizing that they want liberal policies enacted.

This. no need to hope though, he's clearly going to win.

[Strudelcutie4427]

My take on the 2018 Massachusetts Governor's race. Charlie in a landslide. Anyone have any ideas or any towns i may have misranked?

[Figueira]

My take on the 2018 Massachusetts Governor's race. Charlie in a landslide. Anyone have any ideas or any towns i may have misranked?

Assuming he wins by the margin you're expecting him to, he'll do better than that in the suburbs, and worse than that in the rural western towns. I don't see him winning Heath, for example. For the most part not entirely unrealistic though. I'm guessing you have Setti Warren as his opponent?

[Strudelcutie4427]

My take on the 2018 Massachusetts Governor's race. Charlie in a landslide. Anyone have any ideas or any towns i may have misranked?

Assuming he wins by the margin you're expecting him to, he'll do better than that in the suburbs, and worse than that in the rural western towns. I don't see him winning Heath, for example. For the most part not entirely unrealistic though. I'm guessing you have Setti Warren as his opponent?

Yeah the Berkshire towns were kind of a crap shoot since I know nothing about them and I've never been there besides Lenox. But I did have Setti as the democrat nominee, so I had Newton more dem-leaning than Boston

[MT Treasurer]

Nothing funnier than Democrats in "super blue" states that have to live with an incredibly popular REPUBLICAN governor that pisses them off.

At least blue state voters aren't dumb enough to send a Republican to the Senate because of how supposedly "moderate", "populist" or "charismatic" they are.

[IceSpear]

Nothing funnier than Democrats in "super blue" states that have to live with an incredibly popular REPUBLICAN governor that pisses them off.

At least blue state voters aren't dumb enough to send a Republican to the Senate because of how supposedly "moderate", "populist" or "charismatic" they are.

https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=2010&f=0&off=3&elect=7
https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=23&year=2014&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=2

[Strudelcutie4427]

Nothing funnier than Democrats in "super blue" states that have to live with an incredibly popular REPUBLICAN governor that pisses them off.

At least blue state voters aren't dumb enough to send a Republican to the Senate because of how supposedly "moderate", "populist" or "charismatic" they are.

Scott Brown

[PoliticalShelter]

Nothing funnier than Democrats in "super blue" states that have to live with an incredibly popular REPUBLICAN governor that pisses them off.

At least blue state voters aren't dumb enough to send a Republican to the Senate because of how supposedly "moderate", "populist" or "charismatic" they are.

Scott Brown

You also forgetting Mark Kirk.

Also the GOP probably would have won Delaware had their primary voters not been complete morons.

Also They could have won California as well if, once again, republican primary voters had made the correct choice.

[IceSpear]

https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=2010&f=0&off=3&elect=7
https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=23&year=2014&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=2

That special election in MA was basically the definition of a fluke which only happened because Republican enthusiasm was high and enough Democrats stayed home.

Sounds a lot like Alabama if you just reverse the parties.

But yeah, I'd definitely choose the Senators. Senators tend to be far more important than governors, unless you actually live in the state that the governor runs.

[RINO Tom]

Nothing funnier than Democrats in "super blue" states that have to live with an incredibly popular REPUBLICAN governor that pisses them off.

At least blue state voters aren't dumb enough to send a Republican to the Senate because of how supposedly "moderate", "populist" or "charismatic" they are.

The whole world can't be boiled down to Generic R vs. Generic D, and I flatly reject the assertion that voters are "dumb" for preferring a moderate in DC working for their state.  If WV sends Manchin back to DC, it's because West Virginians want Joe Manchin as their Senator, and they don't care that he's a Democrat ... I would argue they'd actually be dumber to fall for the "a vote for Manchin is a vote for Schumer" line of reasoning, but I'm sure you'll disagree.

[Kingpoleon]

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/12/11/baker-backs-doug-jones-alabama
Baker is backing Jones this will probably help him

And yet he continues to fund Moore's campaign through his agreement with the RNC. A truly disgusting person.

Fake news. The RNC cut off funds to Moore.

[President Johnson]

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/12/11/baker-backs-doug-jones-alabama
Baker is backing Jones this will probably help him

And yet he continues to fund Moore's campaign through his agreement with the RNC. A truly disgusting person.

Fake news. The RNC cut off funds to Moore.

I think they resumed it (Susan Collins said she's disappointed in that on Face the Nation). However, I don't blame Baker for that. He's a fine person and comptenent governor. If I were living in Massachusetts, I'd vote for him easily.

[Figueira]

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/12/11/baker-backs-doug-jones-alabama
Baker is backing Jones this will probably help him

And yet he continues to fund Moore's campaign through his agreement with the RNC. A truly disgusting person.

Fake news. The RNC cut off funds to Moore.

Nope, they resumed it.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/12/11/baker-backs-doug-jones-alabama
Baker is backing Jones this will probably help him

And yet he continues to fund Moore's campaign through his agreement with the RNC. A truly disgusting person.

Fake news. The RNC cut off funds to Moore.

Nope, they resumed it.

What's the point in arguing about this? the election is over and Moore lost.

[Ye We Can]

The whole world can't be boiled down to Generic R vs. Generic D, and I flatly reject the assertion that voters are "dumb" for preferring a moderate in DC working for their state.  If WV sends Manchin back to DC, it's because West Virginians want Joe Manchin as their Senator, and they don't care that he's a Democrat ... I would argue they'd actually be dumber to fall for the "a vote for Manchin is a vote for Schumer" line of reasoning, but I'm sure you'll disagree.

Not surprised that you would say something like that, RINO. I guess it also depends on what your definition of "moderate" is. If even people like McCaskill and Tester count as "moderate" nowadays, then yeah, voting for them is pretty dumb if you're a Republican or a Republican-leaning voter. It makes just as little sense for a Democrat to vote for someone like Pat Toomey, Dean Heller or Rob Portman, but like I said before... most Democrats would actually never do that anyway.

Charlie Baker would never win a Senate race in MA, and quite frankly I'd never vote for him for Senate either if I were a Democrat.

What if he ran as a Libertarian with no Republican candidate?

... he'd do worse?

[The Other Castro]

Baker is still ridiculously popular:

Approval Ratings:

Charlie Baker: 74-13

Donald Trump: 29-65

Baker also leads Democratic challengers by huge margins in favorability and name recognition:



http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/01/10/wbur-poll-baker-trump-warren

[MAINEiac4434]

Don’t quote me on this but I think trump is in trouble in massachusetts