Hey, Charlie Baker can say whatever he wants - he could say he's running with Queen Latifah for all it matters - he's not running WITH anyone. Way to try to take the choice out of the hands of the MA voters.
Voters in party primaries select Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates separately. Only in the general election are they teamed up as a single ticket.
Yes, that is quite true but I still don't agree that it takes the power out of the Massachusetts voter. It is intelligent for a gubernatorial candidate to align himself with a lieutenant gubernatorial candidate in order to assure that he will work with someone that believes in his agenda. If the Massachusetts voters disagree, they have the electoral means of voicing that disagreement.
But I believe it is quite the effective campaign strategy. Reilly attempted to do it with Gabrielli in 2006 and many thought he would have cruised to a primary victory if Gabrielli didn't decide the next to day to run for governor himself, something Baker will not have to worry about.
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By JohnAKeith - 11/22/09 - 8:52 pm
Hey, Charlie Baker can say whatever he wants - he could say he's running with Queen Latifah for all it matters - he's not running WITH anyone. Way to try to take the choice out of the hands of the MA voters.
Huh?
By BostonDrew - 11/22/09 - 9:03 pm
In what way is he taking the choice out of the hands of the MA voters? I don't follow.
'Teams' don't exist for the party primaries
By Ron Newman - 11/22/09 - 9:05 pm
Voters in party primaries select Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates separately. Only in the general election are they teamed up as a single ticket.
Lest we forget
By BostonDrew - 11/23/09 - 6:44 am
Yes, that is quite true but I still don't agree that it takes the power out of the Massachusetts voter. It is intelligent for a gubernatorial candidate to align himself with a lieutenant gubernatorial candidate in order to assure that he will work with someone that believes in his agenda. If the Massachusetts voters disagree, they have the electoral means of voicing that disagreement.
But I believe it is quite the effective campaign strategy. Reilly attempted to do it with Gabrielli in 2006 and many thought he would have cruised to a primary victory if Gabrielli didn't decide the next to day to run for governor himself, something Baker will not have to worry about.