Charles Baker

Charlie Baker knows how to raise money

adamg — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:47:10 +0000

The Globe reports; even Democrat Paul Levy kicked in a thousand (granted, the two worked together in health care).

How does Baker/Tisei '10 grab ya?

adamg — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:12 +0000

Red Mass. Group reports Charlie Baker could announce tomorrow he'll be running for governor with Senate minority leader Richard Tisei.

Charlie Baker manages to make us forget Michael Flaherty's mixer

adamg — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:16:00 +0000

Charlie Baker's new campaign site has a folksy video of him standing in a park somewhere explaining why we should vote for him. Only, as the Globe reports, Baker was nowhere near a park while making the video:

It actually was produced by having him stand indoors in front of a green screen and then superimposing the scenery behind him.

Baker wants you to ~~sign your life away~~ provide contact info to see the video, which seems like an odd strategy for campaign information. The kind souls at Blue Mass Group, naturally, post it without a registration requirement.

Also: Looks like the heat got to Baker's Web site - his logo is melting.

Earlier:
Michael Flaherty's ad for KitchenAid.

For Charlie Baker's sake, Bill Weld should stay in New York

adamg — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:43:37 +0000

Jay Fitzgerald explains why Weld nostalgia won't last very long if Baker insists on running on Big Red coattails.

Something to look forward to with the 2010 campaign

adamg — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:21:46 +0000

Elias reports something he eagerly awaits:

[T]he sheer spectacle of watching Scot Lehigh grovel and writhe at Charlie Baker's moderate republican feet, all in a compulsive and disgustingly pathetic bid to ingratiate.

Charlie Baker no longer a bridesmaid

adamg — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:35:43 +0000

The Globe reports that Baker has apparently tired of his perpetual inclusion on lists of "Republicans thinking of running for governor," will quit his job as Harvard-Pilgrom CEO and actually run for governor in 2010. Christy decides it's time for a Big Gulp, then realizes he doesn't sell those.

Charlie Baker wants to see if he has a chance in Cambridge

adamg — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:32:47 +0000

Matthew Webster reports on a pollster who called his house the other night:

Beginning with questions to determine my age, party affiliation, assessment of Governor Patrick’s performance to date, and that I was not employed in newspaper or radio media (God forbid!), the caller read an excessively worded introduction to Charlie Baker’s career in business, his political appointment under former Governor Weld, and even where he went to college (Northwestern). ...

Via David Harris.

Charlie Baker for governor?

adamg — Tue, 10 May 2005 18:46:00 +0000

David explains why Democrats might not want Charles Baker to run for governor if, as seems more and more likely, Mitt Romney decides not to seek re-election.