who would you support for massachusetts governor?

[WalterMitty]

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[WalterMitty]

What are their politics like?  All I know is that Mihos is a silly populist.

1  healey is a william weld type republican.  she is certainly more liberal than her boss mitt romney.

2.  tom reilly is a decent man.  he is probably one of the better people running for office.  his politics are wishy-washy, though.  he is more of the blue collar type democrat.  i really dont think he is very liberal.

3.  deval patrick is a l iberal democrat.  a latte liberal, some folks would say.  he really has the support of the activists in the democrat party.

4.  chris gabrieli is an ideas man, a policy wonk.  probably a bill clinton type democrat.  actually he wouldnt be too bad as governor.

5.  christy mihos is a horrible person.  a pompous ass.

[WalterMitty]

Healey. I hope that Patrick wins the primary. I think it's an accepted idea that Patrick as the Dem nominee gives Healey the best shot in November. I love keeping the MA Governor spot away from the Dems.

reilly is a bad candidate too, phil.  i really like him as a person.  but he isnt a natural born politician.  to say he is gaffe prone would be an understatement.

[WalterMitty]

reilly is a bad candidate too, phil.  i really like him as a person.  but he isnt a natural born politician.  to say he is gaffe prone would be an understatement.

I thought he was a popular AG. He also has the best name recognition, too. Wouldn't facing off against Patrick be easier?

reilly is reasonably popular.  most of that is just personal popularity.  reilly is  a likable guy.  he is  a very decent guy who has had to work hard for everything in his life.  people look at him as 'one of us'.  but at the same time, that can be a bad thing.  a lot of people think of him as a bumbling lightweight.

reilly also isnt very popular with the liberal wing of the democrat party.  they question his committment to the liberal agenda.  personally, i dont think reilly is very liberal at all.  all of the liberal positions he takes (like gay marriage) just seem contrived and insincere.

would patrick be easier?  probably for two reasons:
1. he is an outspoken liberal.  many voters want a 'check' on the democrat and liberal legislature.  i also think a lot of blue collars will vote for mihos if patrick is the nominee.

2.  race is an issue (unfortunately)

on the other hand, patrick is probably a more polished candidate than reilly.