Official New England 2014 Megathread

[Maxwell]

Michaud clearly had the best Q1 fundraising.

$462K raised/$813 CoH verses $142K/$842K for LePage.

Cutler raised $389K bit $200K was self-funded.

Even minus the self-funded, that's stronger than LePage. The fact that LePage is being outraised by an independent can't be good for his campaign.

[Maxwell]

This could be close. We may see Grossman take the nomination, since some polls have showed it even narrower. I suspect, though, Coakley takes it by high single digits or low double digits.

[Maxwell]

I may be bias, but Baker is seeing a ton of momentum in Massachusetts. Hopefully it continues

Baker is rather good candidate, but Massachusetts is too Democratic and too liberal simultaneously for him to win barring Democratic candidate gaffes. But, this Democratic candidate being (probably) Coakley - everything is possible...

It is a Gubernatorial election though. Voters seem to care about a candidates independence and campaign more there than in a Senate or Presidential campaign.

I think it's a lean/competitive election no matter who the Democrats nominate, though Grossman is probably the best general election candidate. From what it seems, Baker's running a better campaign this time around, so this race is one to look out for.