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Shh this is actually a smart response. If you say it any louder you’ll read paragraphs of rambling nonsense about the fluke Markey win that was fueled by a coalition of voters that already resent him
and regret it - as if that negates the previous 20+ races

Lol, what? I’ve never said anything about Markey’s win being a fluke. That would suggest Kennedy is stronger than he gets credit for, whereas I think he’s appropriately rated or (in your case) weaker than he gets credit for. I wasn’t saying anything about the 2020 race; I just think that a) Healey is stronger or at least as strong as Kennedy in a GE and it’s laughable that you have matchups with Kennedy as *two levels* more favorable to Dems than ones with Healey b) Healey and Pressley are more likely to be the next statewide Dem nominees than Kennedy

I didn’t say you said Markeys win was a fluke. I DID.

And I think he’s very underrated obviously - that one loss has warped everyone’s opinion on him. But it was very much a one off spurred by the AOC/Far Left/Twitter warrior/Latte Liberal crowds random support of Markey. And as I said... they’re already frustrated as hell with him. Which was easy to see because he’s been a political camoleon in his whole career but they wouldn’t listen

Oh. Since you said "paragraphs of rambling nonsense about..." it sort of implied that that was someone else's opinion you were mocking, not your own opinion.

MM should always be reminded about how wrong he was about that race, no matter the context

Just before the race started in earnest in late 2019 I obviously expected JK3 to win because Massachusetts voters are usually smart ones .. so I had no reason to expect the collective electorate to go brain dead.

But saying I was “wrong” about the race is funny considering I’m the one who said in early June that the mood on the ground felt very diffrent from the expectation and I expected that an abomination was likely to take place in September. That was a few weeks before the first serious poll showing useless Markey ahead was released. That’s a funny way of being wrong.

So...you were wrong about your pre-assumptions of the race and the electorate is what it sound a like. Turns it people don’t like family dynasties very much.

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Massachusetts was Trumpier than average in the 2016 primaries. Unless a lot of otherwise unaffiliated indies make a concerted effort to pick up GOP primary ballots, Baker is toast.

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If Baker loses the primary, he can run as an Independent and take a lot of votes....

The MAGOP is turning Trumpian, wow..

Massachusetts has a sore loser law.

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As I said, Baker is likely a decided underdog in the primary, as he trails Diehl by over 20 points in the latest poll. His best bet to maintain office would be to just run as an independent. Prime opportunity for someone like Healey to jump in.

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2021/10/20/bakers-not-in-the-stratosphere-anymore-49477