A few questions for Republicans about Massachusetts

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[War on Want]

I actually wouldn't mind Baker winning this race.

[Brittain33]

Christy Mihos paid for a plane to tow a banner reading "Vote Chris-tea for governor!" over the teabagger rally yesterday. I wonder if they'll crop dust his house when the check bounces.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Christy Mihos paid for a plane to tow a banner reading "Vote Chris-tea for governor!" over the teabagger rally yesterday. I wonder if they'll crop dust his house when the check bounces.

LOL.  What a tool.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Since we're talking about the Massachusetts Governor's race here (somewhere), I'll add that tomorrow is the GOP convention. There are questions to be answered:

(1) Does Charlie Baker (Governor) escape the need for a primary?
(2) Does Mary Z. Connaughton (Auditor) escape the need for a primary?
(3) Does the conservative establishment find some nobody to run for Lt. Governor against the scary gay?

To make the ballot, a candidate needs to receive 15% of the vote at the convention. The last contested convention (2002) saw State GOP Chair Kerry Murphy Healey deny former US Senate Candidate Jim Rappaport the 15% he needed to face her in a primary.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Answers to those questions!

(1) Mihos barely got over 10%. There will not be a GOP primary for Governor.
(2) Kamal Jain didn't actually get 15%, but thanks to a rule where fractional percentages are rounded up, his fourteen-point-whatever got rounded up. He made the ballot by a single vote.
(3) No one came forward to challenge Tisei for Lt. Governor.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

So Charles Baker is the Republican nominee now?

Time for a new poll then....

[Eraserhead]

Though technically not a Republican, I will be voting in this year's Republican primary to support a good friend of mine who is running for statewide office as a Republican. I'll be voting Baker, of course, because Charlie Mihos is made of lulz. I'm also kinda excited to back a gay Republican for Lt. Governor.

FWIW, I have met Charlie Baker, and I came out of the experience impressed. (PS: Dude is literally 6'6".) Barring a complete collapse, I think I'll be supporting him come November.

Glad you changed the avatar and got it over with already.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Though technically not a Republican, I will be voting in this year's Republican primary to support a good friend of mine who is running for statewide office as a Republican. I'll be voting Baker, of course, because Charlie Mihos is made of lulz. I'm also kinda excited to back a gay Republican for Lt. Governor.

FWIW, I have met Charlie Baker, and I came out of the experience impressed. (PS: Dude is literally 6'6".) Barring a complete collapse, I think I'll be supporting him come November.

Glad you changed the avatar and got it over with already.

You're welcome!  Sorry to hear that the I-MA was keeping you up at night.