2022 MA gubernatorial D primary, Healy and Walsh tied at 25%, Baker if D would be at 60%

[lfromnj]

https://twitter.com/hjessy_/status/1305910947912056832

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

The initial release has been corrected: Goldberg is at 4%

With Baker in the race as a Democrat:

Baker 62%
Healey 13%
Walsh 7%
Pressley 4%
Goldberg 1%

[President Johnson]

Charles Duane Baker I, King and Emperor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

[S019]

Baker has become very popular, I suspect that he's going to stay in the Governor's seat until a Republican leaning midterm comes around and then go for higher office (if it's up in that year).

[tpfkaw]

Massachusetts is a large state that has a very powerful Governor with no term limits. Being one of 100 Senators would be a downgrade, particularly since he would immediately start out as an underdog for reelection.

[MillennialModerate]

In the age of Trump, Baker has no shot of being a Senator - His support of Collins could hurt him cause it takes away the idea that he’s totally a difffent kind of Republican - although he does continue to criticize Trump.

I expected Healey to be well ahead in this primary - with her being close to Walsh. I’m starting to think Kennedy would be favored to win the primary, an underdog in the General.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

In the age of Trump, Baker has no shot of being a Senator - His support of Collins could hurt him cause it takes away the idea that he’s totally a difffent kind of Republican - although he does continue to criticize Trump.

I expected Healey to be well ahead in this primary - with her being close to Walsh. I’m starting to think Kennedy would be favored to win the primary, an underdog in the General.

I wonder what would happen if Baker switched parties to run for Senate. That might be his best shot if he doesn't want to be Governor-for-life.

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

Massachusetts is a large state that has a very powerful Governor with no term limits. Being one of 100 Senators would be a downgrade, particularly since he would immediately start out as an underdog for reelection.

Democrats tending to hold a veto-proof majority in the legislature diminish the significance of that office for a Republican and at some point, Baker may either want to move on to a different kind of job or find that the electorate/political forces are tiring of his incumbency (after his third or fourth term if not earlier, I'd imagine). Given that presidential politics are a no-go zone for him with the current iteration of the Republican Party, the realistic alternatives are the Senate and the House,.

I suspect Baker is gearing up for another run at the governorship in 2022 but I could see him interrupting his third term with a tilt at the Senate in 2024.

[Figueira]

Honestly if Baker switched parties that would raise my opinion of him, but still not enough to vote for him in a primary unless his opponent was really bad.

He isn't switching parties though.

[NewYorkExpress]

If Baker switched parties, he might actually do better in a Presidential primary than he would as a Republican.

His views aren't that far away from say...Buttigeig for example.

[Hope For A New Era]

Favorite son much?

[DPKdebator]

In the age of Trump, Baker has no shot of being a Senator - His support of Collins could hurt him cause it takes away the idea that he’s totally a difffent kind of Republican - although he does continue to criticize Trump.

I expected Healey to be well ahead in this primary - with her being close to Walsh. I’m starting to think Kennedy would be favored to win the primary, an underdog in the General.

I don't think Baker would run for Senate unless it's a Republican-favored cycle and it is an open seat or he was up against Elizabeth Warren, who is relatively unpopular for a Massachusetts Democrat.