“Boston Globe” Backs Charlie Baker for Mass. Governor
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Darren McCollester/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Newspapers across the country endorsed candidates this weekend, but perhaps no choice was more surprising than The Boston Globe backing of Republican Charlie Baker over Democrat Martha Coakley in the bright blue Bay State of Massachusetts.
Remembered for her loss to Scott Brown in 2010, it looks like this year the very same thing could happen to the gubernatorial candidate now being called Martha “Choke-ly.”
The Globe says they endorsed Baker because during this campaign he “has focused principally on making state government work better” and the “emphasis is warranted.” They also note his split from the national Republican Party on social issues.
In their editorial, The Globe describes Coakley’s “assessment of the status quo” as “fundamentally upbeat.” They also noted her “campaign up to now suggests an odd reluctance to seize the initiative” and said during her primary she was “unwilling to spell out an issue agenda” — all reasons they say they went with Baker.
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