Massachusetts is not only a "blue state" -- it's the worst example in the country of a truly one-party state!
But why does the Massachusetts Republican Party keep losing so badly? Because pseudo-Republicans, "Republicans In Name Only" (RINO's), have taken control of the state Republican party apparatus, and their candidates are the only ones put forward and supported (at least at the statewide level). And who are the two leading contenders for the Republican Party's nomination for Governor? Kerry Healey and Christy Minos. Both are card-carrying RINO's.
Both Healey and Minos support legalized abortion. Healey favors "civil unions" (AKA "gay marriage lite"). Minos has no problem with "gay marriage". Mihos has friendly ties with the Kennedys. This is not a pretty picture.
So who does a real Republican vote for in the primary? Get in touch with the Mass. Republican Assembly ("The Republican Wing of the Republican Party"), and see what they recommend. To start, you need to get involved with your local town Republican Committee, and pay attention to the state committee races. Clean house: Get rid of the RINO's!
See "Mihos not taking GOP hints against run," (Boston Globe, Dec. 28) for more detail on Romney's and Healey's attempt to remove Christy Minos from the Republican gubernatorial primary. Notice the Globe says nothing about where either candidate stands on hard-core Republican issues.
Christy P. Mihos, a multimillionaire convenience store magnate, is refusing to bend to pressure from Republicans in the White House and on Beacon Hill to drop his plans to challenge Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey in next year's gubernatorial campaign.
Healey and some Republican strategists fear that Mihos, who is considering a run as an independent, would drain GOP votes from Healey and help the Democratic nominee win the general election. Republicans have urged Mihos to instead run against US Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
The pressure on Mihos to stay out of the gubernatorial race and run for the US Senate has come from, among others, Governor Mitt Romney and White House political director Sara Taylor. If Mihos agrees to run against Kennedy, the state GOP would reach two significant objectives: get Healey a free pass to the GOP gubernatorial nomination and field a candidate with the financial assets to mount a credible challenge to Kennedy....
Mihos confirmed that Romney asked him to enter the Senate race earlier this month, just hours before the governor announced he would not seek reelection....
The relationship between Mihos and the Republican Party is tenuous. What concerns Republican leaders, including Healey and her advisers, is that Mihos has made it known that he is prepared to run as an independent candidate in the general election if he cannot gain access to the GOP primary ballot or if he feels that the state party is undercutting his candidacy....
Mihos's campaign strategist points out that the state Republican establishment has strong ties to Healey. Romney, whose operatives run the party, has endorsed Healey for the nomination. Healey's campaign committee is located in party headquarters in Boston, and the party chairman, Darrell Crate, is vice president and chief financial officer of the investment firm run by Sean Healey, the lieutenant governor's husband....
Mihos is considered by GOP insiders as a maverick whose socially liberal positions do not fit comfortably into Romney's party establishment. As a member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board, Mihos challenged Big Dig costs and toll increases. Acting Governor Jane M. Swift tried to remove him, a maneuver the Supreme Judicial Court rejected. But the incident left Mihos with ill feelings for party leaders....
Republicans may also be looking to the wrong Republican to run against Kennedy. Mihos acknowledges that he has a certain affection for the Kennedy family. His beachfront house on Great Island in Yarmouth faces directly across Lewis Bay to the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port. Mihos has also developed relationships with some of the senator's nephew....
