A new WBUR poll of Massachusetts residents confirms that the incumbent governor, Charlie Baker, is overwhelmingly popular and in excellent position to win a second term by a landslide. …
What has allowed him to escape the partisan wars that have scarred so many other politicians?
Part of the answer is Baker’s own public persona. … But the behavior of the Democratic opposition is also important. By and large, Democratic leaders in the state legislature and state constitutional offices have taken a cooperative approach to the Baker administration rather than attempting to exacerbate partisan rancor at every turn. CONT.
David A. Hopkins, Boston College