The governor, who hasn't announced his plans after he leaves office, said the future of 'our party' should involve reaching out to independents, rather than rallying people through social media echo chambers that don't reach the vast majority of the public
Republicans did worse than widely expected in last week's midterm elections because part of the party is in the grips of extremism, outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said in a new interview.
A moderate Republican, Baker didn't run for reelection this year despite often being named in polls as the most popular governor in America. He didn't appear to have the support of the Massachusetts GOP, which would have made winning the primary difficult, and he didn't endorse the Trump-endorsed Republican who ran to replace him -- and who lost by double digits -- amid differences over the direction of the party.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
Trump is set to make an announcement about his future, which some expect to be another run for president, but Baker said it's time for the party to move on.
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