Welcome to primary day in Massachusetts! Voters in the state have twice rejected Trump — but that may not stop one of his acolytes from winning the Republican nominee for governor
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either a far-right candidate who champions his election denials or the establishment-backed state Senate president against vulnerable Democratic Sen.In Massachusetts, Diehl is looking to capitalize on the vocal pro-Trump faction of the state’s Republican base and those who believe Baker has shifted too far left during his eight years in office.
The Massachusetts gubernatorial primary is as much a proxy war between the Trump wing of the GOP and more moderate New England Republicans as it is a battle for control of the state Republican Party. The Massachusetts GOP has in recent years been defined by the power struggle between conservative, pro-Trump Chair Jim Lyons and the moderate Baker.
But Diehl rejects that mold. The conservative former state representative describes himself as “pro-life” in a state whereshould be legal in all or most cases. He opposes the coronavirus vaccine mandate for state workers implemented by the ever-popular Baker. That larger electorate has little love for the former president. Voters here resoundingly rejected Trump in both of his presidential bids and sent likeminded down-ballot candidates packing in 2020. Diehl, who co-chaired Trump’s 2016 campaign in Massachusetts, also lost his 2018 campaign against Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren by 24 points.
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