[K-oneTexas]

Great article. A must read for all.

[snip] The Massachusetts state Legislature is dominated by Democrats by a 7-1 majority, creating the most Republican-adverse legislative environment in the nation. [snip]

[snip] The bottom-line analysis is strikingly simple: When Romney walked into the corner office on Jan. 1, 2003, the commonwealth of Massachusetts staggered under a $3 billion budget deficit. Romney quickly reversed the tide of red ink, delivering the citizens of his state a $1 billion surplus by 2006. And he did it while preventing a Democrat Legislature from raising income taxes or capital gains taxes. [snip]

Quite an achievement given the odds against him when elected by the voters. Maybe it's a McCain state given his endorsements ... maybe not.

[ChessExpert]

Ann Coulter said long ago that she was sometimes more impressed by the performance of Republicans in liberal states than by the performance of Republicans in conservative states. She had Romney in mind. To tilt right in MA is very hard.