I have a question for you... since you're a MA resident. I'm sure you realize the state GOP there is practically moribund and horrifically statist. When is there going to be a full-fledged, full-frontal assault on reinvigorating the grass roots ? While the state is undeniably 'Rat, it isn't nearly as much as its representation makes it out to be. The GOP ought to hold anywhere from 1/3rd to 40% of the legislature and at the federal level, and it has been stuck at zero on the latter for 10 straight years and barely above 12% or so at the legislative level (and worse, yet, the legislators that ARE there are as leftist, if not more so, than some of their 'Rat counterparts).
for awhile it looked promising when Weld won in '90 and there were as many as 3 Rep. Congressmen (Torkildsen, Blute, etc.;
or was there 2? I forget...)...Joe Malone in as Treasurer,
and there were more State Senators and Reps from the GOP.
There was talk of developing a farm team of promising young talent but it hasn't happened...Mitt worked, from what I've heard, to get some people to run for Rep./Senate seats on both local and national levels but nobody won....
And yes to get elected you do have to be more "moderate"..here.
Dems have a stranglehold on this state. With Patrick
in office the only benefit might be that it'll get so bad that there will be another "Revolution", or maybe not...
The sad thing is, while the state legislature is something like 88%D/12%R, the people themselves are more like 60%D/40%R.