Mass. GOP pushes two-party theme
Apr. 30, 2006
Washington Times
Republicans running for statewide office in Massachusetts are urging voters to avoid one-party rule in the state in November's elections.
Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey accepted the party's official endorsement for governor on Saturday. Her running mate will be former state Rep. Reed Hillman.
In a sharply partisan speech, Healey warned that one-party rule by Democrats would result in tax hikes, the Boston Globe reported Sunday.
With only 13 percent of the state's voters registered as Republicans, Healey will have to draw on her socially moderate, fiscally conservative views to secure support from independents who comprise roughly half the state's electorate.
In a speech to some 2,500 GOP activists, Healey said fiscal restraint, anti-tax activism and business-friendly policies will evaporate if Democrats win the governor's mansion.... more
Healey support wavers in GOP
Some local Republicans hesitant to back campaign
By Jack Spillane
Standard-Times
May 1, 2006
There was an undercurrent at the state Republican convention in Lowell this weekend.
You could feel it in the tepid applause that former U.S. Sen. Edward Brooke, a legendary African-American moderate, received when he told the party it needs to market itself to a broader range of voters.
You could actually see it on the mouths of the delegates who wore red masking tape with the word "Life" inscribed on it. And you could hear it in the comment that a young SouthCoast Republican told The Standard-Times on the assurance that it would not identify him.
"There's a lot of ambivalence about Kerry Healey at this convention," he said.
Some actually prefer Christy Mihos, the outspoken former turnpike authority member, who last month bolted the GOP to run for governor as an independent, the UMass-Dartmouth student said.
Mr. Mihos has claimed party leaders would not give him a fair shot at the nomination. ... more
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