see: every "moderate" Republican governor of Massachusetts, they all end up with approval ratings of 60% because they don't froth at the mouth and the legislature doesn't let them gut the safety net but they still make "fiscally responsible" noises in public - ThreadSky

rincewind.run • 3 days ago

see: every "moderate" Republican governor of Massachusetts, they all end up with approval ratings of 60% because they don't froth at the mouth and the legislature doesn't let them gut the safety net but they still make "fiscally responsible" noises in public

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A funny thing is a republican president who was like the fantasy Good Republicans of the punditverse probably would be extremely popular because enough dems are softies and really want to like republicans, but those pundits never interrogate why that doesn't happen

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dell-adams.bsky.social•2 days ago

This was the kind of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger turned out to be too

nuclearneo577.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's absolutely hilarious how a lot of Republicans wanted to remove the natural born citizenship requirement just to make Arnold Schwarzenegger president, only for Obama being black to suddenly make that something they all think is super important.

shanzival.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yup, when they're not allowed to be sociopathic monsters the more naive people think they're okay.

spaghootighost.bsky.social•3 days ago

That said, during Baker years, Boston councillors were pretty clear that he was personally blocking any attempt to fund the T.

These govs may not accomplish wild damage, but they still undermine critical infrastructure.

oldcoach.bsky.social•3 days ago

Then, as in the nation as a whole, a Democrat has to spend more money to fix it than it would have cost to maintain it, “fiscal responsibility” lol.

mmacleod.ca•3 days ago

This is, sadly, to MA’s credit. We would all be better off if the best the right wing could pull off was merely performative harm and some progress lost to “fiscal responsibility”.

humanistfromtx.bsky.social•3 days ago

Bah gawd, that's Charlie Baker's music!

notamateurhour.bsky.social•3 days ago

Bill Weld coming down the tunnel with a folding chair!

rigelr.bsky.social•2 days ago

The American electorate wants nothing so much as a Republican who will implement progressive policies without being a Lib or a Dem. They'll never get it! It's a fool's errand! But it's what the people yearn for.

jjinandtonic.bsky.social•3 days ago

Bill weld did dive into the charles that one time, which was pretty great

repetitiveuser.bsky.social•3 days ago

It was Minnesota until 2010.

jordansmed.bsky.social•3 days ago

There is no politician in America more popular than a (rhetorically) moderate Republican governor of a deep blue state

mistermercury.bsky.social•2 days ago

There is nothing more popular than a lame duck Republican governor in a deep blue state

natalie.is-extremely.gay•3 days ago

“I know you guys usually (correctly) consider us the spawn of Satan, but have you considered: tax cuts? And I personally (though not my party) don’t hate gay people?”

anti-you.bsky.social•3 days ago

Larry Hogan got his ass handed to him. I think the ploy is over. People in blue states will never vote for a moderate Republican again because they mostly see through it now AND the GOP will never nominate another moderate.

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