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Animallover4321 t1_iuzrmp7 wrote

No way. He’s not insane enough for the party of trump and he’s still a republican so he wouldn’t do well enough with Dems.

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BoringAccountName78 OP t1_iuzs2bp wrote

I wonder if he'll leave Beacon Hill, have a contrived "come to God" moment and leave the GOP for the Dems - Basically, he'll have his Michael Bloomberg moment and then run as a conservative Dem.

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endofthered01674 t1_iuzxbk6 wrote

Nah, Bloomberg has a massive ego. Baker has always had a pretty obvious disdain for national politics.

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JaKr8 t1_iv0rc9q wrote

Baker is one of those candidates who could only survive in the better educated States as a Republican.. He's not so radical that he's going to push his own agenda against the will of the general population.

As a recovering Republican who is now an independent, I think he would actually be good at the national level, but he would never get elected because He's too competent for the Republican party on a national level.

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maxeisl t1_iv0bpe9 wrote

Short answer: no Longer answer: hell no

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seanwalter123 t1_iv0esuq wrote

He’s to moderate for both parties. He doesn’t stand a chance winning a primary.

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charons-voyage t1_iv0jrgp wrote

Such a bummer that’s how it works haha. Like “this dude has common ground with everyone!” And then “but he isn’t a socialist or a fascist, fuck em”

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warlocc_ t1_iv2bi16 wrote

I remember when being moderate was a good thing...

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RayeoTNJ t1_iv0q21k wrote

No, he is a Republican at a time where you need to be super right and believe in asinine conspiracies to have any chance for votes in primary.

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Cheap_Coffee t1_iv0zckc wrote

In what party? National Republicans hate him.

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houseonthehilltop t1_iv2ffg3 wrote

I wish he would as he has been great for MA and represents a middle ground /reasonable

stance on most things. I don't think that he wants the aggravation of being President though

so I really don't think he will run. I suspect he is done with politics. The climate in this country

is too crazy.

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googin1 t1_iv3cq27 wrote

I agree.He was pretty even keeled.

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Easy-Progress8252 t1_iv0dnjn wrote

I could see him taking a post in a D administration or a moderate R one.

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ThreeDogs2022 t1_iv0xaey wrote

Nope. He's tired of it.

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briank3387 t1_iv0xzrx wrote

Yeah, I think once upon a time he had bigger ambitions, but the shitshow of the last few years has caused him to say fuck it.

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goPACK17 t1_iuznu0d wrote

I thought he was retiring?

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egv78 t1_iv0hrup wrote

Not in the current political climate.

If the Republicans somehow swing more moderate in the next few years, he might reconsider. But I truly think he feels he doesn't have a real place as a leader in the current party, but could not bring himself to switch to the Democrats. I also think he's aware enough to know that he would not have a great shot as an Independent running for President.

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NightWalk77 t1_iv12a7g wrote

Nah he go back into big business and become a lobbyist.

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TheGrandExquisitor t1_iv3bud4 wrote

Nope.

Also, he doesn't have an ounce of the needed charisma. The guy looks and sounds like if Lurch was a Masshole...

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dsanen t1_iuztzhz wrote

Don’t think so. Doesn’t seem to me he is a household name across the whole country. I used to live in Texas and you’ve heard more of Elizabeth Warren, Liz Cheney, as possible center candidates.

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Peeeculiar t1_iv0g3x8 wrote

Nope. He has no interest in following in the footsteps of crazy and then useless.

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EmotionalPin2102 t1_iv3eidv wrote

Now i wanna imagine an alternate reality where he runs as a moderate third party and saves the USA.

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Chicks_Hate_Me_Too t1_ivpb5oa wrote

Gawd I hope not. One of his last acts as Mass Governor was to make Stimulus checks become Tax rebates! That basically stole from the poorest of the poor, who were unemployed, disabled, or didn't make enough to even PAY taxes. so they'll get nothing.

Only his rich buddies benefited.

Right after he stole from the poor, he promoted the tax-free holiday. What a stab in the back.

I liked him before he pulled that crap.

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[deleted] t1_iv21xio wrote

Baker is a spineless Rhino ,MAGA BABY!!!!!!

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bangharder t1_iv0bbcd wrote

He’s an idiot so no

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