{"id":1074563,"date":"2021-12-01T21:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T02:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1074563"},"modified":"2021-12-01T21:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T02:58:42","slug":"massachusetts-republican-gov-charlie-baker-will-not-seek-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-republican-gov-charlie-baker-will-not-seek-reelection\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker Will Not Seek Reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassachusetts-republican-gov-charlie-baker-will-not-seek-reelection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1074563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) announced Wednesday that neither he nor Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito (R) will seek reelection next year, a move that substantially shifts the remaining field of candidates as they now battle for open seats in the Bay State.<\/p>\n<p>Baker and Polito&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charliebakerma.com\/our-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in a joint statement that they are stepping down at the end of their terms because they want to spend more time with their families than their current positions allow. They also said that if they were to run for office again, their campaigns would be a \u201cdistraction\u201d while Massachusetts recovers from coronavirus shutdowns.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have a great deal of work to do to put the pandemic behind us, keep our kids in school, and keep our communities and economy moving forward,\u201d they wrote. \u201cThat work cannot and should not be about politics and the next election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair continued, \u201cIf we were to run, it would be a distraction that would potentially get in the way of many of the things we should be working on for everyone in Massachusetts. We want to focus on recovery, not on the grudge matches political campaigns can devolve into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most prominent Republican gubernatorial candidate now left in the Bay State, former state Rep. Geoff Diehl,&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiehlForMA\/status\/1466097781261713415?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responded<\/a>&nbsp;to the news with a statement of his own, saying, \u201cWhile I have often differed on policy with this administration, I have always liked Charlie Baker and Karyn Polito personally and I wish them the best in their future endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Diehl, who won the Massachusetts Republican Senate primary in 2018 but was defeated in the general election by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), will continue onward with his gubernatorial campaign by balancing picking up swing supporters of Baker \u2014 who has served as a popular moderate among Bay Staters \u2014 while being backed by former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18967722\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"41\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AP18310046271722.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18967722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AP18310046271722.jpg\" alt=\"Republican state Rep. Geoff Diehl, right, speaks with former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan, left, during a campaign stop, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Abington, Mass. Diehl is challenging Democrat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the November general election. (AP Photo\/Steven Senne)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican state Rep. Geoff Diehl, right, speaks with former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan, left, during a campaign stop, November 5, 2018, in Abington, Massachusetts. (AP Photo\/Steven Senne)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The former president announced his endorsement of Diehl in October, calling Baker a \u201cRINO\u201d and Diehl a \u201ctrue patriot\u201d who believes in \u201clow energy costs and our independent energy policy (which was just obliterated by the Biden Administration with energy costs soaring!).\u201d Trump said Diehl is \u201cstrong on Crime, Election Integrity, our now under siege Southern Border, loves our Military, and has a big focus on taking care of our Vets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Baker and Polito surviving two terms as Republicans in Massachusetts, Democrats are favored all-around in the populous New England state. The party has for more than two decades held all nine congressional seats and both Senate seats, and the state voted more than 30 points in favor of President Joe Biden last year. Not since the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan was running have Massachusettsans voted in favor of a Republican at the presidential level.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts GOP said in response to Baker\u2019s exit that it is \u201cturning a new page\u201d in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur party remains committed to the America-First agenda advocated by President Donald J. Trump, and it\u2019s clear to me that Charlie Baker was shaken by President Trump\u2019s endorsement of another Republican candidate in Geoff Diehl,\u201d GOP chairman&nbsp;Jim Lyons said, adding, \u201cWe look forward to working with President Trump as we continue to rebuild the Massachusetts Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Considering a gubernatorial run on the Democrat side is Maura Healey, the state\u2019s well-known attorney general. Already-declared candidates include Harvard professor Danielle Allen, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, and former state Sen. Ben Downing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) announced Wednesday that neither he nor Lt. Gov. 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