On a shoestring finances, and with the endorsement of the forty fifth president, Republican Geoff Diehl sailed to a major victory and on to a November contest with Attorney General Maura Healey.
“I am proud tonight to accept the Republican nomination to be your next governor of Massachusetts,” Diehl mentioned. “Today our hard work got rewarded by a convincing primary win.”
Diehl joined supporters in Weymouth for a victory occasion Tuesday night time and to have fun the win over his opponent, self-funded Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty, regardless of the actual fact the rich manufacturing government dropped $2.4 million of his personal fortune on the race.
Diehl’s marketing campaign managed to win with lower than $17,000 within the financial institution on the finish and towards an ongoing onslaught of tv advertisements and the current endorsement of his opponent by conservative radio legend and Herald columnist Howie Carr.
The endorsement of Trump, first introduced final October, appears to have been sufficient to hold former state Rep. Diehl by way of the first.
That endorsement was primarily the final voters heard from Trump concerning the race in Massachusetts till late Monday when the previous president held a “tele-rally” for Diehl’s marketing campaign, telling voters Doughty was nothing greater than a device of outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker.
“(Diehl is) the only conservative running for Massachusetts governor,” Trump mentioned Monday night time. “Geoff is a proven fighter who successfully pushes back on the liberal extremists.”
Trump’s endorsement of Diehl and outspoken distaste for Baker was sufficient to depart the incumbent with little hope of profitable a GOP major, regardless of usually being seen as a preferred governor. Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito introduced in December they’d not search re-election to 3rd phrases.
The Whitman Republican could have his work reduce out for him within the normal election. Healey’s warfare chest approaches $7 million.
Diehl has made a superb begin with a current signature drive so as to add a query to the November poll, accumulating over 100,000 signatures to ask voters whether or not they would overturn a brand new legislation that enables unlawful immigrants to get a driver’s license.
“One party rule does not work on Beacon Hill,” Diehl mentioned. “I believe our state should never hand driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Maura Healey, she would just give them out.”
MassGOP chairman Jim Lyons was readily available to congratulate Diehl, who he mentioned was the one candidate that might observe within the footsteps of Trump.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”