Did anyone watch the Warren/ Diehl Debate last night? (house, law)

[tysmith95]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Bingo. He basically just toes the party line. While of course being a Republican in itself puts one at an instant disadvantage in MA, I fail to see where he veers extreme on anything other than that he supports Trump.

That itself is extreme in this state.

[porterhouse]

Originally Posted by MMS02760

Diehl has no chance.

I agree, however it wouldn't surprise me if the race is closer than projected. Sen Warren's act has worn extremely thin and it is clear that she is not part of the solution going forward.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by tysmith95

That itself is extreme in this state.

Fair enough, but on that note Massachusetts is what's "extreme" just on the opposite end of the spectrum.

[tysmith95]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Fair enough, but on that note Massachusetts is what's "extreme" just on the opposite end of the spectrum.

By allowing people who identify as male go into male bathrooms, or people who identify as female going to female bathrooms. SOOO extreme.

[Partial Observer]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Fair enough, but on that note Massachusetts is what's "extreme" just on the opposite end of the spectrum.

This would make more sense if Massachusetts didn’t have a Republican governor. And hadn’t had four Republican governors in a row before Patrick. And didn’t elect Scott Brown to fill Kennedy’s seat in 2010.

I think Massachusetts is more moderate than the wingnuts here realize. Most of us are just more socially enlightened than the average Trump supporter who cheers when he calls Mexicans rapists, calls white supremacists “fine people,” brags about grabbing women, and calls his former mistress a horseface.

Aligning with a guy like that is a deal-breaker for most dignified people, which is why Diehl will lose.

[Boston Shudra]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Fair enough, but on that note Massachusetts is what's "extreme" just on the opposite end of the spectrum.

So....it’s centrist?

[Shrewsburried]

Originally Posted by tysmith95

By allowing people who identify as male go into male bathrooms, or people who identify as female going to female bathrooms. SOOO extreme.

Or supporting a tax plan that has effectively porked many of the middle to high income voters who had been reliant on deductables prior to the 'tax cut'. I know many 'Rockafeller Republicans' who are livid about the deductable cap and if Diehl is touting it as a success, these traditional republicans might withhold a vote.

[tysmith95]

Originally Posted by Shrewsburried

Or supporting a tax plan that has effectively porked many of the middle to high income voters who had been reliant on deductables prior to the 'tax cut'. I know many 'Rockafeller Republicans' who are livid about the deductable cap and if Diehl is touting it as a success, these traditional republicans might withhold a vote.

Or supporting a tax plan that raises the federal deficit at a time when the economy is doing fairly well.

Ideally the government should be running at a surplus when the economy is doing well and a deficit when the economy is doing poorly.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by tysmith95

By allowing people who identify as male go into male bathrooms, or people who identify as female going to female bathrooms. SOOO extreme.

More like forcing me to allow a man in a skirt to waltz into a ladies room in my private business, and if I question him I now face criminal charges. THAT folks IS extreme. Even Gov. Baker was against that before he "changed his mind".

But I do think there are far bigger issues on the minds of most voters.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Partial Observer

I think Massachusetts is more moderate than the wingnuts here realize. Most of us are just more socially enlightened than the average Trump supporter who cheers when he calls Mexicans rapists, calls white supremacists “fine people,” brags about grabbing women, and calls his former mistress a horseface.

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I'm no Trump fan, but come on that is just ridiculous.