MA: Cahill running mate defects to Baker.

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Not good for Deval Patrick. And another sign that you should never trust a Republican.

Hopefully, Cahill will now do the right thing and endorse Patrick

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Cahill Running Mate Defects to Baker
Big news in Massachusetts: Paul Loscocco (R), the running mate for Democrat-turned-independent candidate Tim Cahill (I) in the race for governor, left the ticket and endorsed Charlie Baker's (R) bid, NBC News reports.

Last week, Cahill's top strategist also quit the campaign to support Baker.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Never trust a repuke...a rule to live by....

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3. delete - wrong place

[bigdarryl]

2. just because a candidate is endorsing someone else doesn't mean voters are

going to start flocking to that person.I wouldn't worry about it if your from that area just VOTE and mobilize others to vote

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4. Happy to see the dems play it well and call this insider politics.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/10/cahill_running_1.html

In a statement, Patrick campaign manager Sydney Asbury called the Loscocco move the "kind of political scheming is a distraction from the issues that truly matter in their lives, like job creation, education, and health care.''

Asbury added, "Today's news is just one more indication that Charlie Baker is a Beacon Hill insider who is more interested in the same back-room deals, and politics as usual that we have worked so hard to change.''

In a statement, John Walsh, the chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, also lashed out at Baker, calling the endorsement a "back-room deal.''

"This October surprise will not fool voters,'' Walsh said in the statement. "Instead, this is a Halloween trick they will reject. Voters should also be asking what Mr. Loscocco is getting in return from the Baker campaign.