Recent polling shows Republican candidates are likely to lose in Massachusetts' upcoming general election. So, what is the role of the GOP in the state and does the party have a future here?
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Local political experts weighed in on Greater Boston. "A Massachusetts Republican is very, very different than a Republican in any other part of the country. ... This party fixation that we have, we might see the beginnings of that cracking and falling down the wayside where people are more wedded to a political approach rather than a party affiliation," Paul DeBole, politics professor at Lasell University said.
Republican State Senator Bruce Tarr said although the election looks bleak for Republicans, maintaining an additional voice in state government is important.
"Our government depends on having different perspectives woven into the legislative and governing processes, and so that path back is one where I think we have to evaluate the message, and to make sure we have a message that resonates with the voters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts," Tarr said.
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