In a state that hasn’t elected a Republican House representative since 1993 and only two Republican senators since 1967, Massachusetts GOP Chairwoman Amy Carnevale is optimistic for her party amid recent opinion polls.
Carnevale cited a poll in a recent recruitment email that indicated 67% of Bay Staters think the migrant situation is a crisis or major problem in an effort to inspire new Republican candidates to run in Massachusetts.
"While the Democrats engage in their usual theatrics and political maneuvers, it's the Republicans who are stepping up with pragmatic, common-sense solutions to tackle the migrant crisis head-on," Carnevale wrote. "And guess what? These solutions are resonating powerfully with the silent majority. Just look at Senator Peter Durant, who clinched a senate seat by championing this very cause."
Carnevale also blasted the Democratic Party’s stance on the migrant crisis in the email, saying Democrats “seem to be busy pandering to their progressive, out-of-touch base, while conveniently pointing fingers at the federal government."
“The Democratic supermajority has become complacent, resting on the assumption that their reelections are guaranteed,” Carnevale continued. “But recent polls are painting a different picture altogether. It's evident that they've pushed the boundaries too far. There's never been a more opportune moment to throw your hat in the ring as a Republican candidate in Massachusetts, from local positions all the way up the ballot.”
The Massachusetts House recently unveiled its fiscal 2025 budget, which includes $500 million in funds for immigrant housing. MassGOP spokesman Logan Trupiano said that money could be going elsewhere and that migrant crisis spending is a “runaway train.”
“It’s a spending issue,” Trupiano told the Washington Examiner. “We really can’t afford this, and there is no end in sight.”
“[Massachusetts] residents are losing out because of this migrant crisis, and it’s only going to get worse because the Biden administration has no interest in taking any initiative on the border,” he added.
Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Aaron Michlewitz, a Democrat, recently said that shelter funding is a “fluid discussion.”
"You go back nine months ago and it was a different discussion than it is today," he said.
"It's hard to say exactly where it's going to be in six to nine months," he continued. "We think the number we're putting on the table for discussion within the House gets us far enough along that we can see where we are going forward down the road."
While Republicans in Massachusetts are optimistic about their chances, the state is deep blue.
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Democratic domination of the state extends to the Massachusetts House and Senate, where the party holds an absolute supermajority in both chambers. As of 2023, the Cook Partisan Voting Index has Massachusetts swinging Democrat more than the national average in every county.
“Electing Republicans is always a challenge in Massachusetts,” Trupiano said. “However, we feel like our messaging is spot on and we’re on the right side of a lot of issues.”
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