The running mate for Democrat-turned-independent candidate Tim Cahill in the Massachusetts governor's race has defected to Republican Charles Baker's campaign today.
State Rep. Paul Loscocco (R) dropped out as Cahill's choice for lieutenant governor today and endorsed Baker, First Read has learned. In a statement obtained by NBC News, Loscocco said he did not want to be part of a spoiler campaign.
In the Globe poll, taken last week, [Deval] Patrick, a Democrat, won support from 35 percent of likely voters, compared with 34 percent for [Charles] Baker, a statistical tie given the poll’s margin of error. Cahill, the state treasurer who left the Democratic Party last year, continued to lag far behind with 11 percent. Green-Rainbow candidate Jill Stein got 4 percent, and 14 percent said they remain undecided.
