Are angry MAGA Republicans on the cusp of seizing control of the Mass. GOP? They sure sound like it, based on the ruckus they’re constantly creating within the party. But the Herald’s Joe Battenfeld has a good column in which he argues that uber-moderate Charlie Baker — the former Massachusetts governor, in case you’ve forgotten – still holds sway over the state party, as evidenced by the fact that two of his non-MAGA “disciples” are currently running for governor. … As Joe notes, Baker’s poll numbers continue to run high in Massachusetts, more than two years after leaving the Corner Office, thanks largely to his moderate positions on issues. …

Not to give MAGA types advice, but they should stop focusing on statewide races. The statewide numbers simply aren’t there for pro-Trump types. Instead, they should be focusing on district races in western and central Massachusetts, as I suggested earlier this week (scroll down). But as I also noted, political purists, such as MAGA types, rarely think in such practical political terms.