Shrewsbury GOP mailing called a ‘poke in the eye’
In the campaign for
While municipal elections in
However, so is the incumbent Housing Authority chairman
In getting involved in the Housing Authority campaign, the state
That the
"It was a highly unusual situation, highly, highly unorthodox," says
"It was a poke in the eye, no doubt about that," he said. "There's a schism in the party and I fell victim to it."
The state party apparatus seems to be setting itself up in resistance to the "people and ideas of the
"This shows they're being more aggressive,"
In his own Republican party,
Former
Recent press releases from the state party have decried dangerous illegal immigrants, the "infanticide" that would result from expanded abortion rights legislation, and the perceived anti-Semitism of pro-Palestinian
A Massachusettts GOP email sent out by
In
A mailing on her behalf went out prior to the
"It's not a race the state party typically would get involved in," said
She said she was surprised the state party's bulk mail rate markings, or indicia, had been used on the mailing.
She questioned the expenditure of state resources on unseating a sitting Republican to replace him with another Republican at the local level.
"I honestly don't know if it's a slap in the face,"
It is unclear if this was an in-kind donation from state party. Town clerk's office says final end-of-campaign financial reports for the
The communications director for the
The Baker-Polito press office also did not respond to a request for comment.
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