As GOP Reckons With Trumpism, Baker Defends His Brand Of Republicanism
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As his party debates the role of former President Donald Trump, Gov. Charlie Baker defended his brand of Republicanism Thursday, saying centrist viewpoints aid a state government dominated by Democrats. I still think here in the Commonwealth, which is where I spend my time, the Republican Party is an appropriate check for, lack of a better word, a one-party majority, Baker said on GBH s
Boston Public Radio. Host Jim Braude had asked Baker about why he remains part of a conservative Republican party that is often at odds with his own moderate politics.