Doughty believes he can be the next Republican to win the top office in this traditionally blue state, and he joined WBUR's RadioBoston to tell us why.
Doughty believes he can be the next Republican to win the top office in this traditionally blue state. He's more moderate than his opponent Geoff Diehl, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Though Doughty says he voted for Trump in 2020, he voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. And he does not subscribe to theHe joined us to discuss his platform and why he wants to be Massachusetts' next governor.
"If I chose my own labels, it would be: pragmatic, common sense, businessman, fiscally conservative, Republican. You know, someone that listens and works across the aisle, but someone that really comes from the business world and budgeting and finances and being able to run a good government. We have to remember the governor is the largest employer in the state, about $50 billion, about 40,000 employees.