Baker and Republican Governor's Association

July 12, 2010 Friends, The Baker campaign and the Republican Governor's Association have resorted to spending an unprecedented $2 million in negative TV ads nearly four months before a single vote is cast, in large part to cover up the fact that the Charlie Baker campaign has failed to connect with voters across Massachusetts. We want you to have the facts behind these ads so you can help us respond our way - one-on-one with your friends, neighbors and co-workers! Fact: The Massachusetts Taxpayer's Foundation, a respected independent budget organization, conducted a study for the Boston Globe that proved that state spending grew twice as fast under Charlie Baker than during the Patrick administration. When Baker was the state's budget chief, state spending grew 4.9% annually, while Governor Patrick has held state spending under 2.4%. Fact: Baker has failed to be straight with voters about the billions in state revenue lost due to the global economic crisis. Governor Patrick has met this challenge, and preserved funding for education, public safety, health care and job creation through a responsible mix of reforms, budget cuts and state employee layoffs and furloughs, concessions from state employee unions, and new revenue. This responsible approach has led to all three national, independent credit rating agencies re-affirming the state's AA bond rating and crediting Governor Patrick's leadership through this global crisis. Fact: According to multiple independent economic studies, Massachusetts is recovering faster and stronger than the rest of the country. We have added nearly 45,000 new jobs over the past four months, saw the largest monthly job increase in 17 years in May, and rank 5th in the nation in private sector job growth over the past 6 months. Please tell your friends, neighbors and co-workers you've had enough of Charlie Baker, who wrote the Big Dig finance plan that Massachusetts taxpayers are still paying for, once again spreading false information about Governor Patrick's responsible handling of the state budget under difficult circumstances. Please help us get this news out by forwarding this email to five friends right now. Sincerely, Doug Rubin Senior Strategist