https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/05/13/why-massachusetts-produces-so-many-presidential-candidates/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:29:28 -0400<![CDATA[This association with greatness, splendor, and epic achievement actually helped produce Mitt Romney’s most dubious accomplishment during his single term as governor. If he had served as Chief Executive of Michigan (like his father), or Utah (where he led the Olympics), Massachusetts Mitt might have felt less compulsion to produce some monumental reform to ornament his record. But if you lead the State House at the Hub of the Universe, you’re more likely to sign on to precisely the sort of epochal overreach represented by Romneycare – an overreach that leaves you vulnerable to harsh questions if not attacks from your fellow conservatives.]]>Sun, 13 May 2012 16:15:16 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/05/13/why-massachusetts-produces-so-many-presidential-candidates-n92448