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Common Ground Scorecard for Charlie Baker

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Charlie Baker (MA - R)

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Over the course of his career, Governor Charlie Baker has been a highly successful leader of complex business and government organizations. He served as State Secretary of Administration and Finance and State Secretary of Health and Human Services before his election as Governor in 2015. Throughout his tenure, Governor Baker has focused on moving Massachusetts forward through bipartisan, results-driven leadership. Priorities include education and diversification of the Commonwealth’s energy portfolio to safeguard residents, municipalities and businesses from the impacts of climate change.

(Biography courtesy of https://www.mass.gov/person/charlie-baker-governor)

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Common Ground Score is

50
*Common Ground Maverick*
Well Above Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
30
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Maximum credit for Official Performance. Net job approval a staggering 86 points higher than would be expected if purely based on partisanship.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"It's one thing to stand in a corner and shout insults at your opponents. It's quite another to climb into the arena and fight for common ground. I believe it's this conversation that makes us strong."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

What are the score ranges?

  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

Insufficient Data to Score

For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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