I don't usually talk MA Politics here.

But this is just a little too good to pass up.

Jumping the Democrat Party line and joining the ranks of unenrolled voters, Treasurer Timothy Cahill is positioned to take on Gov. Deval Patrick without a primary battle in which the sitting governor would enjoy the power of incumbency.

Cahill’s anticipated move also allows his to become the independent voice in the race - beholden to no party - and appeal to fiscal conservatives, Beacon Hill observers said.

Clearly Cahill doesn't seem to think the MA GOP has anything to offer him - a wise assessment (and besides, it appears that Christy Mihos has the socially liberal Republican market pretty much sewn-up already) and that he, a non-liberal on fiscal policies, has no chance against Gov. Spendy Free-Money McSpender among the commie-heavy Democrat Primary electorate - also a wise assessment.

“We have a three-way race,” said political consultant Mary Ann Marsh. “The gloves are off now.”

Ms. Marsh is clearly well acquainted with the obvious, on both counts.  There is not much love lost between Patrick and Cahill; they've butted-heads repeatedly over fiscal policy, especially the recently enacted 25% sales-tax hike.

It will be interesting though to see how Cahill - who ran a successfully quirky "Tim for Treasurer" campaign back 2002 and was essentially unopposed for re-election in 2006 - will fare under the sort of scrutiny usually reserved in the media for Republican candidates.

And under the Chicago-style tactics of Deval's best-bud that the incumbent governor is all but certain to employ - especially considering that now Cahill will no longer have the (D) shield after his name.

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