State Treasurer Tim Cahill officially announced what has been known for a long time- he is running for Governor as an independent. The Treasurer called for lowering taxes, including a lowering of the recently hiked sales tax, and indicated that he would be willing to cut programs that have strong political support. The Treasurer’s attempt to win the Governor’s job as an independent has never been done before in Massachusetts, but he starts with poll numbers that make him competitive. He did manage to get his announcement stepped on by the President’s health care address, but maybe that was unavoidable. Can Tim Cahill win as an independent?

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