Photo: Left Photo Courtesy of WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe, Right Photo Courtesy of Getty Images
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — It's down to the wire for the gubernatorial campaign, and the nominees from both parties spent the eve of the election touring in separate areas of the Commonwealth.
Democratic nominee Maura Healey was in East Boston with her running mate Kim Driscoll visiting Maverick Square, the place where she first declared her candidacy.
WBZ's Mike Macklin was there where Healey and Driscoll were encouraging the public to go out and vote on Tuesday.
"I think the energy is great out there, the enthusiasm— Kim and I have been all around the state, great crowds, great numbers— it's exciting. We had about 150 events yesterday, we knocked on 4,000 doors I think over the last several months. I have felt tremendous enthusiasm and energy for this team, for this ticket— the times are certainly urgent right now," Healey said.
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Meanwhile, Republican nominee Geoff Diehl spent part of his day at the Five Corners in Braintree greeting voters. Diehl acknowledges he's behind Healey in the polls, but tells WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe that Republicans in Massachusetts are never ahead leading up to Election Day.
"We think by the time that this is all counted we'll be like Scott Brown: a race that nobody expected but ended up delivering. Five of the last six governors have been Republican 24 of the last 32 years. I think one thing that people realize too is you got to have at least a Republican here and then you've got a very liberal Legislature— you have a Republican governor as that check and balance," Diehl said.
Healey went on to say she's confident heading into Election Day.
We're going to win, and we're going to win big and strong because we've been working for it. We've had grassroots and volunteers that have been getting after it week after week, month after month, and that's why we feel really good about tomorrow. Never once taking anything for granted in this race and that's why we've been continuing to get out there and work hard for it. I could not be prouder to be on the ticket with Kim Driscoll— as we hopefully have a good night tomorrow and then embark on the hard work of delivering for people of this state, Healey said.
During his final campaign push, Diehl says the election will depend heavily on Independent voters.
We actually think this is an incredibly winnable race, it's just a matter of can we get that final push of turnout and that's why we're doing everything we can. You obviously can't count on the base Republicans, which is a small minority, the Independents of Massachusetts decide who wins these elections. We've been leading in the polls with Independents from the first time polls came out and we've been building on that. We're seeing mortgage rates rise because of bad spending policies down in D.C that's devalued the dollar and I think in Massachusetts people are feeling that," Diehl said.
WBZ's Mike Macklin and Kim Tunnicliffe (@KimWBZ) report.
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