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GOP Loses Its Best Chance To Unseat Senator Warren

Mr. Baker’s dodge benches the strongest possible Republican challenger to Senator Warren.

AP/Steven Senne
Massachusetts Governor Baker at the Statehouse at Boston. Mr. Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country. AP/Steven Senne
MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Has the GOP just lost its best shot to unseat Senator Warren in 2024? That’s the question after the news today that the Bay State’s popular outgoing governor, Charles “Charlie” Baker, is taking a job as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Mr. Baker’s dodge apparently benches the strongest possible Republican challenger to Ms. Warren, a hero of the left who is reportedly “adamant” and “very excited” about running for re-election in 2024 — but has weaknesses that the right GOP candidate could exploit.

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MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Mr. Rice, based in the nation's capital, covers current events in politics.

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