Mass. gubernatorial candidates make final swings

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"I want them to have a close look at an optimistic vision for the future, a plan to get us there -- and some real results," Patrick said, describing what he wanted voters to think about when they entered the booth on Tuesday.
Baker, a former business executive, said: "I want them to think about whether Massachusetts needs a turnaround. I'm the only turnaround candidate in the race, having done one before."
Cahill, currently the state's treasurer, didn't hesitate in answering the same question.
"I want them to know I'm the candidate for the middle class. I'm going to fight for them as I've fought throughout this campaign, and I want them to have a choice, an election choice between the two-party system," he said.
The fourth candidate in the race, Jill Stein of the Green-Rainbow Party, had no public schedule before an evening rally in Pittsfield.
The final day of campaigning marked the climax of a race that saw Cahill bolt from the Democratic party to run as an independent; Baker give up a nearly $2 million salary at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to run for a $140,000 job as governor; and Patrick try to withstand a building anti-incumbent, pro-Republican tide threatening to sweep across the nation in Tuesday's midterm balloting.
Stein campaigned largely to appear in the 16 debates and forums between the candidates, while Cahill had to withstand twin embarrassments: his campaign manager and two other senior advisers quit in late September, followed a week later by his running mate, Paul Loscocco.


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