Taking It To Charlie: Springfield Conservative Running Against Governor Baker in GOP Primary

Springfield's Scott Lively, a conservative whose views have made him a target of the Southern Poverty Law Center, ran for Massachusetts governor in 2014 as an Independent. Earlier this month Lively filed documents with Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's office to challenge Baker as a Republican.  In 2014, Lively's Independent run garnered him about 20,000 votes — just south of 1 percent. If that sounds small, it's much higher than he thought possible.

Springfield's Scott Lively, a conservative whose views have made him a target of the Southern Poverty Law Center, ran for Massachusetts governor in 2014 as an Independent. Earlier this month Lively filed documents with Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's office to challenge Baker as a Republican.  In 2014, Lively's Independent run garnered him about 20,000 votes — just south of 1 percent. If that sounds small, it's much higher than he thought possible.…