WORCESTER, Mass. - Victory tasted like blue raspberry jolly rancher gelato for Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll. But, celebrating Tuesday's primary win was short-lived.
The Democratic candidates for governor and lieutenant governor returned to the campaign trail Wednesday afternoon, talking to voters at the Worcester Public Market.
What You Need To Know
- Democrats Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll are facing Republicans Geoff Diehl and Leah Allen in the November election for governor
- Healey and Driscoll made a stop in worcester Wedesday, talking to voters and touring the Worcester Public Market
- Diehl and Allen defeated Republican challengers Chris Doughty and Kate Campanale
"It's a place both Kim and I have visited many times," said Healey. "It's an area and a city and a region that represents the kind of economic development that we are so looking ready to champion."
"If you want a team that's going to make sure Massachusetts is more affordable, working hard to create jobs and growth, that's going to be a team that knows what it's like to bring people together," Driscoll said.
Healey and Driscoll face Republicans Geoff Diehl and Leah Allen in November's general election.
"Our campaign is going to be one about freedom, it's pretty simple," Diehl said at a press conference Wednesday morning. "Economic freedom, make sure that beacon hill is giving you back your money when you deserve."
Diehl, a former state representative, is endorsed by former President Donald Trump as well as the Worcester Republican City Committee.
Committee Chair Kathleen Roy believes it will be an uphill battle for Diehl to be elected, but she says it's not impossible.
"To be honest with you, I've never seen this kind of enthusiasm for Republican candidates in Massachusetts before," Roy said. "And we have upped our membership in the last two years by over 30 percent of Worcester voters."
In Worcester, Healey and Driscoll discussed a range of issues Wednesday, including the need for more affordable housing, their opponents endorsement by former President Trump and spreading the wealth across the state.
"We know that western Massachusetts, as is sometimes the case in central Massachusetts, feels left behind and that things are too Boston-centric and dominated," Healey said. "I think particularly as someone who served state-wide the last eight years, I am acutely aware of that and sensitive to that."