Charlie Baker ‘does not intend to run’ for Senate, despite poll showing him right on Ed Markey’s heels

Charlie Baker ‘does not intend to run’ for Senate, despite poll showing him right on Ed Markey’s heels

As the 2026 midterm elections loom in the distance, a just released UMass Amherst poll shows former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker running in a dead heat in a theoretical race against U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. According to the poll, Baker, who left office as the most popular governor in the country, would net 33% of the vote compared to Markey’s 35%, with the remaining 33% of those polled unsure when given those options. There’s just one problem wi…