Massachusetts has a new Republican Party Chairman on the horizon. Yesterday Peter Torkildsen announced that he will not seek re-election. The announcement is good news for the Commonwealth's disappearing Republican population. Peter lost 10 special elections before losing three open Republican House seats in November. Hopefully we have hit rock bottom.

Moving forward our Republican State Committee must be very careful who they select to lead the party out of these dark times. Our past choices have gotten us into this mess!

The next Chairman should either be a very experienced campaigner and fundraiser or a person must have successfully built a business. In short, our next Chairman needs to have a list of accomplishments and credentials.

I am frightened by individuals who are running as part of an ego trip with no substantial campaign experience.

Let's recruit a tier A candidate instead of settling on a back-bencher.