NEWS FROM MASSACHUSETTS
THERE IS A LOT OF news breaking out of Massachusetts this morning relating to the Senate race there, almost all of it good for Scott Brown, the Republican.
The President just announced he is going to Massachusetts to campaign with Martha Coakley, the Democrat, on Sunday. Obama has stayed out of this race, I think in part because of his fear of hurting the candidate as he did in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races. That he has changed his mind four days before the election is a hail mary move and a sign of deep desperation.
And, the Democrat’s desperation is deep. A new poll, done by Suffolk University and WHDH TV shows Brown UP by four. Brown leads the independents by a better than 2 to 1 ratio, similar to Virginia and New Jersey results last November in their gubernatorial races, and similar to national trends of independents turning from Obama. Brown has raised a million dollars or more each day this week. Byron York, political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, reports this morning that one ‘well-connected Democratic strategist’ told him that ‘the bottom has fallen out of her poll numbers’.
Then, there are the fund-raising appeals from the Democrats, signed by Nancy Pelosi, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, trying to tie Brown to ‘far-right tea baggers’ and claiming that Coakley is being Swift-boated. Desperation drips from the copy. But, according to David Paleologis, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, the use of big name Democrats may have a negative effect on independent voters.
Coakley has got to be the worst candidate of all time which doesn’t help her chances. A campaign aide shoved a reporter to the ground when he approached her and tried to ask a question, then tried to keep him on the ground while the candidate made her escape. It’s all on tape and is being shown all over the state. While Brown is campaigning in the state, she is at a fundraiser in DC with Big Pharma lobbyists. On radio, she said, in response to a question about Catholics in hospitals being forced to participate in abortions, ” You can have religious freedom, but you probably shouldn’t work in an emergency room. “ Earlier this week, when asked about Brown’s campaigning on the streets and her being in DC at a fundraiser, she rejected the idea of shaking hands with voters outside Fenway Park because it was cold. Earlier, in her last TV debate, she said we should withdraw from Afghanistan because there are no terrorists left there. (Wow, she is worse than Patty Murray, and if elected, could displace Patty from winning the ‘rocket scientist’ of the Senate award from Washingtonian magazine.).
Brown should still be considered a long shot, but he has momentum on his side, and momentum in the last days of a campaign, especially in a close race, a close special election with light turnout expected, is often THE critical factor in how a race turns out. If he wins on Tuesday, it will be the biggest political earthquake of this generation and will impact November’s Congressional elections significantly.
4 Responses to “NEWS FROM MASSACHUSETTS”
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Ken Mortland says:
Interesting…. a Republican senator from Massachusetts. Wouldn’t that be something!
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maureen says:
Simply amazing. Beck (an Independent) has stated “Watch for miracles.” We may be on the brink on one.
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Linda says:
I heard that the Democrap candidate, Coakley, prevented a child molester from being prosecuted in Mass. because he had been a big contributor to her campaign. (concerned citizens pursued the case, and he eventually was taken to court, but Coakley did everything she could to protect him.
This “contributor” evidently held a hot curling iron in a baby girls (v). The baby was in the hospital 2 weeks recovering. I am outraged at this, and the people of Mass. shoulde be also!!
If there is any justice in this world, Brown (the Republican) should win!!
Man I sure hope he wins. Goliath (DNC) needs to be cut off at the knees and this seat in particular going to the GOP would be EPIC. But I heard the GOP isn’t really helping Brown. Why is that?
Hopefully the Brown campaign will have watchdogs overseeing the elections dept as it seems the magically appearing ballots game was already announced this week by the MA SOS. this gives ACORN 10 days to fill out ballots with pet names and dead people.