do you think he is really going to try and push amnesty for illegals through? Because I think that will start an outrage on Main Street that makes the health care debate look civil in comparison.

The air smells a little sweeter today in Massachusetts knowing that Scott Brown actually may pull off this election! The health-care initiative may die a well-deserved death by virtue of Brown’s election alone. The Democrats will realize that their back room dealing and dirty politics actually have consequences. If Scott Brown can get elected in Massachusetts, then no Democrat is safe in 2010.

…that internals show The One’s poetry and prose could drag the worst candidate in history over the finish line.
Dammit.

…that internals show The One’s poetry and prose could drag the worst candidate in history over the finish line.
Dammit.

I just heard on FOX that Obama is going to Massachusetts this weekend to stump for Coakley. So, what do they know that the rest of America doesn’t? Call me cynical, but are they going to “steal” this election? I don’t trust this administration and majority Congress when it comes to fraudulent elections.

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=N2ZjNjlkZGY3YjkwOTMxY2E2ODA3MGNmZGViNjFlNTI=

The White House has been involved in this from the beginning. I don’t buy for a second that they only just started paying attention. Michael Meehan was put even put on loan from the Obama and his thugs, did *exactly* what the White House wanted, and it blew-up in their faces.

could just be a way off “showing” that Obama will stand behind any Dem IF they have a hard time with their own election. That he won’t leave them out to dry. (Meaning, you can still vote for the HC bill and I’ll stand behind you and help in your election)

And are they the same internals that said he would get Olympics, NJ, VA? Lets hope so.

Will he be able to give Coakley the momentum she needs to win?

In my opinion, there are two ways to look at this:

1) No…Obama did not impact New Jersey or Virginia at all. He just won Virginia a few months earlier and New Jersey is a solid blue state. How can he help in MA when his approval rating is even lower, the economy is in even worse shape, and he is stubbornly trying to drive a health care bill over the finish line the American people (including those in MA) clearly do not want. A wake up call to the dems in MA that there is an election this Tuesday, the republican is winning, and we need to rally to help our cause will not help Coakley.

2) Yes…what is hurting Coakley in MA is a poorly run campaign and turn out among democrats that greatly out number republicans. It is possible many democrats that voted for Obama in the General election are not even aware of the special elections. Furthermore, comparisons to New Jersey and Virginia elections a few months ago are not reliable indicators. New Jersey was an incumbent election with a democratic incumbent that was extremely unpopular. Virginia was not an incumbent election, but it is a historically red state that just recently went blue due to how unpopular the republican party became. All the dems need is a wake up call to mobilize and get out the vote to win. Obama helps with that.

I believe it is number 1 and Brown wins this election.

1. He’s got to make sure Coakley doesn’t get blown out. It just needs to be close enough so that the election is contested. This gives the Dems legitimacy in delaying certification in order to do a recount, or several recounts, and gives Obama more time to get his health care vote through the Senate.

2. Republicans never win close elections in Blue States. They’ll recount until Coakley wins if it’s within a couple of percentage points.

All he has to do is close the gap by a few points and he accomplishes both objectives.

…if so, what was turnout like for each political affiliation? What about absentee ballots….how many were sent out and to what political affiliations?

Forget the polls showing Brown ahead. The important numbers from the polls aren’t, in the final analysis, whether Brown or Coakley is on top. What is important isn’t even that Brown has 97% of the Republican vote, and a huge lead in the Independent vote.

About 40% of voters in Massachusetts, IIRC, are registered Democrats. It is the fact that about 17% of Democrats are planning on voting for the Republican candidate that is making this a close race.

If 17% of the Democrats have decided that they don’t want to vote for Coakley, then a visit by Obama is not like to change their minds and make them pull the lever for the D candidate.

And remember, Obama campaigning for someone else doesn’t seem to be able to muster up the same kind of electricity and excitement he had back in 2008.

Imagine the scene Sunday: “Vote for Coakley! You have to send her to Washington to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat! If she isn’t the 60th vote in the Senate, I may not be able to keep doing…..ah…..basically, nothing, but we’re really, really going to get to that Hope and Change stuff this year. I promise. Really. You’ll see. I mean it this time……”

I am hearing gossip of about a dozen or so groups headed to Mass and the MA groups are already mobilizing. Why would Obama head in to such a hot spot now? He had better have lots of security, the Larouche crowd is lurking here somewhere and they could pull anything. I don’t think I like this, the potential for this getting ugly is there.

1. The Democrats will definitely not have a final vote on healthcare before the special election.
2. They will probably not have a final vote on healthcare before Brown will be seated (if he wins). They are not confident that they can delay his seating long enough. Of course this strategy might change if he does indeed win.

… when Obama said he was coming. I think he can help her here. Just one person’s .02.

On a related topic, I got a mailer today that so misstates Brown’s record on a 2005 abortion bill that it makes me sick. While I am a Brown supporter, I could honestly say until a week ago that I respected both candidates.

No more. I despise what the Coakley campaign has turned into over the past week.

or wherever it is he’s going to be.

Also, we need those Cambridge cops he called stupid to start rallying, too.

It’d be great to see all the cops showing some kind of support for the ones he called stupid.

If Coakley was far behind, say more than 5 points, Obama wouldn’t have come and been tarred with that loss. I was actually incredibly heartened that Obama was originally not coming. That told me the race was out of reach for Coakley, but it looks like that’s not the case. My guess it’s within 3-4 points, and Obama and Rhambo know that if Brown wins, Democrats are toast. I don’t think anyone here seriously that this race was outside of that.

Obama’s agenda will come to a screeching halt if Brown wins, health care will likely derail, Democrats will retire in scores and scatter, high-quality Republican candidates will throw their hat in the ring, etc. Obama HAD to try and help. Will it do any good? It will probably drive up turnout for Democrats, for some strange reason Obama’s approval ratings are quite high in Mass, but it will also fire up Brown voters and volunteers.

I think Brown will narrowly win this, but let’s not forget, the majority of Massachusetts voters have a terrible track record when it comes to electing politicians. John Kerry, Barney Frank, Ted Kennedy, etc. have lifetime seats, and got reelected with huge margins. I’m hoping Massachusetts has seen the err of its ways.

“On a related topic, I got a mailer today that so misstates Brown’s record on a 2005 abortion bill that it makes me sick. While I am a Brown supporter, I could honestly say until a week ago that I respected both candidates.”

The attacks on Brown’s religious conscientous objector amendment are beyond the pale. Despicably cynical.

Also, stupid beyond belief. 39% of the state is Catholic. Just because it’s a pro-choice state doesn’t mean that people don’t have very real religious and ethical convictions. Why would any politician want to walk all over those?

If Brown wins, he will do it in a state where less than 13% are registered republicans (compared to 37% registered democrat). Thats impressive.

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleenr/enridx.htm

Should be interesting.

1. Brown warns Obama: Stay away from MA.
2. KosKids feint outrage.
3. Obama goes to MA.
4. KosKids sincerely believe Brown is scared of Obama.
5. Brown gets exactly what he wants: Obama’s coming to MA.

New 30 second ad for Coakley…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1GAuKqDbBs

Unfreakinbelievable.

Let’s get our own thugs!

Biden was here, Kerry was here, everyone except Osama ben Laden was here, and this state is 3-1 Dem. registration, but Christie won by 5 pts.
NJ does occasionally send a “moderate” Rep. to some position, and Christie fits that role–except, he’s bringing back Bret Schundler and Doug Forrester who are real conservatives. Schundler is the famous ex-Jersey City major who fought off ACLU suits against Christmas displays, implemented his own workfare instead of welfare, and ran unsuccessfully for higher office because he was virtually deserted by NJ’s country club Rep. org.
Scott Brown is still prob. a long shot, but his very prominent campaign and the horror it has struck in the heart of the enemy is worth every moment.
You can support Brown at www.scottbrownforussenate.com or https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDFVMGxFamFFbkFMcEp0Z1lvLVgtcXc6MA

OK lets see if this twists your mind like it did when I thought of it. The SEIU busses are reportedly on their way here to MA. The SEIU playbook proscribes strong arm tactics and intimidation. SEIU will be doing this on behalf of Coakely, the MA Attorney General! Holder let the Black Panthers take a pass, so who is left, the UN?
Coakley needs to step down. The same reason the US Attorney General needs to be elected rather than appointed. They need to work for the people not the machine.

Oak Sign poles… you Betcha.

But he says she’ll win anyway. So tell me David, how can a bad candidate win? Why would Mass. want another “bad candidate” turn bad politician?

I hope Obama gets asked that a thousand times when he is there.

…remotely accurate, the humiliation for Zippy would be complete. Don’t be surprised if he changes his mind about going to MA between now & Sunday. If that happens, it tells you they know Coakley is radioactive road-kill. Rush has said for the last year that this guy is going to fall and when it does, it will be swift and spectacular. Maybe we’re seeing that now. Assuming if it plays out the way we all hope, could anyone have scripted this any better ?

How delicious….!

Obama is giving the priority on the airlift and taking them straight to Massachusetts to assist in Tuesday’s election.

http://jeannie-ology.com/?p=5043

This is the same bunch that told us the $787B was going to “stimulate” the economy. They are spinning so fast now they might go right through to China.

Don’t buy what they’re selling.

1. Quietly let Scott Brown win Mass…’
2. 41st vote prevents a super-majority and kills the bill
3. Now Obama can blame failure of passage on the Republicans, and not get tarred by the mess that this bill actually is
4. win-win

that’s how I’d get out of this mess, but he won’t because he is a narcissist and is blinded by his drive to win something.

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