I’ve been fighting the urge: it’s Massachusetts. But let’s review the evidence.
- The latest Rasmussen poll: 49/47 Coakley/Brown. That’s +2 Coakley for likely voters. Definite ones? +1 Brown. The total shift is +7 Brown in a week.
- Internal Democratic polling (via AoSHQ) is saying Coakley +5. Last week? Coakley +14. +9 shift to Brown, in other words.
- They’re not just paying union members to hold signs for Coakley: they’re paying Brown-voting union members to hold signs for Coakley.
- And lastly: Coakley is scared. She admitted to being frightened in a conference call today at the way that Scott Brown has come out of nowhere to disrupt her coronation. She needs money. The campaign that bragged about the 5.2 million dollars that they raised last year needs money. That’s why the DSCC is throwing almost 600K into the race. So that Martha Coakley can maintain parity against the interloper.
(pause)
DOOM.
Moe Lane
PS: Scott Brown for US Senate.
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
'Scott Brown...write it down'
speciallist (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:03PM EST (link)call your local media hack…..
tell your friends
From your mouth to . . .
Composer_Man Tuesday, January 12th at 8:11PM EST (link)Oh, you know the rest.
If Bob Weld won by 3 points
sloeride Tuesday, January 12th at 8:13PM EST (link)Brown will win by 10.
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That's It, Its Bob Weld From Now On nt
Swamp_Yankee (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:19PM EST (link)..
He should do at least as well as Bob Romney. (nt)
Third Street (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:22PM EST (link)“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
I was thinking Brown by 5.
Mary Beth (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:31PM EST (link)I originally figured Brown by 2 but then after they announced that they’d ignore the vote results and stall putting him in if he won in order to shove health care down our throats, I upped it.
From what I was reading, folks in Massachusettes
didn’t really take a shine to that idea.
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Brown by 5's as good as a rout
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:32PM EST (link)I’d be thrilled.
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A Real 5, A Post ACORN 5, Or a Post Recount 5? nt
Swamp_Yankee (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:35PM EST (link)Heh.
Mary Beth (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:47PM EST (link)I’ll say 5 before the dead are counted…then down to 2.
But still enough of a win to keep them from finding enough ballots in car trunks.
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
If Acorn rallies the troops....
fightnright Tuesday, January 12th at 8:52PM EST (link)with hurried instructions to get out and pull the lever for the Dems, I wonder how many of their useful idiots will screw up and vote for Joe Kennedy……
Do we have someone who knows MA recount rules? (nt)
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Recount rules
Cargosquid (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:18PM EST (link)Googlelz iz ur frend.
Candidates for statewide office may obtain recounts by filing a petition with the Secretary of the Commonwealth by 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day following the election. The petition may specify whether the candidate wants a hand recount. In statewide elections, a recount may be done only if the margin of victory is less than 0.5% percent.[1] There are no statutory requirements for payments by petitioners of the cost of recounts.
Google is my friend?
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:33PM EST (link)You must be new around here.
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I wondered how long that would take.
mbecker908 (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:36PM EST (link)Maybe Bing?
AskSam?
Dogpile?
teenage daughter suggested
bsquared Wednesday, January 13th at 9:57AM EST (link)http://LYCOS.com
–so I default to that now; (almost) anything but in-your-business google
DOOM in Mashachushits for Cokely
GO Brown!
(someone needs to get him a cool team-jersey…what number would it have? “60?”, “minus 1″ perhaps?
Oathkeeper Observing…
Here's the lowdown from the Massachusetts
The_Rebel (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:21PM EST (link)Secretary of State:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elerct/rctidx.htm
I just wanted to see
Cargosquid (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 11:40PM EST (link)how fast I would get a reply to “Googlez”. Besides Bing isn’t as
fun in “lolcat”.
Sec of State MA
dudette Wednesday, January 13th at 7:25AM EST (link)is bought and paid for by Soros, so expect problems, a la Franken Coleman, another election screwed by a Soros Sec of State
I'm getting excited here!
Mary Beth (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:15PM EST (link)I couldn’t donate a lot but I did get my folks to donate (they NEVER donate to political races) AND I got ahold of a friend up in Mass…a Republican…and urged him to vote for Brown.
He didn’t even know about the race! And his first response was that he’d vote for the one who’d more than likely lose.
It was tough talking to George but understandable. He’s used to picking the loser and his spirit is stifled. He had an almost “why bother” attitude.
I know how he feels. I grew up in the DC area and as you can guess, most of the congressional races went hard left. It’s not referred to as the people’s republic of Northern VA for nothing.
But we can’t give in to that and I hope I can encourage George to get his family and any other potential Brown voters to the polls on Tuesday!
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
$600K for Coakley? Heh heh... that's cute.
Third Street (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:16PM EST (link)$1.3 million for Scott Brown raised in a single day. Ohhh, we are gonna do this.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
DSCC and SEIU dough plus whatever she gets from the Lobbyists today.
Mary Beth (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:37PM EST (link)That being said, I think the people are motivated enough to get them past all of that.
I think Brown is good enough and Coakley is just that bad…that we have a perfect storm brewing.
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Yeah but the SEIU/DSCC money are for
joayn (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 1:29AM EST (link)two ads. That’s it. She probably spent the majority of her money in the primary. Hah!
She’s gonna run out of dough. Where’s George Soros?
America is an idea; a noble idea that essentially boils down to the shocking belief that the masses are in fact not asses. John Nolte
He is disabled, his head is exploding at all the imcompetents his party is picking to defend his ground.
rcov092 (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 1:32AM EST (link)n/t
“Not One Red Dime for the NRSC or NRCC till they stop trying to elect liberals”
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My understanding is she spent the bulk in the primary like you said.
Mary Beth (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 1:35AM EST (link)So she’s not exactly cash poor, but she does need the big lobbyist/DNC/Union guns to come in and bail her out.
With one week left…it’ll be fascinating to see what she and Scott do. How much will go for buying dead votes for her? Will Scott be able to mount a solid GOTV effort?
Then there’s the weather…
I think there are a lot of things in play, money only being one of them.
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
weather is our friend
jackhammer Wednesday, January 13th at 5:01AM EST (link)if it snows, and snows hard, Acorn voters won’t turn out…if it does snow, and you have a good car, make sure you pick up your uncles and aunts and their friends who might have more trouble gettng out in that weather and take em to the polls.
Things are trending....
crazydaz Tuesday, January 12th at 8:20PM EST (link)…in a much more positive fashion now! Keep ‘em running and DO NOT LET UP!! IT’S UP TO YOU, MASS.!! We’ve done all we could have without becoming “interfering” or “bothersome” from a national standpoint, like you guys wanted. RETURN THE FAVOR and GET BROWN IN!!!
Coakley's 48-hr FEC Reports
SalG Tuesday, January 12th at 8:21PM EST (link)Checked her reports (FEC #C00466573), and it does not appear that she is hurting. Maybe I’m reading the reports wrong. Perhaps $$$’s for large media buys.
And yet the DSCC opened its vault
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:33PM EST (link)They wouldn’t blow their money for no reason, you know.
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The reports wouldn't reflect...
merryj1 Wednesday, January 13th at 5:59AM EST (link)… unpaid debts. She may owe $$$ that’s already “spent,” but not yet paid.
Quote of the day from the political wire
scarlos (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:24PM EST (link)“If we don’t win this, 2010 will be hell for Democrats.”
– Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), quoted by The Hotline, on the U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/01/12/extra_bonus_quote_of_the_day.html
Socialism is Oligarchy in disguise
Whoops forgot expansion
scarlos (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:40PM EST (link)Cook rates MA as D +12. That means Brown needs to do about 13-15 points better than the average Republican presidential candidate to win Statewide.
Coincidentally, the way Massachusetts is gerrymandered, winning by that margin would win him 9 out of the 10 Congressional seats in MA, only losing the Boston/Cambridge based 8th.
When Republicans are winning supposedly “Safe” districts Democrats drew themselves (This is a FEDERAL ELECTION remember) there are going to be some more worried Democrat incumbents deciding to spend more time with their families.
Socialism is Oligarchy in disguise
Ha ha ha ha DOOM
erod (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:40PM EST (link)DOOM DOOM
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/308/89111-180945-doctor-doom_super.jpg
http://www.stuffwelike.com/stuffwelike/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/doom.jpg
Senate Conservatives Fund endorses Brown!
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:44PM EST (link)See here.
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat
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Oooh shiny!
Mary Beth (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:48PM EST (link)I’m feeling pretty optimistic right now.
They said we couldn’t win New Jersey either…but Governor Elect Christie disagrees.
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Oops. I got that wrong
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:49PM EST (link)Oops, I got that wrong. They didn’t endorse, because of his Pro Choice views, but they did offer their qualified support.
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
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Well that's still good.
Mary Beth (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:51PM EST (link)And clearly a better option than Coakley so… still psyched!
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Hope...
neoavatara (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:45PM EST (link)I maintain hope that Brown pulls this out…but this is one of those states that until the final vote is in, I won’t believe it. It is Charlie Brown and the football…it is teasingly close, but you never quite can reach it. Lets hope this time is the exception.
http://neoavatara.com/blog/?p=9444
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What January 19th will look like in Massachusetts.
Third Street (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:53PM EST (link)“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
Yes!!!
erod (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 10:07PM EST (link)Best game ever!
Go, Scott, Go!
basalt_conservative (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 8:56PM EST (link)He needs to win by a big enough margin so that the libs can’t cheat. (ala Franken-stein)
Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid. – John Wayne
Man is not free unless government is limited. – President Ronald Reagan
I wonder how many "Blue Dog" and "Moderate" democrats are donating to Brown...
Mary Beth (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:17PM EST (link)…to save themselves from having to fall on their swords in the name of Obama’s agenda.
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Wish I could help Grt Out The Vote
earlgrey (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:36PM EST (link)I had planned on joining the phone calling efforts thus weekend. I registered and everything, but we just learned that my FIL has terminal cancer and we’ll be taking the kids to see him. It will be a long drive. Not sure how much time I’ll have to help this weekend.
We can not get complacent. We weren’t this excited over Hoffman and polls had him higher.
I’ll do all I can for this if I get a chance to do some calling. I hope everyone else that cares about this race does the same. You can go to Scott Brown’s website to register to call for the campaign
Do they include Kennedy in their polls?
billyd (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:51PM EST (link)Kennedy will pull some dems from Coakley based on his name. He will pull more Dems from Coakley simply because he’s against funding the wars in Afganistan and Iraq. That gives those Dems that don’t want healthcare but don’t want to vote for a Republican something to fall back on.
After yesterdays support for Brown (Moneybomb) i think america has a real good shot at getting our voice back.
November 2nd 2010. What are you doing today to improve your tomorrow?
It's
10ksnooker (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 9:52PM EST (link)the tea party rocks their world.
How dumb is Coakley?
vamoose Tuesday, January 12th at 10:17PM EST (link)As an anti-Washington, anti-entrenched-politician election cycle Coakley is holding a fundraiser IN WASHINGTON WITH DEM OLD LIONS and K STREETERS a week before the election. If she actually win, Boxer, Landrieu, Casey will have a 4th player for ‘Go Fish’.
And another thought…
Didja ever notice how the Dems can stuff $300 million in Mary’s bra when its taxpayer money, but when real people have to come up with real money to save one senate seat they can’t scrape up a cool million?
Heard Brown say...
SalG Tuesday, January 12th at 10:20PM EST (link)last night on Greta that the average donation for his money bomb was $75. That wasn’t lobbyist money; that was real peoples money.
Quote of the Day
proudgop (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 10:34PM EST (link)“If we don’t win this, 2010 will be hell for Democrats.”
– Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), quoted by The Hotline, on the U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts.
Mr Markey finally said something right
HotLine On Call
proudgop (Diary) Tuesday, January 12th at 11:33PM EST (link)has more on that funraiser
Martha Coakley (D) told reporters this evening that she has not asked Pres. Obama to campaign for her.
“I haven’t,” Coakley said when asked whether she had requested Obama’s support. Coakley remained mum in response to a follow-up question on whether she would like Obama to come to the state on her behalf.
Coakley made the remarks as she was entering a DC restaurant for a fundraiser one week before Election Day.
Why would she not want Obama to campaign for her? Something in her internals most be showing something
B+ doesn't want to
SalG Wednesday, January 13th at 1:28AM EST (link)chance it after VA & NJ.
Haiku Contest for Scott Brown
dnlchisholm Tuesday, January 12th at 11:15PM EST (link)http://mittromneycentral.com/2010/01/12/mrc-presents-haiku-contest-for-scott-brown/
"With all due respect, it's the People's seat...."
Spartan4Life (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 12:44AM EST (link)Believe it, people, Coakley is toast.
Even in the Lib Globe, all the comments were for Brown. Nobody is supporting her so she must be toast.
I will believe it when I see it.
kyle8 (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 6:08AM EST (link)I cannot believe that the holier than thou Massachusetts busybodies will elect a republican as Senator, especially a fairly conservative one.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
Kennedy will rise from the dead
jeannieology (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 6:45AM EST (link)If Scott Brown wins Teddy’s seat in Massachusetts, Kennedy will rise from the grave as a limo driver and drive Scott Brown off the bridge in Chappaquiddick.
www.jeannie-ology.com
How could you tell the difference between zombie Teddy
kyle8 (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 7:01AM EST (link)and Harry Reid?
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
Ain't over yet.
abingtonjim Wednesday, January 13th at 6:54AM EST (link)This is Massachusetts, so be prepared for anything. My guess is that Martha drops out of the race on the 17th and Galvin (SecState) and Deval join heads and declare there will be no election because the democrats aren’t represented.
When a Republic is run as a democracy everyone loses.
massachusette
sarge324 Wednesday, January 13th at 7:16AM EST (link)coakelys cant spell massachusette and she wants to be their senator.i understand the left are bring out the big boys to help coakely in a bid to become the massachusette senator.scott brown raises 1.3 million dollars from the small people who care about our country.coakely has a black tie fund raiser worth millions.i wonder how many country loving american people sent her money.people of massachusette words from scott brown.in all due respect sir it isnt kennedys or the democratic seat its the people of massachusettes seat.god that was an uplifting message.vote couhtry not party.
SEIU spending $685k in ad buy for Coakley
wayneinnh (Diary) Wednesday, January 13th at 8:50AM EST (link)From today’s Boston Globe.
The SEIU purpleshirts are digging into their coffers for a $685,000 negative ad blitz against Scott Brown.
They’re scared.
Jon 14:6 –
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
It’s not intellectual to believe we evolved from hydrogen gas.
Whoa....
racvt Wednesday, January 13th at 11:12AM EST (link)Remember when Edward More” Kennedy” ran against Chub Peabody?
All the Peabody polls had him beating Ted by a mile, and all the more as he kept piling it on during their three debates.
And Ted Kennedy just took it (rope-a-dope)… even managed to look hurt, almost to the point of tears in the last debate.
The problem was, Peabody’s polls were done by PHONE. Teddy’s went door-to-door and surveyed folks without phones. They (many Irish Catholic) said, “It’s just not fair to beat up on such a good man like ‘our’ Teddy.”
So be careful, not smug. Don’t lay down now.
racvt
Be prepared, knowing
olddog Wednesday, January 13th at 11:20AM EST (link)they may lose, will cause them to pull every dirty trick in the book, that’s what democommies do in other people’s republic’s
( Venezuela, for one, comes to mind, ?).
Mass. voters, keep your guard up. Get a lot of people poll watching, video’s would be good too , a picture is worth a thousand words, especially in court. if a recount be necessary!
Support our Troops, vote for Brown! Donate if you can.
One Old Dog
I just can't believe it
aeaeren Wednesday, January 13th at 1:18PM EST (link)Coakely is a total moron, I mean she was WAY up and all she had to do was shake a few hands and it was over. Brown was shaking the Union’s members hands who were holding Coakely signs while she just blew by them.
The good thing about this is she shows people EXACTLY what the Demorats think of the people!
BROWN=AMERICAN VALUES
wildbillfromalaska Wednesday, January 13th at 2:16PM EST (link)When brown was asked the hardball question that if health care reform does not pass now and it would likely be 15 years before it was brought up again,how could he in good conscience sit in Ted Kennedy’s seat and vote against this bill?His response that it WAS NOT Kennedy’s seat,it was not a democratic or republican seat,but it was the peoples seat.That response was not expected by the inquisitor,whom i must assume immediately regretted his question that gave Brown the opportunity to point out the major democratic failing.Democrats ASSUME that that since a democrat occupied this seat for so long that it naturally belonged to them.This statement highlights the democrats arrogance that seems to be a hallmark of the Obama administration and democrats in general.You can bet that voters in Massachusetts took notice and are seriously contemplating the not too subtle implications that the democrats do not believe in or care about the wishes of the people.This reply also resonated with people in other states who are fed up with the lies and corruption in DC and are donating to Brown’s campaign as this special election has national implications for the future of the political landscape for years to come.God bless America.
WildBill
Alaska
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.”
Thomas Jefferson
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.”
Thomas Jefferson
People's seat
dellbabe68 Wednesday, January 13th at 2:46PM EST (link)I gave fifty bucks last night to thank him for the comment about it being the People’s seat, and another fifty this morning for having so much momentum. We can pull this out.
dellbabe68 in the Bronx
Interesting that she was in DC yesterday
dellbabe68 Wednesday, January 13th at 2:48PM EST (link)… lambasting him for collecting money from all over the country. She must’ve been visiting a sick relative.
MAYBE THAT "SICK RELATIVE"
wildbillfromalaska Wednesday, January 13th at 4:45PM EST (link)Has a middle name that rhymes with insane and whose last name rhymes with trauma.That “relative”certainly is going to be traumatized by this rejection of the socialist agenda being foisted on the American people by the current administration and congress.
WildBill
Alaska
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.”
Thomas Jefferson
out with the old
olddog Thursday, January 14th at 2:02AM EST (link)in with the new
elect a congressman
who will represent YOU
Go! Brown, and take that bill down
One Old Dog