(Part of a special series for the special election)
Hypocrites. Whadda surprise!
"Going negative has risky allure for Coakley rivals" by Matt Viser and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | November 19, 2009
“When your constituency is highly educated suburban liberals, you don’t want to sound like a lunatic or even like someone who gets angry a lot,’’ said Dennis Hale, a Boston College political science professor.
Forget it, Mike!
“The state has changed enough so that a certain kind of edginess scares people away. If you’re going to say nasty things, you have to say it in a way that it doesn’t sound nasty.’’
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