Riding a wave of opposition to Democratic health-care reform, GOP upstart Scott Brown is leading in the U.S. Senate race, raising the odds of a historic upset that would reverberate all the way to the White House, a new poll shows.
"This isn't about GOP versus Democrat. It's a general anti-incumbent fever sweeping the nation." -- Wake the Flock Up
You have tapped into something there, Mike.
And the Globe got it wrong again?!"Senate poll: Coakley up 15 points; AG viewed as stronger on most issues, Globe survey finds, but Brown has gained traction, too" by Matt Viser and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | January 10, 2010
Independent Joseph L. Kennedy, received 5 percent.
Joseph Kennedy, the little-known third candidate, has not emerged as a major factor in the race, according to the poll....
I think he might be now!
Maybe it was a BAD IDEA to include him in the debates, Marty!
Turnout is likely to be low....
For such an important and historic election, Massachusetts?
The poll indicated modest support for national efforts to overhaul health care....
In trailblazing, pioneering Massachusetts?
See: The Massachusetts Model: Padding Insurer Profits
What do you mean we don't like the model?
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"National polls have shown dismal support for the House and Senate health care bills, which Democratic leaders are racing to merge in talks this week. A CNN poll conducted Jan. 8-10 found 57 percent of respondents opposed to the proposals and 40 percent in favor.
And yet we are going to have that tax bill shoved down our throats!
Related: ‘Cadillac’ tax on hatchback care?
Yeah, are you ever going to get walloped, America.
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In an election that will probably have a low turnout, it’s an open question whether online buzz will translate into voters at the polls....
Here is one that is going!
Related: Abortion takes stage in Senate race
You can stop with the agenda-pushing, Globe.
WE will decide what the ISSUES are, not you!
"Democrats have become seriously concerned about the prospects of losing the seat long held by Kennedy."
Yeah, I'm sensing that.
Related: Outside groups fund attack ads
And the Globe finally caught up, although they will not cite the Herald's poll.
"Brown, Coakley accentuate stances on terrorism, economy; Race for Senate is getting hotter" by Stephanie Ebbert and Matt Viser, Globe Staff | January 15, 2010
Several polls indicating a closer-than-expected race....
Gee, I'm getting a little excited, readers!
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Update:
Brown may very well win.
"DON’T TAKE US FOR GRANTED
Regardless of the national mood, Coakley’s bigger risk is a voter backlash against Massachusetts’ long history of one-party rule and political corruption, said Thomas Whalen, a political historian at Boston University.
The state’s Democratic Party is seen as rife with scandal. Three consecutive former Massachusetts House speakers have been indicted and three state senators have resigned in disgrace in the past two years for various infractions.
That's because it IS a GIANT CESSPOOL of CORRUPTION!
Related: The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Problem
The Perils of One-Party Politics: Speaker's Shoes
The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Ruling Party
See why we are pissed, readers?
“Voters are very angry at the way things have turned out locally; the way the state’s Democrats have abused their power with one scandal after another,” Whalen said. “The message of this election is ‘don’t take us for granted,’ and Martha Coakley is collateral damage.”
In the end, Coakley’s support in western Massachusetts, her backing by many women’s groups, and the Democratic Party’s more effective get-out-the-vote apparatus could pull out a narrow victory that weeks ago seemed all but assured.
Oh, so FOR ONCE we ACTUALLY MATTER, huh?
Us COUNTRY BUMPKINS and RUBES are going to DECIDE the ELECTION, huh?
Then BROWN is the WINNER because WE ELECT MORE than REPUBLICANS OUT HERE than out EAST!!
WE were the ones that PUT in ROMNEY!!!!!!!!!!!
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Strange how the Globe ignored that report, huh?
And this one:
"Martha Coakley’s Corporate Connections
By Russel Mokhiber | January 15, 2010
Martha Coakley is going down in flames.
So is the Democratic Party.
Why?
Why Martha Coakley is having such a hard time in Massachusetts?
She’s just another corporate Dem — just like Obama?
We found the answer earlier this week at – of all places – The Cato Institute in Washington, D.C....
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