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Desperation time: DSCC suddenly buys $570K in MA ad time ( Republican Brown raises over $1m )
Hot Air ^ | 12:15 pm on January 12, 2010 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 01/12/2010 12:51:24 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

How worried have Democrats become about the special Senate election in Massachusetts?  The DSCC has suddenly shifted over a half-million dollars into last-minute ad buys in Boston and Springfield to shore up Martha Coakley’s campaign:

The DSCC will launch ads on behalf of AG Martha Coakley (D) as she battles to preserve Dems’ 60-seat majority in the Senate.

The DSCC has purchased $567K in ads in the Boston and Springfield markets, a source tells Hotline OnCall.

The move is the most overt DC Dems have made so far in shoring up their candidate in the race against state Sen. Scott Brown (R), demonstrating the party’s worry that Brown is gaining ground ahead of next Tuesday’s election.

Earlier, the MA Dems, in concert with Coakley’s campaign, launched a 2-day ad blitz in the same 2 markets at a cost of $288K.

That’s over $800,000 from the party in just 48 hours.  And they’re not buying ads because they’re believing that Boston Globe poll that puts Coakley up 15 points over Scott Brown, either.  The fact that they have to have an ad buy in Boston should be rather unnerving for Democrats around the country.  Democrats own Boston — or at least they did.

Meanwhile, what’s Coakley doing today?  Knocking on doors, meeting with voters, addressing the issues?  According to CNN’s Ed Henry on his Twitter feed, not exactly:

Coakley obviously needs some late cash, but good idea to be hanging with DC lobbyists one week before Election Day instead of campaigning?

It’s a good idea if you’re out of cash and have to get bailed out of a bad campaign effort by the state and national party organizations.  Speaking of which, that money may have been earmarked for other races, like Nevada, Arkansas, and Connecticut.  Massachusetts was supposed to be a lock.  If they have to flood the zone in Boston, what does that say for the DSCC’s chances in November in purple and red states?


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: brown; coakley; kennedy; kennedyseat; massachusetts; moneybomb; scottbrown
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To: newgeezer

This will cheer you up.


21 posted on 01/12/2010 1:48:40 PM PST by DungeonMaster (A Christian Democrat is better than a heathen Republican)
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To: fantom

Voter fraud is a dem specialty. I am sure that ACORN and SEIU are gearing up right now.


22 posted on 01/12/2010 1:58:37 PM PST by Ronin
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Then...

There's this:

Insurgent Massachusetts Senate Candidate Posed Naked In Cosmo

23 posted on 01/12/2010 2:53:53 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

Oh Boy...


24 posted on 01/12/2010 3:24:18 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Fred Nerks; ...
Coakley says no more terrorists in Afghanistan
...and I'm sure the media will jump all over her as they did Jerry Ford over his remark about Soviet domination of Poland. Thanks Ernest!
25 posted on 01/12/2010 6:44:51 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Let this be the final wake up call for the folks in Mass..
I never dreamed Brown would be doing as well as is being reported. Will the whale's dynasty finally crumble.
Will Hanoi John fear being booted out on his ass in the near future. Who has a crystal ball handy?
26 posted on 01/12/2010 7:27:14 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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To: Marine_Uncle

The HOUSE is making expenditures,too.
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/01/13/democrats-go-into-sheer-panic-mode-over-massachusetts/


27 posted on 01/14/2010 5:15:08 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

Thanks for the earlier URL. And it continues to look like Brown may be gaining an even bigger lead. Then I don’t put to much credence in polls.


28 posted on 01/15/2010 4:26:50 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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