[ricks_place]

We need a rationale for the loss in deep blue territory. Thanks E. J. ! lol

[Publius]

And so the spin begins.

[DGHoodini]

Got a question for you Mass Dems:

Say Coakley wins on Tuesday.

Considering the revelation that have been revealed over the last few weeks about her character...

When do you think you’ll see her *in* Massachusetts, giving a rats ass about the the common mans’ plight in the commonwealth of Massachusetts?

Come to think of it: When do you expect to see her at *all* except on TV from D.C., standing behind Chuckie the Schmuck, at Senatorial Press announcements and attending White House parties?

[JPG]

C’mon, E.J., don't be so hard on yourself. We've never accused you of ‘flacking’, we've simply said that you are a FLACK. BTW, the diction lessons you've been taking from Barney Frank to get rid of your lisp aren't working.

[capydick]

But if Democrats in Massachusetts were in a better position with voters, she would be doing better, too.

But - they're not - thats the point.

Coakley faces a double-whammy, and it’s helpful that Vennochi has pointed to the aspect of her troubles that outsiders are most likely to ignore.

Helpful to who? The elite who need an excuse to make themselves feel better about the ass-whooping they're gonna get this year?

[FromLori]

40 Leaders From The Home Of The Reagan Democrats Are Traveling To Mass To Kick Some Donkey

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/12355/40_Leaders_From_The_Home_Of_The_Reagan_Democrats_Are_Traveling_To_Mass_To_Kick_Some_Donkey_A_For_Brown.html

[LostInBayport]

And so the spin begins.

Right. It will be disaffection with democrat politicians within the state, the fading of the Kennedy "mystique" (retch), the ill effects of daylight savings time or too much salt in the diets of Mass. residents.

Anything but what it is: national disgust at Obama and the democrat Congress, from lunatic spending to that healthcare monstrosity. Rationalize, rationalize...the truth still has a way of making itself known, despite the Boston Glob and their ilk.

[x]

Here’s the core of Vennochi’s argument:

It’s no coincidence that one of [Republican Scott] Brown’s political ads includes a shot of [Democrat Martha] Coakley seated next to two highly unpopular Democrats: Governor Deval Patrick and ex-Speaker of the House Salvatore F. DiMasi.

Something is rotten at the core, then. Most people in Massachusetts probably don't know who DiMasi is. But even assuming they do, most voters don't know what he looks like. Patrick is certainly unpopular, but I doubt Democrats could write off a loss in the Brown-Coakley race to purely local factors.

FWIW, E.J. Sr. was a dentist in Fall River and a Republican, and probably a more useful member of society than E.J. Jr. Senior died when Junior was in his teens, but young E.J. managed to have a very privileged upbringing for somebody from Fall River: prep school, Harvard, Oxford.

[Brugmansian]

Doesn’t occur to EJ that voters may see the same corruption and power grabs they hate in the Bay State writ large in the form of Obama, Pelosi and Reid.

Deval Patrick, Coakley and DiMasi are just local versions of what Democrats have in DC.