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Democrats scramble in Massachusetts to retain Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat
Washington Post ^ | 1-16-10 | Karl Vick and Chris Cillizza

Posted on 01/16/2010 5:53:12 AM PST by truthandlife

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1 posted on 01/16/2010 5:53:15 AM PST by truthandlife
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To: truthandlife

Pathetic.


2 posted on 01/16/2010 5:55:17 AM PST by screaminsunshine (!!three if by government)
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To: truthandlife

Hopefulling they don’t make the mistake of having “old Ted” vote in this election.


3 posted on 01/16/2010 5:56:03 AM PST by kempster
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They don’t have the Democrat machine in place because they never have had to have it in Massachusetts.

FROM THE ARTICLE:

I think we overestimated the state’s Democraticness and underestimated the national mood,” one senior Democratic strategist said Friday. “We thought that the state’s deep blue voting pattern would help us withstand national trends.”

Coakley was rarely in position to detect the growing anger Brown would channel. Her strategy called for cultivating the local Democratic leaders who could be relied on to turn out enough of the faithful to win a special election, traditionally a low-turnout affair.

“I didn’t think relying on the governor and the mayor and this whole trickle-down voting was going to work,” said Sandy Fleishman, 69, a campaign volunteer at the Clinton rally. “I’m part of the old-fashioned politics. To a lot of people who don’t follow the issues, you shake their hand, you’ve got their vote.”


4 posted on 01/16/2010 5:57:03 AM PST by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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Democrats scramble in Massachusetts to retain Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat

Again, who's seat?

5 posted on 01/16/2010 5:57:13 AM PST by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: truthandlife

I think it is Mary Jo Kopechne’s seat!


6 posted on 01/16/2010 6:00:14 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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I’m sure that Ted Kennedy, RFK, JFK, JFK jr., and every Kennedy going back several generations will be voting for Coakley.

The Democrats always get 100% of the Deceased-American vote...


7 posted on 01/16/2010 6:00:43 AM PST by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: truthandlife

Wow. Two writers needed to tell us how bad Coakley is as a candidate?

The worst evah!


8 posted on 01/16/2010 6:00:52 AM PST by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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To: truthandlife
To a lot of people who don’t follow the issues, you shake their hand, you’ve got their vote.”

I think that if shook Coakley's hand I'd feel the need to take a shower...

9 posted on 01/16/2010 6:02:25 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this)
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To: truthandlife
I can't believe the sight and sound of croaky old Clinton is going to ignite any fires. And Obama embodies the whole problem the 'rats are facing. But one should never underestimate the loyalty of the serfs and their willingness to slave away dutifully for their masters. I'm guessing this election will be close.
10 posted on 01/16/2010 6:04:34 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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There are reports Saturday morning that Senate Dems, lacking Coakley’s vote will move to use “reconcilation” to pass health care.

The media reporting this, seem to think this is just fine. When the GOP considered the same move to overcome Dem opposition in the Senate for Bush court appointees the msm called this “the nuclear option”.

Guess it depends who is doing it.


11 posted on 01/16/2010 6:06:02 AM PST by kjo
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To: nhwingut; Liz; STARWISE; maggief; onyx
A freeper repeated a quote on one of the articles regarding Coakley:

I've seen people shoot themselves in the foot before, but never reload so fast.

12 posted on 01/16/2010 6:06:32 AM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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The notion of losing this is beyond fathoming," Regunberg said. "We're going to lose Ted Kennedy's seat?"

And according to polls, they are going to lose Reid's seat, and Obama's seat, and Biden's seat...

Do you smell a trend?
13 posted on 01/16/2010 6:06:55 AM PST by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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Former president Bill Clinton broke away from promoting Haitian relief...

Is there any doubt as to the priorities of these scum?

I pray every day for the people of this country's eyes to be opened.

14 posted on 01/16/2010 6:07:56 AM PST by raybbr
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To: truthandlife
The Washington Post quotes Croakley in the first couple of paragraphs.

And they mention how broke Brown is a paragraph later.

They quote Brown about 9 paragraphs later.

And they mention Brown's cash surge three paragraphs from the end of the article.

NO BIAS THERE, you freakin scumbags.

15 posted on 01/16/2010 6:09:35 AM PST by Lazamataz (America has been dead for a while; It's interesting to watch the cadaver cool.)
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Democrats scramble in Massachusetts to retain Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat...

Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat is about to become Scott Brown's new Senate seat.

16 posted on 01/16/2010 6:12:55 AM PST by Tonytitan
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To: truthandlife

If President Bush had taken leave from promoting Haiti relief to campaign for Scott Brown, how do you think the MSM would react?


17 posted on 01/16/2010 6:13:12 AM PST by FrdmLvr ("The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." Orwell)
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They don’t have the Democrat machine in place because they never have had to have it in Massachusetts.

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Not to worry; a thread last night told us that SEIU — The Purple People Beaters — is busing in 300 “volunteers”. Look for some Chicago style beat downs and intimidation to suppress the R voters.

18 posted on 01/16/2010 6:18:47 AM PST by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012 -- Bolton their Secretary of State)
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“I came here to tell the people of Massachusetts this: This country’s revolution was born in Massachusetts. The Revolutionary War was first won here. The war was over here years before it was finally finished. It started with the Boston Tea Party, and the right wing Republicans have appropriated that on the premise the tea party was against government.”

Clinton added, “What they were against was abuse of power.”

He sought to frame the race as a battle between those who will fight for the powerful and those who will fight for the powerless.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1225926


19 posted on 01/16/2010 6:18:51 AM PST by victim soul
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They’re making so much noise up there in Mass., that they’re liable to wake the dead. Oops, that’s just what they want to do.


20 posted on 01/16/2010 6:27:21 AM PST by Daveinyork
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