Live Thread: Massachusetts Senate Race - Brown/Croakley

Me | 1/19/10 | GeorgiaDawg32

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Polls are open.

Senate race in Massachusetts comes down to wire Read the article here: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mass-senate19-2010jan19,0,6084655.story?track=rss

[SeattleBruce]

“Know well that as I cast my vote, I had all you freedom loving Americans on my mind. My vote was for you all!”

HOOOAAAAH! Intrade still has Brown up 70.5 to 29...

[bcsco]

From post #188: Listening to a radio report on the way into work this morning. Reporter on the ground saying he was in a heavily ‘democrat’ district with long line at the local poll. He questioned many of them and most said that they are Democrats, but are ‘reluctantly’ voting for Brown.

I fully agree with you about the independent vote. It's the essential factor in a Brown victory. But the mushy % of democrat stability for Coakley, means that there will likely be more of the above happening as well.

[TornadoAlley3]

http://player.play.it/player/player.html?v=4.10.27&id=92&onestat=wbz

WBZ Radio-Boston——HUGE turnout....

[SeattleBruce]

“Another delay will be the frozen ground. Hard digging for voters in the cemetary.”

Right GOTV in cemetaries is tougher than you’d think...That’s what they do though...

Go SCOTTIE BROWN!!

[TornadoAlley3]

WBZ, media everywhere from all over, even Japanese media there.

[maryz]

because of the overwhelming Democrat voter ID in that state

51% of registered voters in MA are "Unenrolled" (our word for Independent). And I know people who vote conservative (well, as conservative as available!) who will not register as Republicans because of some subconscious atavistic fear that their great-grandmother will come back from the grave and beat the living tar out of them -- I mentioned this to a friend, and she said quite seriously that for her husband, it's his great-uncle.

Remember, in the northeast (does the term "Northeastern Republicans" mean anything to you?), the Republican Party really was the party of "big business", anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish. Until 20-30 years ago, local Democrats were actually very conservative -- more conservative than MA Republicans.

[maxter]

"Know well that as I cast my vote, I had all you freedom loving Americans on my mind. My vote was for you all!"

And we have all of you freedom loving Massachusetts citizens voting today on our mind. Doing the right thing for the country at a very critical time. We're all in this together. Onward and upward!!!

[SeattleBruce]

“But the mushy % of democrat stability for Coakley, means that there will likely be more of the above happening as well.”

I’ve heard there will be perhaps 20 to 25% Dim turnout for Brown. If that happens, it will be a blowout.

Prayers UP!

[Blue Turtle]

“Perfect Irony”...I like that.

[TornadoAlley3]

[SeattleBruce]

“I mentioned this to a friend, and she said quite seriously that for her husband, it’s his great-uncle.

Remember, in the northeast (does the term “Northeastern Republicans” mean anything to you?), the Republican Party really was the party of “big business”, anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish. Until 20-30 years ago, local Democrats were actually very conservative — more conservative than MA Republicans.”
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There are deep historic trendlines, that may be shattered TODAY...:)

[clintonh8r]

Thank you, Bay State patriots! After you vote, please make sure your family, friends and neighbors vote too!

Make King Obamba re-write his SOTU address!!

[SeattleBruce]

BOOYA for BROWN!

[TornadoAlley3]

[SeattleBruce]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60I0M520100119?type=politicsNews?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true

“Wall Street puts its vote in early as investors drove health insurance and drug company shares higher after the market opened, betting a Brown victory would slow Obama’s healthcare plans. Both the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor Index and the AMEX Pharmaceutical index outperformed the broader market, rising 2.7 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.”

[bcsco]

25% may be stretching it, but it’s an impressive figure, either way, for Massachusetts democrats.

[codercpc]

On one of the “other” “underground” sites, they have a thread about turnout. There are quite a few remarks about how slow things are right now. These are generally the downtown Boston areas. There was a response from someone that is in a Boston suburb (and she commented on the amount of Brown supporters in her area) that said that the turnout in her precinct is similar to when Obama was elected.

[ohioWfan]

I am SO happy that you started this thread!

It will give me something to do (other than biting my nails) before the returns start coming in. ;)

Good reading here!

[SeattleBruce]

Brownie’s up before Noon!

[Trust but Verify]

You guys are making us all so proud. If Brown wins, you will have done an amazing thing for all of us and I’m going to cry.