Comments on: WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE RACE?

By: Sal

Sal — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:22:49 +0000

It is worth pointing out that Romney was behind Democrat Shannon O’Brien in the 2002 Massachusetts Governor’s race going into election day.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,69107,00.html

By: Sal

Sal — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:13:10 +0000

Being a resident of the Bay State, it is possible for Republicans to win here. Believe it or not, Massachusetts enjoyed a 16-year string of Republican Governors from 1991 through 2006. It is possible and Brown has a lot going for him. He could pull off an upset.

That being said, it is an uphill battle and one still has to favor Coakley. Even if Scott loses, if he comes within 5 or so points, it may have political implications nationwide.

By: JOElias

JOElias — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:55:09 +0000

Rick:
My sense is that you are probably correct. Bob Beckel, who is generally if maddeningly pretty solid, opined tonight that the hype on Brown is a republican pipe dream. It is uphill for Brown and he will fall short.

However, do you see any significance in Coakley’s rise to engage Brown more directly? Is Massachussetts mirroring in any way the dis-satisfaction that seems to be building with the democrat’s agenda?

I’ve read some interesting smippets on the Coakley/Brown debate. I’d be interested in your take if you happened to catch it.

By: boyo111

boyo111 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:54:25 +0000

Part of the problem is that no matter what the Democrats will pull out the big guns for the candidate, look at the recent “love-fest” that Victoria Kennedy put on. This was to give Coakley a boost, after numbers fell flat and she did not seem to be making traction, and now Coakley is making connections between Brown (who has only served in the state) with Bush and Cheney. Me smells desperation.

By: Richard bottoms

Richard bottoms — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:46:02 +0000

But Obama… Teleprompter… Nigeria… Socialism… Must stop head from exploding.

By: Q

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:35:23 +0000

Uh Rick, the poll actually shows Brown UP by 1 not “within one.”

By: d.eris

d.eris — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:24:55 +0000

Another big difference between the PPP and Globe polls is that PPP did not include independent libertarian Joe Kennedy in its survey, while the Globe did, finding that 5% of voters preferred him over the shills of the Democratic and Republican Parties. Kennedy is on the ballot and will obviously be a factor in the outcome of this race.

By: Tregonsee

Tregonsee — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:15:44 +0000

Only 200 voters gives an uncertainty of +/- 7%, so the two polls are strictly from a statistics standpoint not that far apart.