Thursday, November 12, 2009
'Coakley continues to cruise'
Martha's poll numbers remain strong heading into the home stretch. The big surprise is Pag's numbers -- and Capuano coming in third. Keep in mind the poll was conducted before Capuano's 'monumental 24-hour flip-flop.' ... He really hurt himself on that one. Conventional wisdom had it that Coakley scored big by saying she wouldn't have voted for the health-care bill if it included the abortion-funding ban. But Wayne rightly noted it wasn't as simple as that. Her comments weren't on a par with Shannon O'Brien's disastrous '02 abortion remarks. But they nonetheless raised eyebrows among the non-moonbat set. Capuano had no choice but to jump on her stand -- and he initially did so with potentially effective gusto. Then came the seeming flip-flop. It doesn't look good, as Outraged Liberal and Joan note. ... A couple lucky breaks (i.e. blunders by Coakley and male-vote-splitter Pags) and an unpredictable turnout could still keep Capuano in the running. But it's getting late. ... BTW: Pag's performance, in general, is impressive. I still don't like a candidate who basically tries to buy an election via wealth he got from other people's money. But he comes across in appearances and commercials as affable and relatively earnest.
Martha's poll numbers remain strong heading into the home stretch. The big surprise is Pag's numbers -- and Capuano coming in third. Keep in mind the poll was conducted before Capuano's 'monumental 24-hour flip-flop.' ... He really hurt himself on that one. Conventional wisdom had it that Coakley scored big by saying she wouldn't have voted for the health-care bill if it included the abortion-funding ban. But Wayne rightly noted it wasn't as simple as that. Her comments weren't on a par with Shannon O'Brien's disastrous '02 abortion remarks. But they nonetheless raised eyebrows among the non-moonbat set. Capuano had no choice but to jump on her stand -- and he initially did so with potentially effective gusto. Then came the seeming flip-flop. It doesn't look good, as Outraged Liberal and Joan note. ... A couple lucky breaks (i.e. blunders by Coakley and male-vote-splitter Pags) and an unpredictable turnout could still keep Capuano in the running. But it's getting late. ... BTW: Pag's performance, in general, is impressive. I still don't like a candidate who basically tries to buy an election via wealth he got from other people's money. But he comes across in appearances and commercials as affable and relatively earnest.
