'Energy and Stealth of G.O.P. Groups ...'
If you believe the Mass. campaign was all about political operatives, pollsters, fundraisers, secret meetings, dramatic emails, missed phone calls, schedules, electronic data bases, voter ID lists, TV buys, vacation plans, etc., then
this article is for you. … It’s a variation of the blame-Martha meme, ultimately. There’s truth to it. But, you know, … never mind.
Update -- Brighton Reader thinks Martha will go down in history as ...
Remember Theresa Lepore? She is the one who changed the design of the ballot in Palm Beach County, Florida, resulting in confusion and many votes for Buchanan instead of Gore in 2000. Martha Coakley now joins her, cast into the flames of the Democratic party's circle of hell reserved for people who screw up with catastrophic consequences.