Wednesday, January 13, 2010
'The fact that we're even discussing the possibility ...'
OK, I was about to dismiss this poll showing the Senate race to be a dead heat. Then I read the following over at Talking Points Memo:
FYI: Below is the video of the Weekly Standard reporter getting hassled by an apparent Coakley aide. His getting knocked down can be attributed, if you want to be really fair, to an accident. But not what happened afterward, i.e. the aide obnoxiously blocking the WS reporter from following Martha, who’s now mumbling something about Brown aides ‘stalking’ her.
OK, I was about to dismiss this poll showing the Senate race to be a dead heat. Then I read the following over at Talking Points Memo:
Democrats have told TPMDC privately that Coakley is suffering in this race because of growing anger over spending and frustration with the party in power. Internal polls also show the race is close and that independent voters are flocking to Brown.But then TPM adds:
Democrats sent to Boston to help with the campaign say they are just seeing the race through to the finish line. One top staffer familiar with Massachusetts is heading to Boston today and said there is not a real threat of the state sending a Republican to D.C.Huh? They seem to be backtracking a bit in the next graf. But I think it’s safe to say this race has, somewhat remarkably, tightened. Even Martha’s own polls, at least those cited a week ago, showed she was ahead by 14 percent. That’s usually a hefty lead. But I’ll bet the spread was more like 20 percent before the holidays. ... I’m eager as hell to see how this all plays out. …
FYI: Below is the video of the Weekly Standard reporter getting hassled by an apparent Coakley aide. His getting knocked down can be attributed, if you want to be really fair, to an accident. But not what happened afterward, i.e. the aide obnoxiously blocking the WS reporter from following Martha, who’s now mumbling something about Brown aides ‘stalking’ her.
