Since most of us weren’t paying a whole lot of attention to the Massachusetts Senate race during the build up to the primary, or in the early days of the post-primary campaign, many people might be wondering how it was … Continue reading →
If you study blogosphere and newspaper comments boards, it’s hard to escape the impression that an extraordinary number of people around the country seem to have heard of the Massachusetts special election because—unlike many such votes—this one feels like it … Continue reading →
Right now we’re not just watching sausage being made—it’s excrement that’s in the works. Read about the compromises being considered in an attempt to put a bit of room freshener on the stinking pile of garbage that health care “reform” … Continue reading →
Just for a moment, forget about how compelling a candidate Scott Brown is. And forget about how nice it would be to have a Republican senator from Massachusetts, and a 41st vote against Obamacare. Forget? Why? Because, even if those … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: I got word from a commenter that Kennedy’s campaign manager, Dave Galusi, had written back to him that Kennedy is forbidden by law to drop out. Perhaps a better tack, then, would be to write to Galusi (dave@joekennedyforsenate.com) asking … Continue reading →
If Sarah Palin had said what Martha Coakley did, it would be headline news everywhere, and Saturday Night Live would devote at least one program to it, maybe several. Here’s the quote from Coakley’s debate with Brown: “I think we … Continue reading →
An interesting contrast in approaches. First Coakley, in traditional negative-ad style: Nothing in there about why Coakley is good, only about why she thinks Brown would be bad. Coakley doesn’t even appear in the ad, nor do we hear her … Continue reading →
What do Martha Coakley and Dan Quayle have in common? Well, let’s see: (1) They are both lawyers. (2) They both have been affiliated with their states’ AG offices (she as Attorney General, he as an investigator for the Consumer … Continue reading →
Check this out, from tonight’s debate in the Massachusetts Senatorial race: In case you missed the money quote, Scott Brown said: With all due respect, it’s not the Kennedy seat and it’s not the Democrats’ seat, it’s the people’s seat. … Continue reading →
I’m not going to spend a lot of time on this one, because I’m very tired of the petty stupidity and transparent partisanship involved. The word “racist” has almost no meaning today, except as a weapon to throw at opponents. … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote about the wide disparity in poll results for next week’s special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat. I wanted to add this link, which attempts to explain some of the differences between the polls, as … Continue reading →
So, which Brown/Coakley poll is closer to reality? This one, which says the Massachusetts Senate race is a dead heat? Or this one, which has Coakley up by 15? Dunno. However, the all-important details of the demographics of the second … Continue reading →