Democrats may lose 60 seat Senate Conrol January 19

Public Oversight · **Joined:** Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:34 am **Posts:** 411

Poll: Scott Brown ahead of Martha Coakley in race for Kennedy's Massachusetts Senate seat by one point -

(Politico - January 9, 2010) Republicans have a very real chance at orchestrating a Massachusetts miracle in this monthâ€™s special Senate election to determine Ted Kennedyâ€™s successor, at least according to a new Democratic poll out tonight.

The shocking poll from Public Policy Polling shows Republican state senator Scott Brown leading Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley by one point, 48 to 47 percent, which would mean the race is effectively tied.

Among independents, who make up 51 percent of the electorate in the Bay State, Brown leads Coakley 63 percent to 31 percent.

Just 50 percent of voters view Coakley favorably, while 42 percent viewing her unfavorably.

Brown, who began an advertising blitz this month, sports a strong 57 percent favorability rating, with just 25 percent viewing him unfavorably â€“ very strong numbers for a Republican in the heavily Democratic state.

On the issue of health care, which Brown has emphasized that he would be the deciding vote against, 47 percent said they opposed the plan in Congress while 41 percent supported it.

cheerleader · **Joined:** Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:19 pm **Posts:** 238

That would be an earthquake!

Dick_Tracy · **Joined:** Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:16 am **Posts:** 374

This would be an incredible indicator of more to come in 2010!

The only bad thing is that Massachusettes has said they will not certify the election until after the Senate votes on the Healthcare Reform bill. The bill could have been stopped if they would wait and Brown would be the 41st vote against it.

Public Oversight · **Joined:** Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:34 am **Posts:** 411

A refusal to certify might be successfully challenged in court as a subterfuge, thwarting the will of the people.

And if you think you've heard a public outcry against this bill up 'till now...

cheerleader · **Joined:** Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:19 pm **Posts:** 238

Accotding to a poll published by Fox news Friday morning, Republican Scott Brown leads by 4% over Democrat Coakley.

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

You mean this guy?
Didn't the GOP try the "pretty, but unqualified" strategy before in 2008?...uhm, you betcha

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What chance does a cool dude -- or a hot naked Cosmo pinup guy -- have against an experienced and qualified woman? A cool dude who compares himself to Jack Kennedy? Gee, where has that been done before?
According to Rasmussen, Democratic Martha Coakely leads Republican centerfold Scott Brown by only 9 points in the race to succeed the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. That is remarkable given that we are talking about the thoroughly blue state of Massachusetts.
Of course, Rasmussen is widely known for a Republican bias or for stacking the polls against Democrats. The problem is that polls like this, even when pure fiction, are like money. Both give credibility to ridiculously shallow and previously hopeless candidates.
But you'd have to live in a pretty dumbed down part of the world for a pretty, but unqualified, face to have a chance in hell against the qualified candidate with experience.

Anybody ask him yet what he reads? He does know how to read, doesn't he?

cheerleader · **Joined:** Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:19 pm **Posts:** 238

A week ago, Rasmussen had Coakley leading by 9%. But the race has closed rapidly and the latest polls show Scott Brown in the lead.

Obama has littered the Oval Office with Pepto Bismol bottles and is currently wearing a diaper.

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

I'm surprised Rasmussen doesn't have pretty boy leading by 35%

-={ARCLIGHT}=- · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:20 pm

edge540 wrote:

You mean this guy?
Didn't the GOP try the "pretty, but unqualified" strategy before in 2008?...uhm, you betcha

Anybody ask him yet what he reads? He does know how to read, doesn't he?

You mean compared to the stupid liberal opponent who cannot correctly spell the name of the state she wishes to represent?

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Coakley misspells name of state she wants to represent

This is just too good to add as an update to my earlier Coakley post. Via Jammie Wearing Fool, MassLive pays attention to that disclaimer message at the end of a Martha Coakley ad, and notices a Dan Quayle moment:

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On the heels of last nightâ€™s final debate between Martha Coakley, Scott Brown and Joseph L. Kennedy, Coakley released a new ad attacking Scott Brown â€” an aggressive turn that many observers have thought was long overdue.

However the adâ€™s message might get lost by a spelling gaffe that appears in the adâ€™s closing seconds. In the fine print appearing at the bottom of the screen, the ad reads:

Paid for by Massachusettes Democratic Party and Authorized by Martha Coakley for Senate. Approved by Martha Coakley.

Close observers will notice that there is an extra â€˜Eâ€™ tacked onto the end of â€˜Massachusetts. Itâ€™s a trivial oversight, for sure, but you can bet that the jokes and jabs the typo will inspire will blunt at least some of the impact of the ad.

Hereâ€™s the screenshot:

And just to make clear, this came from Coakleyâ€™s own YouTube channel â€” see upper right of this screencap:

Maybe Coakley ought to know how to spell her stateâ€™s name before asking voters there to send her to Washington to represent them. At the very least, itâ€™s an answer to Democratic zingers about Dan Quayle, who managed to spell Indiana correctly even if misspelling potato on an infamous occasion.

Update: Coakley has pulled the video â€” which makes the screen-cap all that more valuable.

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

Hey Arc, are you having an orgasm over the centerfold spread, the Rasmussen poll or the typo?...or all three?
I bet Rasmussen will have that lead to 68% by Sunday.
Oh wait, back to reality:

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New Poll Has Coakley Leading Brown by 8 in Massachusetts Senate Race
Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley holds a 49 percent to 41 percent lead over Republican state Sen. Scott Brown in the race to fill the seat of the late...

Independents favor Brown over Coakley by 49 percent to 36 percent with 11 percent backing Kennedy. Both Coakley and Brown get about the same level of support from each of their own parties.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/14 ... nate-race/

Public Oversight · **Joined:** Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:34 am **Posts:** 411

Obama/Acorn can be beaten.

The people of Massachusetts have the audacity of hope.

Victory is in sight.

The bribery and political corruption of the Obama administration is being rejected by the American people.

edge540 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:42 pm **Posts:** 7910

Yep, just like in 2006 & 2008

cheerleader · **Joined:** Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:19 pm **Posts:** 238

More like 1994.

USMarine · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:55 am **Posts:** 10483

Public Oversight wrote:

Obama/Acorn can be beaten.

The people of Massachusetts have the audacity of hope.

Victory is in sight.

The bribery and political corruption of the Obama administration is disgust

ing the American people.

Indeed it is.... :smt006

And notwithstanding what our "educted' Bin Obama supporter hatemonger540 would like everyone to believe, it just may start sooner rather than later.

Enjoy.... :smt003

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The Hiller Instinct: Suffolk University Poll

Scott Brown is riding a wave. It could break before it hits shore, or, it could crash through the Democratic seawall of state politics and send him all the way to the U.S. Senate.

Our exclusive 7NEWS/Suffolk University Poll shows Brown, with 50%, in front of Coakley with 46%. Independent Joe Kennedy gets 3% and just 1% is still undecided.

How quickly has this race turned around?

In November, Coakley was beating Brown by 31 percentage points. Now, Brown is up by 4% -- a change of 35% in two months.

Suffolk Poll University pollster David Paleologos said, "Here's how the race breaks down. Scott Brown wins among men, Martha Coakley among women. Democrats: Coakley. Republicans and Independents: Brown, by a wide, wide margin."

http://www1.whdh.com/features/articles/hiller/BO133471/

happy jack · **Joined:** Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:32 am **Posts:** 3789

Reading Cosmo now, edge?
What's wrong - are you getting poor reception on the Lifetime channel?

edge540 wrote:

You mean this guy?
Didn't the GOP try the "pretty, but unqualified" strategy before in 2008?...uhm, you betcha

Quote:

What chance does a cool dude -- or a hot naked Cosmo pinup guy -- have against an experienced and qualified woman? A cool dude who compares himself to Jack Kennedy? Gee, where has that been done before?
According to Rasmussen, Democratic Martha Coakely leads Republican centerfold Scott Brown by only 9 points in the race to succeed the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. That is remarkable given that we are talking about the thoroughly blue state of Massachusetts.
Of course, Rasmussen is widely known for a Republican bias or for stacking the polls against Democrats. The problem is that polls like this, even when pure fiction, are like money. Both give credibility to ridiculously shallow and previously hopeless candidates.
But you'd have to live in a pretty dumbed down part of the world for a pretty, but unqualified, face to have a chance in hell against the qualified candidate with experience.

Anybody ask him yet what he reads? He does know how to read, doesn't he?

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