If the Dems don’t actually start to do something substantial about jobs and the economy, The Republicans may well control the White House and Congress in 2012. That is the curse of the two party system, especially when both parties are worthless.
]]>I wouldn’t be surprised to see more GOP’s win seats. At least people know what to expect from them.
]]>They say they knocked on the doors and made the calls, but people stayed home. They joined her campaign because of her stands in the primary, and the fact that she wasn’t the choice of the DNC. After securing the nomination, they said things changed. They soldiered on, but the messaging changed to reflect the DNC positions, which they personally didn’t like. They also mentioned that the local Dem leaders were not being helpful to the campaign, so there may have been local infighting going on as well as the national problem.
The reality is that Brown didn’t get anything but solid Republican turnout. The turnout wasn’t there for the Dems, and a number of Mass Dems already said they were tired of getting abused by the party in Washington.
Coakley beat a group of Democrats to win the nomination. If she’s is as bad at campaigning as people are trying to portray her now, how did she do that, and how did she win her job as the state’s attorney general? Putting the blame on Coakley doesn’t compute.
]]>Understand, Kryten, it wasn’t that people changed their minds in Massachusetts, it was that progressives didn’t vote. Brown didn’t get much, if any, cross-over votes, it was that the progressives stayed home in disgust.
The Senate health care bill will make the already flawed system in MA even worse, so people were mad about that, and they were mad about all of the benefits going to corporations. Brown only slightly improved on the votes that McCain got in the Presidential campaign, so there was no huge shift to the Republicans – it was the reality that over 40% of the people who voted for Obama stayed home.
]]>I suspect you will find that people were disgusted that someone like Coakley was going to try to *fill the shoes* of someone that was truly beloved and admired in MA. Whoever the retarded *strategists* were, they should all resign. As far as many in MA are concerned, Brown is akin to a porn star. The fact that they preferred someone like him over any Democrat, is a titanic kick in the nutz. Of course, the Demecratic party, now being as ignorant, greedy and stupid as the GOP, won’t get it.
]]>So, she’s not a baseball fan, Jill, that’s noise level garbage. Trying to support the Obama program is what killed her chances.
]]>Geez.
]]>I feel so bad for Teddy Kennedy! He must be screaming if he’s watching this from wherever his soul is. 🙁 What complete moron picked a Palin stand-in to replace someone like Ted and thought the people of Massachusetts would go for it? For crying out loud… she *lost* to a guy nobody’s ever heard of, who’s main pride appears to be his truck, and his claim to fame was a Cosmopolitan and Playgirl nude centerfold and his daughter was on Idol… Well, maybe this will be a wakeup for the Dem’s (but I seriously doubt it. Stupidity rules.) Loosing Massachusetts is akin to Howard loosing the very safe liberal seat of Bennelong (which hasn’t happened since 1929). You could see the writing on the wall when the Kennedy family were very careful not to endorse Coakley (and rightly so) or anyone else. If I were one of the Kennedy’s, I’d emigrate to the EU.
A-mazing. And very stupid!
]]>If you haven’t seen it… I’d highly recommend it! Seriously! I’ll be PMSL for days!
Even though Stewart was in rare form, he was right I think. He gives the distinct impression of being… displeased… with Dem’s. Ahem. 😉
Skip past the part about Harry Reid (or at least don’t watch it if you’ve just eaten)! *sigh* *shaking head*
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