Posted on 01/13/2010 7:02:23 AM PST by FMoran
The run-up to the special election in Massachusetts to replace Ted Kennedy has brought a surprising possibility to the forefront: Massachusetts might not be as reliably liberal as the conventional wisdom holds.
In all but two of the last ten presidential elections, Massachusetts has awarded its electoral votes to a Democrat. The two elections that it went Republican: 1980 and 1984 – Ronald Reagan...
After all, this is the state that not too long ago elected a Republican governor – twice. Granted, Mitt Romney has swung hard to the right since leaving Massachusetts, but the principle still stands: the people of the Bay State are not as allergic to voting for Republicans as one might think, for one major reason – independents.
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Coakley said that there’s no more terrorists in Afganistan during the debate. Then, when asked about this by a reporter after the debate, refused to comment. I hope someone jumps on this and gets an ad out, especially with the death of 7 CIA agents by a terrorist bomber.
I wasn't addressing 'public perception', I was addressing Romney. He's a RINO, always has been, and the idea he's become conservative is a joke.
If he appears anywhere many more protesters will show than supporters.
And we aren’t passive and compliant about it any more.
Stay holed up obammy.
We hate your guts buddy.
You’re kinda hard on those yankees. LOL!
If there are no terrorists in Afganistan Coakley should tell that to the families of our 10 soldiers who died there last week!
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I agree my husband family lives Mystic, Ct. and they are same way.......live conservative and vote Democrats over and over. I have changed my husband he has voted Republican for 24+ years. And we no longer live it Northeast by the way.
AP: Reporter, Martha Coakley aide scuffle
AP ^ | January 13, 2010
Photo by AP
A supporter of U.S. Senate candidate Democrat Martha Coakley tries to block journalist John McCormack of The Weekly Standard as he tries to question Coakley outside a fundraiser in Washington, Tuesday.
Making three left turns does not constitute a hard right.
HIDEK6 wrote: “Massholes are notoriously condescending toward blacks, and pretty segregationist in their thinking.
More so than most other states.”
..... This life-long “Masshole” who grew up and worked in the Roxbury “ghetto” and attended a succession of fully integrated Boston public schools well before bussing ever emerged as an issue has a rather different recollection of those days.
I am from WMASS as we (as a group) were always somewhat surprised at how racist the folks from the Boston Suburbs were. Not so much west of Worcester. We are all just bumpkins anyway.
Good point - it’s all about the money. A townhall meeting the other day in Minnesota (I think) was full of people complaining about the health care takeover. The speaker kept saying it will bring a gazillion dollars to our state - he couldn’t seem to grasp it was coming out of the very hands of those in front of him - he just saw dollar signs. Normally that appeases the idiot masses
The part that I find rather surprising is the the key driving motivator appears to be disgust with Obamacare.
And of all people, Massachusetts residents ought to be the least resistant to that, since they’ve been living under the version Mitt Romney foisted upon them for several years now.
Always follow the money... ...it’ll lead you to the true story.
While McCormack (the McCormack name at the time was still a formidable institution in the state) was no great shakes himself, he sure saw through the fog and nailed this one correctly.
CA....
Brown definitely has the big mo....Personally, I think he could well take this!
But regardless, he has already scared the crap out of the D’s, and that’s awesome!
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