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Coakley operatives expelled a member of the media from their offices before the election results were announcedCoakley operatives expelled a member of the media from their offices before the... more
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Coakley lost.
And she should have lost too.
She had absolutely no grasp of retail politics whatsoever. She seemed to be relying on the fact that the Massachusetts Democratic party is a 500 pound gorilla that wins everything ever, and that this fact alone would sweep her right into office, without any regard for campaigning.
Coakley overlooked a simple fact of politics. It's the voters that put you into office. Your votes aren't granted to you, you have to EARN them.
This is a fact that the Democratic party seems incapable of learning, over and over and over again.
In fact, the Democratic party is SO adverse to learning this lesson, that they come up with excuses left and right to avoid facing this simple truth.
They are so convinced that 51% of the votes are already theirs that when they run a terrible campaign and lose, they quickly scan the scene for somebody else to blame. They blame Nader. They blame the Green Party. They blame the weather. They even blame the voters. It's not the voters' fault that you lose elections. Its your own fault, for not earning their vote.
Now the talking heads are all saying that this race is going to change the results of the 2012 election, because if the healthcare bill fails, then Obama will be a failure, and the voters won't re-elect him.
WRONG. I've taken a course in statistical analysis, and the cardinal rule of statistical analysis is that "correlation does not determine cause and effect."
If Obama loses in 2012, it's not going to be because of this one race. This one race is maybe, possibly, perhaps, an indicator of the national political climate. Maybe. Or maybe it's just that Coakley was such a terrible candidate that Democrats couldn't stomach voting for her, and just stayed home.
Let's say that it is an indicator though. Am I really supposed to be upset that the corporate give-away that is the current healthcare bill is going to fail? And why can't the Democrats pass a bill, when they have a larger majority in the Senate than the Republicans have had in the past 23 years?
Why was it that George W Bush was able to ram anything he asked for through congress? Was it because the Republicans had a marginal majority? Or was it because the majority of Democrats in Congress voted along with George W Bush? Was it because George W Bush was a more effective president? Or was it because the Democratic leadership offered absolutely NO meaningful opposition?
Let's say that Obama DOES lose in 2012. If he does indeed lose, he's likely going to lose not because of the healthcare bill passing or failing.
He's going to lose because the healthcare bill that came out of the Senate was a corrupt bill that forced consumers by Federal law to purchase a financial product from a private, for-profit enterprise or be subjected to thousands of dollars in fines.
He's going to lose because he spoke about ending the war, and not only continued the two we had, but started two more-- one in Pakistan, and one in Yemen.
He's going to lose because he promised healthcare reform, and allowed the Congress to give us corporate welfare for the insurance and pharmaceutical companies.
[read the rest at the link]Coakley lost.
And she should have lost too.
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WASHINGTON — Reeling from the loss of a long-held Massachusetts Senate seat, Democrats are rethinking the lessons of Barack Obama’s 2008 election, with the GOP cheerfully suggesting they scale back their ambitions and agenda.
Republican Scott Brown’s win in a liberal state will do more than vastly complicate Obama’s bid to overhaul the U.S. health care system. It will send his party into a painful re-examination of voters’ anger and desires ahead of the November elections for Congress, governorships and state legislatures.
Read the Full Story of Scott Browns Victory and His Acceptance Video.....http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/scott-brown-wins-acceptance-video-massachusetts-election-could-unhinge-obamas-health-care/WASHINGTON — Reeling from the loss of a long-held Massachusetts Senate seat,... more
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BOSTON – In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in a U.S. Senate election Tuesday that left President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in doubt and marred the end of his first year in office.
The loss by the once-favored Coakley for the seat that the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy held for nearly half a century signaled big political problems for the president's party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide.
More immediately, Brown will become the 41st Republican in the 100-member Senate, which could allow the GOP to block the president's health care legislation and the rest of Obama's agenda. Democrats needed Coakley to win for a 60th vote to thwart Republican filibusters.
(more in link)BOSTON – In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode... more
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Democrats lose the filibuster majority. Is this the Democratic party's lost, or the Republican's win?
What do you think?Democrats lose the filibuster majority. Is this the Democratic party's lost, or... more
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Massachusetts voters go to the polls today to elect a replacement for the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, and the outcome could have serious implications for climate legislation.
This election will make or break the Democrats’ current 60-vote majority, which is just enough right now to end a Republican filibuster. Much of the national discussion centers on the health care bill, which Republican candidate Scott Brown opposes. But a Republican victory also would likely mean defeat for cap-and-trade legislation this year. ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100119/mass-senate-race-threatens-shift-political-landscape-climate-legislationMassachusetts voters go to the polls today to elect a replacement for the late U.S.... more
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The big news here isn’t so much that a heckler appeared at a Coakley rally – with passions this high, it would have been news if one hadn’t – but that a series of hecklers threw Obama so far off his stride. It didn’t matter to the people who attended this rally, of course, but it’s a bit strange to see an experienced politician allow a couple of loud voices to interrupt for as long as this goes … and then to ask “Where were we?”
See Full story and VIDEO of Heckler Throwing Pres. Obama off Track....http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/obama-heckled-at-coakley-rally-video-obama-advisers-believe-coakley-will-lose/The big news here isn’t so much that a heckler appeared at a Coakley rally... more
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STOP HEALTHCARE “REFORM”
STOP REID , PELOSI AND OBAMA – Help Scott Brown (R) win back Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat on Jan 19th
Click here to find full story and How To help Stop Healthcare Reform...
http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/stop-healthcare-reform-no-60th-vote-thats-how-must-read-this/
The Massachusetts special US senate election is Jan 19th. This is the key vote #41 that gives back the power to the Republicans and allows them to finally filibuster and block cloture.STOP HEALTHCARE “REFORM”
STOP REID , PELOSI AND OBAMA – Help... more
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