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zulchzulu
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Fri Jan-22-10 07:16 PM Original message |
Coakley's loss and absolute disaster as a candidate IS the Massachusetts Story |
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babylonsister
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Fri Jan-22-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Coakley did just about everything wrong one could do in a campaign. Brown showed up." |
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tango-tee
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Sat Jan-23-10 07:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. That sums it up beautifully. |
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Andy823
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Fri Jan-22-10 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. I agree |
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auburnblu
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Not take a vacation? |
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PATRICK
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Fri Jan-22-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's not just the message boards |
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frazzled
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Fri Jan-22-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. The campaign, from primary to election day, lasted only 6 weeks |
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CoffinEd
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Fri Jan-22-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You're right |
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GoCubsGo
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
46. They are to blame in one more regard.... |
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quiller4
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Mon Jan-25-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Actually, the Coakley campaign did get calls from other elected |
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Nedsdag
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Fri Jan-22-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is why he may be tough to beat in 2012: |
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Arkana
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. No. |
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smalll
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Fri Jan-22-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. You are 100% correct. I've been saying this here and there on these boards too. |
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Kaleva
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Coakley got a rep for coasting in the primary. |
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depakid
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Fri Jan-22-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. Rationalize away |
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Arkana
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. You honestly think there's more to this than Coakley running |
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depakid
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Anyone who thinks that there isn't is both tone deaf and has failed to look at the voter feedback |
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Arkana
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Sat Jan-23-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. If Martha Coakley had campaigned like she meant it from day one, |
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CoffinEd
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Seems we're on the same team |
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zulchzulu
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Sun Jan-24-10 11:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. The Coakley race would have been considered a yawner had she won... |
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zulchzulu
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Why would the Democratic Party expend resources on a race where she was ahead by 30%? |
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Kaleva
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Sat Jan-23-10 04:00 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Dean thought he had the 2004 nomination in the bag. |
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CTLawGuy
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Sat Jan-23-10 08:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. what's hilarious is |
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karynnj
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. His lead was steadily eroding in Iowa |
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Kaleva
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Sat Jan-23-10 06:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. From what I remember, Dean stayed pretty much steady. |
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karynnj
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Sat Jan-23-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Dean ended up with 18% |
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Kaleva
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Sun Jan-24-10 02:23 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Some polling info from Dec. 2003: |
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karynnj
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Sun Jan-24-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. That was NATIONAL |
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Kaleva
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Sun Jan-24-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Early Iowa polls |
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CTLawGuy
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Sat Jan-23-10 08:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. does this make sense to you? |
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treestar
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. this is the post of the year about this election! |
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CTLawGuy
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Sun Jan-24-10 07:06 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. yw |
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karynnj
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. I disagree with the last paragraph |
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CTLawGuy
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Sun Jan-24-10 07:08 AM Response to Reply #32 |
43. oh |
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karynnj
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Sun Jan-24-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. I know it was the case in 2008 - because we in the JK group were |
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BeFree
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Fri Jan-22-10 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. The numbers |
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old mark
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Fri Jan-22-10 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. Take some comfort in the fact that she probably would have been a |
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akel21
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. stop |
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old mark
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Sat Jan-23-10 05:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. She SHOULD have won, and would have had she not been so arrogant. |
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inna
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Sat Jan-23-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. why? don't tell people what to do. your post is ridiculous. |
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GoCubsGo
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Sun Jan-24-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #17 |
47. WTF??? |
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ibegurpard
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Sat Jan-23-10 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. No it's not a harbinger of republican appeal |
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zulchzulu
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Sat Jan-23-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
36. Democrats running in races need to have a picture of Coakley on their office wall |
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RememberWellstone
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Sat Jan-23-10 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
19. Who is Kurt Shilling for $100 Alex |
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auburnblu
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Sat Jan-23-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. He's a horrible Yankee fan |
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dkf
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Sat Jan-23-10 04:14 AM Response to Original message |
21. Well then we need to pass the senate hcr bill and go on exactly the way we were |
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TankLV
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Sat Jan-23-10 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
26. ann Brown is HAAAAAWWWWWWTTT as a NAKID BOY!!! |
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treestar
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Sat Jan-23-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
29. You're right. |
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Cha
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Sat Jan-23-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
37. " LESSONS LEARNED" 5 TOP Lessons..on Coakley.. |
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bvar22
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Sat Jan-23-10 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
38. Message from Massachusetts to the Centrist Democratic Party Leadership: |
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Kaleva
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Sun Jan-24-10 02:38 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Why didn't the left support either ot the two more liberal candidates... |
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CTLawGuy
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Sun Jan-24-10 07:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. then why don't we see any Republicans |
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Hansel
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Sun Jan-24-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Message received: They voted for the Republican. We better move further right. nt |
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cali
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Sun Jan-24-10 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
44. No. wrong. It's one part of the story. It's a big part. It is not THE story. |
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wisteria
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Sun Jan-24-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
51. They won the battle,but not the war. When we win in November the big story will be our come |
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Strelnikov_
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Sun Jan-24-10 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
52. How can they say Reichpublicans are gaining when he ran as an independent |
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cleveramerican
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Mon Jan-25-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
56. I agree |
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