Massachusetts, you're not really going to inflict a PaliniteTea Partier on the rest of us, are you?

[BurtWorm]

In Teddy's seat? Because of opposition to health care reform?!

:puke:

PS: Is there anything the rest of us can do to help?

[whistler162]

1. Sorry but bablyon.com couldn't translate this

would you care to say it in english?

[John1956PA]

5. Definition of "Palinite"

Palinite:

Someone who defends the actions and/or ridiculous comments from Alaskan female candidates no matter if they catch on fire from spontaneous combustion as "A breath of fresh air".

Husband: People use phrases like "You Betcha'", "Say it ain't so, Joe" and "Doggone it" in the political world?!

Wife: Who cares if she doesn't know what she is talking about! She's just speaking to the average Joe Six Pack, she's a breath of fresh air!

Husband: Don't be such a Palinite!

[shopgreen]

2. Pray? (for those who are into that).

[boston bean]

3. Yes, start holding the leadership of the Democratic Party responsible for the principles

in the platform.

[drm604]

4. We need to hold onto that 60th seat first. n/t

[Recursion]

12. Why? What good has it done us?

If Democrats act this much like Republicans I don't see the point of keeping Republicans out of office.

[drm604]

22. Great plan.

Let's just hand it all to the Republicans and say the hell with it. Sounds good to me. :sarcasm:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

23. Fool proof! Remember when it worked exactly right in 2000?

:silly:

[gateley]

27. Although they've been disappointing, it's NOTHING compared to what we would see

if the Reps take over. Just remember the past 8 years, Reaganomics, stripping our civil rights, torture, Iraq...

[treestar]

29. What's the point of making it even worse?

Complain that the 58 dems don't do enough is one thing, but make it worse in retaliation?

If you take headache pills and they don't work, the solution is to bang your head on the wall to make it hurt more?

[Craftsman]

6. If he is even close to wining the blue dogs and those in contested seats

will bolt to the right.

[negativenihil]

7. ugh

the unfortunate fact is that western mass isn't as liberal as eastern mass. It's almost like a whole other state out there.

i have a rotten feeling that this one is going to be real close...

[Tesha]

10. The heck with worrying about *WESTERN* Mass!

Worry about the Boston 'burbs!

Yesterday, I was driing around Boston's northern suburbs
and while I saw lots of Brown lawn signs and quite a few
Brown bumper stickers, I've never ever seen even one sign
or sticker for Coakley!

It's as though she felt like she didn't need to run any
campaign at all! Didn't someone tell her that the Republicans,
nationwide, had absolutely nothing else to so this January
besides creating trouble for her in Massachusetts???

Democrats have to be some of the most naïve politicians
on the planet!!!

Tesha

[pipi_k]

11. Not true

Many of the small towns out here are populated by the "earthy crunchy" liberal types, similar to Northampton in attitude.


In 2008, Barack Obama won handily in all except one of the little Hilltowns, where McCain only won by a very slim margin.


It's probably safe to say that the relative percentages of liberals to conservatives in Western Mass matches the percentages found in the eastern part. It's just not as highly populated out this way.

I realize we probably look like a bunch of rural hicks out here, but we're not.

[pipi_k]

19. Just thought I'd back up my statement...

The four Western Mass counties are:

Hampden
Hampshire
Franklin
Berkshire


Obama way ahead in all of them.


http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/states/president/massachusetts.html

[gateley]

28. Kind of like Washington State. The Cascade mountain range is almost like a boundary. nt

[MiniMe]

8. They have an "independent" candidate running, and his name is Joe Kennedy

That may confuse some voters because of the name.

[pipi_k]

14. That's my worry too.

Especially with some of the elderly, who might have missed the statements from the media that this Kennedy is NOT related to Ted.

[shopgreen]

16. Kennedy has about 5% in the polls I saw which may be enough

to draw away from a Dem victory in this close race (at least I think it is close at this point)

[lukasahero]

18. Doubtful

Most references to him in news reports refer to him as "no relation to..." He's also listed on the ticket as a Libertarian. People here know the difference.

[LaydeeBug]

9. whatever happened to Ted Jr?

this is making me sick too, but the puking icon makes me sicker, so this is my last response in this thread. :)

[BurtWorm]

17. Sorry about that, chief.

[Recursion]

13. Coakley got more votes in the D primary than there were voters in the R primary

There was one poll with a screwed up likely voter model that had the race as close; everybody else has Coakley up by double digits.

[treestar]

30. Maybe all this publicity will get the Democrats to not be complacent

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

15. If they do....

The State of Massachusetts owes a HUGE apology the the residents of the 6th Minnesota CD.

[fascisthunter]

20. I Doubt it... we shall see...

the adds are constant today, and Coakley's ads are killing him.

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[rockymountaindem]

24. Because electing Brown would be a step in the right direction, right?

:sarcasm:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

25. It would. Just like Bush 2000 made us a happier, more liberal America.

Not like that egghead loser Al Gore.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. You're saying voting for a Democrat would be 'being a slave'?

Wow. You think a getting a Republican elected would be better than a Democrat? You think that will make your world more equitable?