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Reid: We'll Wait for Brown to Be Seated

He also floats the idea of using budget reconciliation

(Newser) - Harry Reid took any remaining suspense off the table today, making clear that the Senate won't try to rush a health care bill through the chamber before Scott Brown is seated. “We’re going to wait until the new senator arrives until we do anything more on health care,...

Turnout High in Mass. as Dems Point Fingers

Axelrod says White House would have done more earlier if asked

(Newser) - Voter turnout is heavy in Massachusetts, but without exit polls it won't be clear until after the polls close at 8pm whether Scott Brown or Martha Coakley will be a senator. Based on comments and emails floating about, Democrats are terrified:
  • A Coakley adviser fired off an angry email, obtained
...

Brown Mania Grips Massachusetts
 Brown Mania Grips 
 Massachusetts 
fans love 'hottie mcawesome'
Jan 19, 2010 9:16 AM CST

Brown Mania Grips Massachusetts

Bay State Republicans invigorated by their pickup truck-driving candidate

(Newser) - The enthusiasm gap in Massachusetts today looks more like a chasm. Everywhere Scott Brown went yesterday he found himself bombarded by euphoric fans. Some were bused in, sure, and some were from out of state, “but most were Massachusetts conservatives who felt like their votes mattered for the first...

Mass. Election Could Seal Fate of Health Reform

Dems' options if Brown wins not looking good

(Newser) - With polls showing the majority of Americans opposed to the Democrats' health care reform bill, a victory for Scott Brown in Massachusetts today could sound the death of the party's yearlong effort at health reform. If Dems try to proceed with the reforms in the wake of a Brown victory,...

Dems Roll Out Brown Clip Suggesting Obama Mom Unwed

Mass. Senate candidate compared Obama's mother to Bristol Palin

(Newser) - Frantic Democrats are circulating a 2008 interview in which Scott Brown insinuated that Barack Obama was born out of wedlock. While discussing Bristol Palin's pregnancy during the Republican convention, Brown drew a parallel to Obama's mother, who was 18 when he was born. When another interviewee on the program noted...

Brown Widens Gap, Takes 9-Point Lead Over Coakley

Republican up 41 points among independents

(Newser) - Scott Brown is 9 points ahead of Martha Coakley in a poll released today, just 1 day before Massachusetts voters decide who will fill Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. New InsiderAdvantage numbers show Brown ahead 52% to 43% with likely registered voters. Among independents, Brown is ahead a staggering 41 points;...

Coakley Isn't Mediocre— But Her Campaign Is

She's been too afraid to reveal her real personality

(Newser) - If Martha Coakley loses in Tuesday's special election in Massachusetts, it will be a "well-earned defeat," writes Adrian Walker. She has, after all, ran a "lousy campaign," which is an explicable shame. "She is suddenly being savaged—especially in the national media—as mediocre, which...

Scott Brown Pulls Ahead in Mass. Senate Race

Republican leads Martha Coakley 50% to 46%

(Newser) - For the first time in the tumultuous race for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, Republican Scott Brown has pulled ahead in a major poll, beating Martha Coakley 50% to 46%. While Brown's lead in the Suffolk’s Political Research Center poll is still within the margin of error, it's a stunning...

Brown Shows GOP How to Attack Health Care

Why should Mass. residents, who have near-universal care, subsidize others?

(Newser) - Republicans are giddy over the success Scott Brown’s having in Massachusetts, seeing his health care-centric campaign as a model for its other candidates. If Brown even comes close to victory in the liberal state—and polls say he will—then candidates nationwide will be asking “what did he...

Obama Turns Up Heat in Mass. Senate Race

New video urges support for Coakley, president's agenda

(Newser) - With less than a week to go before the special election for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat and Democratic nominee Martha Coakley slipping in the polls, President Obama is appealing directly to voters. In a video released today, Obama ties his agenda to Coakley's prospects, saying the Massachusetts AG will "...

Special Interests Pouring Cash Into Mass. Race

With health care on the line, spending could top $3M in final days

(Newser) - Attack ads are flying in the final week of the Massachusetts Senate race, many of them coming from outside special interest groups. The American Future Fund and US Chamber of Commerce have both spent sizable amounts on ads attacking Democrat Martha Coakley, while Americans for Responsible Health Care recently began...

Reporter Says Coakley Aide Pushed Him

'Someone owes me a new pair of pants,' says Weekly Standard scribe

(Newser) - Here's a sign of how hot the Martha Coakley-Scott Brown race is in Massachusetts: Today's buzz, complete with bloggers afire, is about an altercation between Weekly Standard reporter John McCormack and a Coakley aide. McCormack says he got shoved into a metal grate and ended up on the ground, and...

Dems Could Actually Lose Kennedy Seat
Dems Could Actually Lose Kennedy Seat
Nate Silver
Jan 13, 2010 8:58 AM CST

Dems Could Actually Lose Kennedy Seat

Swing voters weak on Coakley—even some who back health care

(Newser) - Turnout remains the most important factor in the Massachusetts Senate election, but it’s not the only factor. The latest Rasmussen poll has Coakley ahead by just 2 points, despite an electorate that gives Barack Obama a 57% approval rating, notes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. In an election widely...

Dem's Attack Ad Misspells Massachusetts
Dem's Attack Ad Misspells 
Massachusetts
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Jan 12, 2010 5:40 PM CST

Dem's Attack Ad Misspells Massachusetts

Martha Coakley's campaign airs a typo in TV spot

(Newser) - The bite of an attack ad by Democrat Martha Coakley against her Republican rival in the race to fill Ted Kennedy's Senate seat might have been blunted by an embarrassing gaffe: the ad's attribution spells their home state as "Massachusettes," the Boston Globe reports. "It has been...

Republican Rakes In $1.3M in Race for Kennedy Seat
Republican Rakes In $1.3M in Race for Kennedy Seat
IN 24 HOURS
Jan 12, 2010 3:12 PM CST

Republican Rakes In $1.3M in Race for Kennedy Seat

16,000 online donors respond to request

(Newser) - Scott Brown says he raised more than $1.3 million in just 24 hours as part of his bid to wrest Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat from Democrats' hands in next week’s special election. Brown enticed 16,000 donors to toss money to him online during the so-called "...

Mass. Senate Race Becomes Referendum on Health Bill

Candidates to succeed Kennedy cast selves as deciding vote

(Newser) - The race to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has turned into a proxy battle over the fate of President Obama's health care overhaul. The contest between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown has coarsened with a week to go, as the two have cast themselves as custodians...

Obamacare's Real Architect? GOP's Romney

Too bad it's political suicide for him to say so now

(Newser) - Though no Republicans voted for the health-reform bill that just passed the Senate, one GOP star could claim a large chunk of credit for it. The plan has many of the same features as the successful plan Mitt Romney brought to Massachusetts as governor, Timothy Egan writes—but, though Romney...

GOP Won't Win Kennedy Seat—But It'll Be Close

Loss of 'Bush shield' will rattle Dems

(Newser) - The Republicans won't be able to pull off a stunning upset in the Massachusetts special election for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, but it'll be close enough to scare Democrats, predicts Steve Kornacki. State attorney General Martha Coakley should be able to muster enough resources to narrowly fend off challenger Scott...

Dems Should Worry About Kennedy Seat
 Dems Should Worry 
 About Kennedy Seat 
nate silver
Jan 5, 2010 12:17 PM CST

Dems Should Worry About Kennedy Seat

Democrat Coakley will probably win, but it's not a given

(Newser) - A new Rasmussen poll says the special election to fill Ted Kennedy's Senate seat is surprisingly close: It has Democrat Martha Coakley leading Republican Scott Brown 50-41 ahead of the Jan. 19 vote. Nate Silver thinks the poll is flawed and figures Coakley's lead is probably closer to 15 points....

High School Hockey Player Sinks to Ice, Dies

Team captain collapses during huddle

(Newser) - A 17-year-old Massachusetts hockey player suddenly collapsed on the ice during a practice huddle and died. Pentucket Regional High School team captain Matthew McCarthy had just finished non-contact skating drills and was listening to his coach when he crumpled to the ice. He was rushed to a local hospital where...

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