DOOM.
Late Democratic efforts to demonize Republican Scott Brown, to make the race into a partisan battle and to use the Kennedy name to drive Democratic voters to the polls could still work. But the advertising clutter in the race works against them, and voters often tune out late messages, which can seem desperate.
Reports that the Coakley campaign plans to counter this development by releasing a commercial showing their candidate strangling a puppy with an American flag have not been confirmed.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
Moe Lane
Dan McLaughlin
Dan Spencer
Jeff Emanuel
Neil Stevens
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erod (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 1:49PM EDT (link)http://www.doomworld.com/pageofdoom/graphics/doom-front.jpg
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erod (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 1:49PM EDT (link)http://www.doomworld.com/pageofdoom/graphics/doom-front.jpg
Thanks, Moe, for the best line evah!
joayn (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 1:51PM EDT (link)“Reports that the Coakley campaign plans to counter this development by releasing a commercial showing their candidate strangling a puppy with an American flag have not been confirmed.”
Coffee out the nose good.
America is an idea; a noble idea that essentially boils down to the shocking belief that the masses are in fact not asses. John Nolte
AHAHAHA
conservvoter Thursday, January 14th at 2:50PM EDT (link)Agreed: tears are running down my face!
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Brown’s campaign is a model for how a campaign should be run the right way. With every ad they run, they’ve been upbeat, positive and spot on. They’re making Coakley look even worse than she is by not stooping to her level of negative campaigning.
Paging Charlie Cook.
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 1:56PM EDT (link)“Lean Dem”, Charlie? I don’t think so, buddy.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
Cook Himself "Leans Dem", So His MA Rating Is No Surprise (nt)
IJB Thursday, January 14th at 2:13PM EDT (link)Indeed...
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 2:25PM EDT (link)…which is why I translate all of his “Lean Dem” races to “Tossup” status. Looking at his map with that in mind, things are looking downright apocalyptic for Democrats.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
DOOM!
Repair_Man_Jack (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 2:02PM EDT (link)All her spice will belong to us!
Mr. Obama is pretending that an economic “recovery” is underway when he knows damn well that the banking system is just blowing smoke up the shredded *** of what’s left of that economy – James Howard Kunstler
Could I get a quick explanation
NotSoBlueStater (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 2:26PM EDT (link)Insiders: Why does Stu Rothenberg matter? I only ask because I don’t know who he is…
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The Conservative creed has never offered a life of ease without effort. Democracy is not for such people. Self-government is for those men and women who have learned to govern themselves. – Margaret Thatcher
Obama enters fray in MA Senate race...Releases video supporting Coakley
Mary Beth (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 2:34PM EDT (link)http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0110/Obama_The_outcome_of_these_fights_will_probably_rest_on_one_vote_in_the_US_Senate.html?showall
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Funny
Return to Revolution (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 2:46PM EDT (link)I’d have thought Obama wants Coakley to win.
Out of hand Constitutional fetishist
Funny you should say that. AOSHQ agrees...
Mary Beth (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 2:56PM EDT (link)Ace quips:
“I’m sure he thinks it’s a pro-Coakley ad. But since he’s promising that Scott Brown will stop cap and trade and ObamaCare, it’s almost like he’s taped this for Brown’s benefit.”
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
"Brown Hip Checks Coakley On Fenway Insult"
Mary Beth (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 2:50PM EDT (link)So says Legal Insurrection.
Brown counters Coakley’s elitist attitude about standing in the cold and shaking hands by…. releasing a new ad with him standing in the cold and shaking hands.
http://bit.ly/5HDHuW
Pitch-perfect response.
“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Peesimists
dellbabe68 Thursday, January 14th at 2:55PM EDT (link)The real clear politics polls didn’t look great. Only one favored Brown. And some commenter’s here aren’t so positive about winning. I think he’s got a real chance. There was a resurfacing today of a story on a convicted rapist that she previously let out without cash bail on his own recognizance…stuff like that fouled up Tsongas’s chances.
I think people who have an in need to tell him NOT to concede if it’s close. Fight it out. Dems are known for getting dead people to vote. Brown’s got the country relying on him. I live in NYC and I sent him money twice this week.
PESSIMISTS
dellbabe68 Thursday, January 14th at 2:56PM EDT (link)That was, pessimists!
Well, I know people here in SC that pronounce it that way! nt
yoyo (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 3:39PM EDT (link)Nemo me impune lacesset
“No one will provoke me with impunity!”
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Pukin’ Dogs – The Fighting 143
Sans Reproache
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The ‘yoyo’ replaced my cigarettes January 22, 2006….
Coakley Adds
capeindependent Thursday, January 14th at 3:11PM EDT (link)In MA we are being bombarded by negative adds from Team Coakley. I fear little old ladies might be swayed by these adds. Any idea if Oliar is coming to MA? Sing out with a story if he is coming as I vow to drive wherever and heckle him loudly about his campaign lies. It seems the only promise he plans to keep is closing Gitmo. What a disgrace to the office and to the people!
On another note I have been a victim of Coakley Push polling. I have been flooded with calls from her campaign and at first I was indignant, now I tie them on the phone for hours and when the conversation runs out of steam I announce “I am still on the fence but leaning her way. Could you or someone please call me tomorrow?” I get a different more talented arm twister each day. Ha Ha Ha the time they are on the phone we me has eliminated a bunch of calls to little old ladies scaring them out of their votes. I expect Martha will call me personally on Tuesday morning.
Everyone please keep fighting this battle with all of your passion and energy. With luck the Senate might actually be a two party system again before long.
My wife and I used to do the same thing with telemarketers!
yoyo (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 3:44PM EDT (link)Carpet cleaning companies used to call – eeek – at dinner.
At first, like you, we were indignant. Then, we started to take turns and hold them up for 45 minutes to an hour EACH, having them do their FULL pitch to each of us…only to be “disconnected” at the end.
…Sad, really, how insensitive AT&T can be….
Nemo me impune lacesset
“No one will provoke me with impunity!”
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Pukin’ Dogs – The Fighting 143
Sans Reproache
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The ‘yoyo’ replaced my cigarettes January 22, 2006….
Maybe not DOOM yet but...
Castor (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 3:47PM EDT (link)Moe,
I just sent another contribution to Scott Brown .I understand that many others are doing the same.
It may not be DOOM for Coakley yet, but I´m sure that within the next 48 hours that she´ll be dialing 1-800 mandrake.
The important thing is that we peak on tuesday morning!
I think we'll need a double peak.
The_Gadfly (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 4:42PM EDT (link)The first one on Tuesday morning.
Not sure when the second one will be, but if Brown does win on Tuesday the judge will set the date for the second peak event.
Charlie Cook just moved it to Toss-Up. (nt)
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, January 14th at 7:04PM EDT (link)“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”