MA Senate - Special Election Results thread

[Barnes]

This is interesting:

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2010/senate_race/pollwatcher_results/

[Barnes]

Coakley's pollster (Lake, according to Fox) blaming the White House; White House blaming Coakley.

Just love circular firing squad before the result is announced.

I don't know what Coakley's people think Obama was supposed to do differently. She's the one that squandered a 15 point lead in a week. Obama and the national party's numbers stayed pretty constant throughout the same period, so it's clear that it's largely her fault.

Too soft on Wall Street; not enough attention to Main Street.  I'm just reporting, not commenting.

Even if that's so, the national situation has not changed in the past two weeks or so, while her poll numbers have. She was winning by a healthy margin even when Obama was "too soft on Wall Street; not enough attention to Main Street."

People have been saying that about Obama since October 2008.

[Barnes]

Howard Dean: "Scott Brown isn't going to vote how Massachusetts voters want." (paraphrased)

Of course he won't.

I don't think that was ever in question.

[Barnes]

Looks like the first tie of the night is in Hawely, 63-63-1, those are votes, not percent.

[Barnes]

I'm not really sad about loosing a Filibuster-proof majority (they'll eventually find someway around it), it's just kinda sad that Teddy gets such a mediocre replacement.