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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:06 pm
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There's been some really surprising numbers coming out of the Massachusetts senate race (this is the race to fill Ted Kennedy's old seat, it's a special election being held this Tuesday). A number of recent polls have come out showing Republican Scott Brown leading Democrat Martha Coakley. It's all tentative, but there appears to be a trend in the last couple days that Brown might have a 3 - 4 point lead in the race. If I were a betting man, I'd still put money on Coakley to win. Still, the implications of a Republican win in Massachusetts are huge. First, and most practically, if Brawn is seated before the health care bill can be conferenced and pushed to the President's desk, the bill is dead. Republicans can filibuster final approval of the conferenced bill and likely several moderate Democrats would jump ship rather than commit political suicide.
In the long term, the Democrats are cooked in 2010 if this happens. If they lose Massachusetts expect them to lose every red state Senate seat up in 2010 and probably come close to, or in fact lose the House. Interesting times ahead, or not. Remember, flash polling and state level races are some of the most unreliable polls put out. For all we know, Brown could win by a landslide, or lose by one. Tuesday should provide us some answers.
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:05 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:26 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:11 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:27 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:23 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:32 am
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:09 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:21 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:51 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:37 pm
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