If Coakley loses, it is due to Coakley, not Obama. When Corzine lost it was due

still_one

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:05 PM
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If Coakley loses, it is due to Coakley, not Obama. When Corzine lost it was due

to Corzine

If Coakley had a double-digit lead, and lost it, then a lot has to fall on the way she ran her campaign, and her staff

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ddeclue

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:06 PM
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1. Not entirely.. the crappy health care bill and the bail out for banks instead of working people

are key to why she lost..

Of course it doesn't help that she doesn't have a clue about the Red Sox.

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BlueCaliDem

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:15 PM
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12. "Why she lost" You know something we don't? Polls just closed

so calling it for Brown is a bit premature, isn't it? That, or wishful thinking the repuke wins.

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ddeclue

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Tue Jan-19-10 09:09 PM
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16. No I'm an astute observer of politics. Sorry if you are not.

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BlueCaliDem

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Wed Jan-20-10 12:25 PM
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17. Yeah right, that's why you're rooting for another member of the failure party

like all the other naysayers here at DU.

Btw, we know what you are.

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FLAprogressive

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:06 PM
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2. If Coakley loses it will be the fault of the DLC/Party leadership for pushing corporate candidates

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saigon68

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:11 PM
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8. And Sleezy little Ram Emanuel allowing this Creature

To be REHABILITATED

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LaydeeBug

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:13 PM
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10. yep. nt

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saigon68

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Thu Jan-21-10 01:11 PM
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18. Down goes Frazier

LOL

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Sebastian Doyle

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:07 PM
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3. Corzine lost because he was a CEO of Gold Mansacks.

Which is why I can't find a lot of sympathy for him (though I do send my condolences to the people of New Jersey)

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still_one

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:08 PM
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5. He lost because he wasn't a good govenor /nt

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FLAprogressive

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:08 PM
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6. Yep, and if Coakley loses it will because she is corrupt and has ties to the corrupt establishment

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Avalux

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:07 PM
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4. I agree. Coakley was NOT a good candidate. Her campaign was weak.

I want to believe she will win, but it's not looking good. Coakley made a lot of mistakes and the blue collar Catholics didn't connect with her.

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FLAprogressive

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:09 PM
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7. Capuano would have cleaned Scott Brown's clock

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Avalux

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:12 PM
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9. Agreed. n/t

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Fire1

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:19 PM
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14. Yep. No doubt in my mind. n/t

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Lurks Often

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:14 PM
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11. Yup

While I won't say that national politics didn't affect the race, if Coakley loses almost all of the blame will lay with her and her staff for running a crappy campaign. She took a break after the primary, said a number of things that hurt her in the press and flew off to DC less then a week before the election for a fundraiser with hospitals, drug companies and health insurance companies.

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sendero

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:18 PM
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13. Okee dokee..

... and when the midterms are equally disastrous, that will be solely the fault of the individual candidates.

Right-ee-o

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zbdent

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Tue Jan-19-10 08:34 PM
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15. there wasn't a peep about how it was a referendum on Bush

Edited on Tue Jan-19-10 08:35 PM by zbdent

when he lost the same two governorships that Obama "lost" ... and that was the election right after 9/11/2001 ...

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Tailormyst

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Thu Jan-21-10 01:14 PM
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19. It was due to a number of factors, Coakley was one, Obama's direction is another

Edited on Thu Jan-21-10 01:17 PM by Tailormyst

And there are a few more issues that factored in beyond that.

There is alot of blame to go around.

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