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JoeBoy101

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Incidentally, this may be overkill, but an aside to those Coakley rumors of voter fraud:

http://news.aol.com/article/mass-secretary-of-state-dismissed-vote/864113?cid=3272

The Massachusetts secretary of state is discounting reports of voter irregularities in the state's Senate special election.

A spokesman for Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday two reports of spoiled ballots could not be verified or found to be widespread.

In one case, someone voting in Cambridge claimed a ballot had already been marked for Republican Scott Brown. There was no way to verify the claim, but the ballot was destroyed.
In another case, a person in Boston reported finding a ballot inside a privacy folder also marked for Brown. Officials say it may have been left inadvertently by an earlier voter.

Aides to Democrat Martha Coakley called a news conference to raise voter awareness of the concerns.
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eznark

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If this is a landslide, and a large portion of dems voted for Brown, I think the incoming media shit fit has a bit more credibility. A drubbing in Massachusetts isn't just because of the shitty candidate. A close loss? Blame Coakley. A runaway? Something more.
 
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JoeBoy101

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You guys have to realize that talk of reconcilation and what not are technically correct and entirely possible, along with some other options the Dems might have (ping pong method, etc.), but if Brown wins, all likelihood is that the healthcare bill will go down in flames.

And that's because every half-assed dem, dino, blue dog and lieberman are going to use every excuse from 'the dog ate my homework' to 'I was cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs' for why they can no longer support the bill. Look for Ben Nelson to start coming out against it soon as he'll hope the Senate won't have to vote on the bill again and desperately needs to cover his ass.

EDIT: And by the way, I love Boston.com's county tracking page linked earlier. Informative and useful without being cumbersome and flashy. Nicely done.
 
mckmas8808

mckmas8808

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LovingSteam said:
So lets assume that Brown wins. How many of you actually believe that the Dems will not be able to get HCR passed?
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If Brown wins, there will not be a HC bill. DEMs are too big of pussies to "get it done"! They will run away scared and say "we can't pass the Senate bill". The HOUSE will bitch up and the Senate just can't work fast enough.
 
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charlequin

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platypotamus said:
If you already have a democrat that IS fighting for your progressive causes, don't punish them for the failings of their colleagues.
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Yup. There are plenty of Democratic Senators and Congresspeople who are worth fighting hard to support in 2010, even if there are others who have not held up their end of the bargain.

besada said:
Until we have proportional electoral vote distribution, more reasonable state barriers to getting on the ballot and into the debates, and a more level financial playing field, third-party voting is vanity voting. It's like pissing yourself in a dark suit -- it makes you feel warm all over, but no one notices.
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schuelma said:
Someone is reporting Rasmsusen found 22% of dems voting Brown
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GOD. fuck this state SERIOUSLY

If I was near Coakley's campaign headquarters right now I would drive over there and spit in her fucking face
 
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Ripclawe

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areas that went for Obama big are going to Brown.
http://twitter.com/JimPethokoukis

RT @Dave_Wasserman: North Andover reporting in: Brown needed 61%, he got 64%
6 minutes ago from TweetDeck

Reply Retweet RT @Dave_Wasserman: So far, Brown overperforming what he needs to do to win state in most early precincts reporting
6 minutes ago from TweetDeck

Reply Retweet RT @wonkroom: RT @BlueStateGOPer: BREAKING: Scott Brown has carried the bellwether town of Ashland, 54-45. All votes in Ashland are counted.
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I am stunned... seriously stunned
 
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Dupy

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ToxicAdam

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I thought the big tidbit (thus far) is that Rasmussen had most people that decided late going towards Coakley. Should make this a close race and not the 7-8 point landslide some called for Brown.
 
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Aaron Strife

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I can't believe the democrats are about to lose in Massachusetts.

Ted just killed himself in heaven. He's in super heaven.

Averon said:
Obama, Reid and Pelosi better be drafting a plan b right now or HCR is dead.
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Plan A: Coakley wins in Massachusetts. HCR goes as planned.

Plan B: Plan A but without Coakley winning and happens extremely fast

Plan C: Pass the senate bill verbatim in the House and send it straight to the president's desk.

Plan D: 1994 Part 2 Electric Boogaloo Weekend at 'Bamsies'
 
mckmas8808

mckmas8808

Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
eznark said:
At this point I am hoping to see double digits. I can't even imagine the insanity in coverage that would ensue.
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Yeah with an 8 point lead now, he might win by double digits.
 
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reilo

learning some important life lessons from magical Negroes
Aaron Strife said:
I can't believe the democrats are about to lose in Massachusetts.

Ted just killed himself in heaven. He's in super heaven.
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Something something about Catholics and suicide something something
 
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elrechazado

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Averon said:
more like 3% or 4%

Obama, Reid and Pelosi better be drafting a plan b right now or HCR is dead.
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I saw a few articles and posts this morning saying they were doing just that in anticipation of a possible loss here.
 
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ToxicAdam

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Rancid Mildew said:
You're probably the most annoying poster here. All you do is interject worthless one-liners when it happens to be convenient for your blind and drone-like partisan agenda.
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If you mixed up Dax and reilo's posts, I doubt anyone could tell you the difference.
 
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