Scott Brown in Virtual Tie in Massachusetts Race as Dems Deploy

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There is a bell shaped curve for voters you know. So it’s not surprising that Democrats, Republicans and Independents share similar space under the curve when the bell is rung and the issues resonate. What I’m hearing from Massachusetts is a collective outcry that the buck stops and starts again with the People and then it is passed to our leadership, even as a baton is passed in any great race. The exchange that occurred last November has hopefully taught us a great lesson: The People cannot loosen their grip before handing over. It must be firmly given and firmly taken.

David of CO 12:01PM January 18, 2010

This is a Brown vs. Obama race!
The President is furious that he has to divert time and resources to save the shoddy campaign of a poor candidate!
Martha Coakley will not have the benefit of President Obama to save her on tough issues if she manages to squeek by and get elected.

Asian Al Sharpton of DC 1:09AM January 18, 2010

I am concerned when leaders say it may take ten days to secure all the absentee votes. If Mass, does not have better election laws, they should immediately change. I would recommend free volunteers, half from each party, to check at least 30% of all absentee votes received. In Michigan our absentee ballot envelopes has lines for anyone assisting the voters showing name, address, and date assisted. WE have to have them in the
precinct office before election day, but counted after normal voting is closed which be done the following day,not ten days later. The reason for verifying is to be certain people like Acorn have not paid or otherwise told people who to vote for. The thirty % being checked should include contacting voters to confrim if they knew who they had voted for. I have seen too many cases where absentee votes have been done at group meetings where voters have no idea who or what they voted for.

John Kaiser (precint worker several years of MI 11:30PM January 14, 2010

When Scott Brown wins on Tuesday the voters of Massachusetts will have spoken loud and clear. Are you listening Washington!!!

gekins of MA 7:49PM January 14, 2010

I've just seen a video which captures what's happening here! Go to youtube and search for "America Rising!" Brown supporters will be even more energized!
VOTE BROWN!

Jess of MA 5:25PM January 14, 2010

Matt of MA (union/acorn/seiu/etc) - what a typical democrat sock puppet. mohammad sheikh al baraq hussein has destroyed this nation - with the election of Scott Brown we can start the road to recovery. VOID - Vote Out Incumbent Democrats - now and forever.

Johnny Crash of MA 12:12PM January 14, 2010

I just read in my local paper that it couls take a few weeks to certify the election results. There is a ten day waiting period to allow for all the absentee ballots to be delivered and counted and then another 5 days to issue a final report. If Brown wins in a close vote, a recount could be called for.
So even if Brown wins, the Dems will have their 60 votes for health care. He probably would not get seated until February.

Bob of TX 9:52AM January 14, 2010

Please support Scott Brown (R) for US Senate in Massachusetts!
A vote for Scott Brown is a vote to end the lies,delusion, and corruption.
Please visit Scott's website to volunteer or donate:
http://www.brownforussenate.com/

PeteK63 of MO 3:57AM January 14, 2010

The fact is, if Coakley does not receive 60 - 65% of the vote, in Massachusetts of all places, it is a very bad day for the Democratic Party. If she wins with less than 60%, it is a virtual disaster, which will send shock waves through the party and send moderate Democrats heading for the door and looking to their own political survival. In the worst case, if Coakley were to lose, it will be a political catastrophe. The Democratic Party implosion that follows would be swift and palpable. Any leverage the party leadership has over its members will evaporate as their political house of cards collapses around them. At this point, even avoiding a disastrous victory appears difficult for Coakley, and Brown looks like he has a legitimate chance to win. If a state as solidly Democratic as Massachusetts votes Republican, you know there is a storm on the horizon.

Independence Hall of IL 3:15AM January 14, 2010

Call them tea-baggers, neocons, Fox morons, whatever you want.. but they are right!
Look what is happening. Scott Brown could win in MA. Think about it. If Scott Brown can win in MA, then a good campaign republican can win IN ANY STATE. What state is more liberal than MA? Vermont I guess, but i can't think of any others. NJ? Already voted in a Republican. CA? NY? Polls showed Guiliana would have won a senate seat easily in NY so you can't discount an R winning a seat there. Pelosis approval is so low that even in the most liberal city in America theres a shot she could lose.
Meanwhile, in red states the democrats are hopeless. What Democrats thought was once a sign of things to come with a democrat winning in completely red kansas as governor, third district rep, and attorney general we now have R almost assuredly winning all 12 state delegations by wide margins. Blanche Lincoln, Ben Nelson. There dead.
This is bad for democrats.

Gamble20 of KS 2:21AM January 14, 2010