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Will Ted Kennedy's seat go Republican or stay Democratic?

Which party will will Kennedy's seat?

  • Republican

    Votes: 32 57.1%
  • Democrat

    Votes: 10 17.9%
  • Not sure

    Votes: 14 25.0%

  • Total voters
    56

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I'm shocked to read that a Republican has a good chance to win Kennedy's seat. What do you all think?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r3:c0.120573:b29835980:z10

President Obama's charm offensive didn't work in New Jersey or Virginia, where Republicans won crucial gubernatorial races in November. Will it work in Massachusetts?

That remains to be seen, as Obama puts his prestige on the line again when he goes to the Bay State on Sunday to stump for Democratic nominee Martha Coakley, who is in a dead heat with Republican candidate Scott Brown for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat.

"It's white-knuckle time," Democratic operative Phil Johnston told the Boston Herald. "This is an election we have to win. It's key to everything the Obama administration wants to do. The stakes are high."

In fact, the stakes are even higher for the president than they were in last year's gubernatorial races, as he seeks to avoid losing a critical 60th vote in the Senate for his signature health care overhaul that is nearing the finish line in Congress.

If Brown wins Tuesday, Republicans pick up their 41st vote, which would be enough to sustain a filibuster and possibly kill the reform bill.

The most recent poll has Brown leading by 4 percentage points, and the Republican state senator reportedly is raising money at a rate of $1 million a day. Meanwhile, Coakley's campaign is under fire for the way she's run her campaign, going from front-runner to barely competitive after taking it easy following her primary victory in December.
 
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I am not entirely sure, from the new polls its does show that brown is 4 points a head. However, this race seems to be a very close call.
 
I am not entirely sure, from the new polls its does show that brown is 4 points a head. However, this race seems to be a very close call.

I'm really surprised. I thought Massachusetts was solidly Democratic. It seems almost a slap in the face to Kennedy for his long held seat to go to his rivals.
 
If a "Republican" wins, I see very sad times ahead for our nation, in the ensuing years.
Massachusetts is supposed to be one of our more "advanced" states.
Maybe our nation is not ready for reform and joining the 21st century.
 
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I'm really surprised. I thought Massachusetts was solidly Democratic. It seems almost a slap in the face to Kennedy for his long held seat to go to his rivals.

It's about F******G time, enough of the dynasty crap....
Brown put one reporter in his place when he said, "It's the people's seat, not Ted Kennedy's.....
That seat would be empty if he had not changed the law back again before he croaked, after he changed it to suit him the first time, the epitome in hypocrasy....:roll:
The whole Caroline Kennedy thing made me puke as well....
A senate seat should not be an entitlement.....
Hopefully, a win will kill the folly of this health care crap, unless they drag their feet on certification.....:(
It's time for Taxachusetts to wake from it's Kool Aide induced stupor....;)
 
It's about F******G time, enough of the dynasty crap....
Brown put one reporter in his place when he said, "It's the people's seat, not Ted Kennedy's.....
That seat would be empty if he had not changed the law back again before he croaked, after he changed it to suit him the first time, the epitome in hypocrasy....:roll:
The whole Caroline Kennedy thing made me puke as well....
A senate seat should not be an entitlement.....
Hopefully, a win will kill the folly of this health care crap, unless they drag their feet on certification.....:(
It's time for Taxachusetts to wake from it's Kool Aide induced stupor....;)

Don't hold back, Partisan. Tell us how you feel! ;)
 
Why so???? :confused:
My philosophy is that of a Liberal-Socialist..
I do not see the Conservative ideas(less regulation, status quo, no advancements) working...
Conservative ideas seem to work fine for the wealthy...
Check out their(French, for one) crime rate and compare it to ours.
Check out our poverty rate and compare it to the the Europeans.
Check out anything.
I do not like the idea that our nation is , in the eyes of others "back-wards".
Having the world's strongest military changes this not.
 
I am not entirely sure, from the new polls its does show that brown is 4 points a head. However, this race seems to be a very close call.

Right, and the error margins I'd guess were somewhere around 3+/- , it could be even closer.
 
Intrade has tipped his way by 10 points.

EDIT: Though over the last few hours, that closed up a little.
 
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I'm really surprised. I thought Massachusetts was solidly Democratic. It seems almost a slap in the face to Kennedy for his long held seat to go to his rivals.

I tend to disagree, its not a slap in the face as it is a moving on point.
 
I tend to disagree, its not a slap in the face as it is a moving on point.

I would call your comment just a euphemism ;)

But I agree, times have changed.
Computers, iphones, google taking over, segways, pornography... Do they expect things to stay the same?
 
I think this will be a close race and it's hard for me to predict who will win. Personally, Scott Brown is just another Bush Republican in my opinion and I don't want him to win... But I don't live in Massachusetts. We will just have to wait and see what happens.
 
Define 'a moving on point' please.

See below ^^.


I would call your comment just a euphemism

But I agree, times have changed.
Computers, iphones, google taking over, segways, pornography... Do they expect things to stay the same?

I was trying to be as non partisan as possible, I tend to get carried away thought. I think things should never stay the same. Things change, and that is what makes life great.
 
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I voted Democrat.

Its one of those things where I will have to see it, to believe it. I don't put stock in polls.
 
Anybody know the laws in Massachusettes regarding voter registration? Can people just register when they show up to vote? May be important to the outcome.

Suspect this will be an army of political operatives in a massive effort to drag every warm body they can to the polls. Get butts in car seats and into the polling places. My guess is that Obama's efforts next weeks will be heavily focused on getting the blacks energized and making the trip to the voting booth.

Special elections typically get tiny turnouts. Most/all voters in Mass already know who they would/wll vote for. Game will be who (which party) can get the most of them to take the trouble to show up.....
 
I'm shocked to read that a Republican has a good chance to win Kennedy's seat. What do you all think?

I think people are very fed up with what they learned "Hope", "Change" and "Unity" were about when defined by actions.

That the MA seat is a hot race shows the level of pissedoffedness.

As per HIS definitions, it seems a large portion of the country wants Obama to fail.

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Right now it's too close to call, with polls swinging way outside of reality. 2 polls over two days had a 23 point difference. This one is going to come down to turnout, with it probably going to the democrat, but it's far from a sure thing.

Coackly ran one of the worst campaigns in years, assuming that the seat was hers, and not bothering to campaign for significant period of time.
 
I think people are very fed up with what they learned "Hope", "Change" and "Unity" were about when defined by actions.

That the MA seat is a hot race shows the level of pissedoffedness.

Yeah, many people have changed their minds about change.;)

It will certainly be interesting to see the outcome. The way I see it, the less DC politicians can accomplish, the better. Gridlock is a good thing.
 
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I think people are very fed up with what they learned "Hope", "Change" and "Unity" were about when defined by actions.

That the MA seat is a hot race shows the level of pissedoffedness.

As per HIS definitions, it seems a large portion of the country wants Obama to fail.

.

And for our entire nation to fail as well?
That is what is happening...
Check out Michigan.
And, I'd guess that the "tea baggers" wish to return to an eariler time, before the income tax and civil rights.
 
And for our entire nation to fail as well?
That is what is happening...
Check out Michigan.

The fiscal policies of our nation's leaders have been taking us towards the toilet for many years. This isn't news- it's just becoming increasingly more apparent.
 
And for our entire nation to fail as well?
That is what is happening...
Check out Michigan.
And, I'd guess that the "tea baggers" wish to return to an eariler time, before the income tax and civil rights.

What a load of baloney. Disagreeing with a President's policies, and therefore wanting him to fail in that regard, does not in any way mean that someone wants the country to fail. On the contrary, some of us believe that Obama's policies will cause our nation to fail.

There were plenty of people hoping for Bush to fail, so I guess by your logic they were wishing for the US to fail too, right?
 
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