A lot of links got sent my way over the past two days, and there is just no way I can read and post all of them. Thanks to everyone who sent in a story, and I hope you will keep them coming.
--Politico's Ben Smith reports on the (even more) negative turn the race has taken in its final hours, including the incident involving the MLK breakfast this morning, and the curling iron remark. He's also wrote about the irony of this great state of ours essentially deciding the national health care reform issue...given that we already have health care reform. Plus, check out all various campaign mischief stories. (Yes, I realize it seems silly to write a post linking to a post of links, but I am two days behind.)
--Democrats have launched a "Do it for Teddy" website in a final attempt to capitalize on the legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Aside from the poor choice of slogan ("I'm doing it for Teddy!"), the effort is probably wasted at this point.
--The Fix wonders if a Brown win would be the biggest upset in modern political history (although at this point, I wonder if a Coakley win would be the biggest upset). Chris Cillizza also reports that both the Rothenberg Report and Cook Political Report believe Brown will win.
--Cillizza and Karl Vick also wrote a great story on the race Saturday, in which they reported, "In mid-December, the National Republican Senatorial Committee conducted a poll that showed Brown trailing by only 13 points, but it kept the results to itself."
Now that's a fascinating bit of information that begs the question: was the Coakley camp conducting internal polls post December 8? If so, did they show the same numbers?
One has to assume that team Coakley either a) took her election so much for granted that they never bothered to poll, b) their polls differed from the NRSC poll, or c) they got the same results and still proceeded with the disappearing campaign.
(Note: My dad called me this afternoon to wonder why I hadn't posted since Saturday. He said, "You're like Martha Coakley. You disappear at the most important time." Ouch.)
--Politico's Chris Frates and Manu Raja discuss the potential legal battle that could ensue over Paul Kirk and the seating of the new Senator should Scott Brown win tomorrow.
--Also at Politico, Alex Isenstadt writes about the absence of Mitt Romney on the Brown campaign trail, given, you know, that he used to be the Governor of Massachusetts. Romney did campaign for Brown way back in October (at the time he compared the GOP opposition to Obama to the American Revolution), but has been absent from the state since.
--Senator John Kerry wants Scott Brown supporters to stop their "bullying and threats."
Update: The Brown campaign responded to Kerry's comments this afternoon. “John Kerry is literally borrowing a page from the playbook of his failed presidential bid in a last-ditch effort to resuscitate Martha Coakley’s collapsing campaign," said Beth Lindstrom, Brown campaign manager. "Martha Coakley has run the most malicious campaign Bay State voters have ever seen, and her last-minute reliance on John Kerry’s 2004 failed strategy is further evidence that she believes her only path to victory is by manufacturing non-existent controversies.”
--Personally, I found the recent silly flap about Republicans being Yankees fans ridiculous. As loyal readers will remember, I exposed the secret Yankee fan in the Senate race way back in November.
And finally, I have to do a little bit of self-promotion and link to this great post from John Vaught LaBeaume at the Washington Examiner.
Will keep posting throughout the night when anything interesting comes my way, and will post the candidates' election day schedules as soon as I have them.
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Conservative PAC Says Joseph Kennedy Taking More Votes From Martha Coakley in U.S. Senate Race
"Coakley Drops Below 50% Thanks To Kennedy"
http://www.rightmarch.com/pr/JoeKennedy-011810.htm
WASHINGTON, DC - William Greene, Chairman of the conservative online political action committee RightMarch.com PAC, announced today that Independent candidate Joseph Kennedy is taking enough votes from Martha Coakley to insure her loss in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.
"Our proprietary internal polling of likely voters in Massachusetts this past weekend makes one thing very clear," said William Greene, Chairman of the RightMarch.com PAC. "Joe Kennedy is siphoning off a large chunk of votes from Martha Coakley, the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate."
The special election, to fill the remaining two years of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's term, will be held on January 19th. Besides Joseph Kennedy (who is not related to Ted Kennedy), Coakley and Republican Scott Brown will also be on the ballot. "In many 'normal' elections, when there is a third-party candidate like Joe Kennedy, he often takes votes from the Republican candidate," said Greene. "But in this special election, we're seeing that Republicans who originally weren't going to vote are now planning to vote for Joe Kennedy, and more importantly, a large percentage of Democrats are also planning to vote for Kennedy - more than likely, because of confusion regarding his name. Polls are showing Coakley at below 50% now - it's obvious that things would be different if Kennedy weren't on the ballot."
The RightMarch.com PAC is a web-based, conservative political action committee, dedicated to giving hundreds of thousands of hardworking, patriotic Americans across the country a strong collective voice in the political process. For more information, visit www.RightMarchPAC.com.
Senator, your anti-Martha bias is obvious. I fully expect your post tomorrow saying you're voting for Brown.
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