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Sniping underway: White House, Dems, Coakley blast each other
WASHINGTON — Hours before Massachusetts residents cast their final ballots for an important senate election, a circular firing squad has emerged between Democrats, the White House and the Martha Coakley campaign, with aides from all groups blaming each other for the 11th hour perils of a once-certain campaign to retain…
Charges of ballot tampering fly last minute in Massachusetts vote
The Coakley campaign claims that a “serious violation” has taken place in the Massachusetts election, calling into question the validity of the election results even before the tally is in. In a prepared statement, the campaign took issue with pre-marked ballots being given to voters, claiming that in five instances…
‘Tasteless’ Hannity compares Mass. race to earthquake
Less than a week has passed since hundreds of thousands of Haitians fell victim to the worst earthquake in their history and Sean Hannity has already co-opted the term to score political points. MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann awarded the Fox News host “Worst Person in the World” Monday night for repeatedly…
Conservatives using sketchy videos to suggest Dems guilty of voter fraud
Election watchdog site claiming to “transcend party lines” run by former GOP operative WASHINGTON — As Massachusetts voters cast their ballots for the important Coakley-Brown election, conservatives and Republicans insinuate that Democrats are engaging in voter fraud despite offering little evidence to make their case. Many are jumping on videos…
Obama stumps for Coakley in nail-biting Mass. special election
Watch (below): President’s speech interrupted by heckler BOSTON, Massachusetts — President Barack Obama stumped Sunday for the Democratic candidate in Massachusetts’ knife-edge Senate election, saying that his legislative agenda depended on her winning. The seat, which was occupied by Edward Kennedy for almost five decades before his death in August,…
Dems revive anti-Bush narrative in Clinton’s Massachusetts robocall
Democrats really miss George W. Bush. At least they miss running against him. It’s been a whole year since the former president vacated the political stage, but Democrats are again invoking him in a last-ditch effort to retain the late Ted Kennedy’s senate seat. Just days before a close election,…
Dem: If Coakley loses, health reforms may pass by reconciliation
Could a special election in Massachusetts completely derail President Obama’s health reforms? Not if Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has his way. Massachusetts voters will decide on Tuesday whether to elect Republican Scott Brown or Democrat Martha Coakley to serve the remainder of the late Senator Edward Kennedy’s term. Should…
Worst GOP cash flow in decade blamed on tea baggers and waste
In recent months pollsters have been pointing to softening support for Democrats as a sign that the GOP may make a big comeback in the 2010 elections. But the party’s historically poor financial position means it has more of an uphill battle than many political observers realize. Having spent large…
Dodd, Dorgan to quit Senate
With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor — all Democrats — ditched plans to run for re-election in the latest signs of trouble for President Barack Obama’s party. Taken together, the decisions by Sens. Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota…
MoveOn tops $1 million in 2 days from anti-Lieberman donations
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-CT) staunch refusal to support both the public option and the Medicare buy-in compromise, thereby killing both programs, has sent the progressive base into a fury, eager to toss him out of office. The liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org on Thursday announced that it had raised…
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