showdown in massachusetts

On January 18, 2010, in Politics, by Henshaw

Tomorrow the state of Massachusetts is set to replace the late Senator Kennedy. The current political climate is so toxic for Democrats there’s a chance that Republican Scott Brown could win. Obviously, the Democrat Martha Coakley has run a terrible campaign, but it shouldn’t matter in a state as liberal as Massachusetts.
Here are a couple of questions from a recent poll that I found shocking.

Q15 Do you think that Congressional Democrats are too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
Too Liberal……………………………………………… 53%
Too Conservative…………………………………….. 14%
About Right …………………………………………….. 33%
Q16 Do you think that Congressional Republicans are too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
Too Liberal……………………………………………… 12%
Too Conservative…………………………………….. 53%
About Right …………………………………………….. 35%

53% of people in Massachusetts think the Congress is too liberal? This is a pretty grim scenario shaping up in November. Call me pessimistic but I just can’t imagine Coakley losing tomorrow. My guess is that there’s an enthusiasm bias in the polls. Democrats aren’t excited and are embarrassed for supporting a horrible candidate simply because there’s a (D) next to the name.
Maybe I’m wrong, but when the leader of the Democrats in the House says, “Let’s remove all doubt, we will have health care — one way or another,” they’ve gone past the point of no return. The Democrats ignored real reform and are hellbent on taking over 1/6 of the economy.

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