National Journal: Obama Already Has Excuses for Close Turner / Weprin Race

Bob Turner by Getty Images via @daylifeFrom the National Journal:

The White House is girding for a political loss in the heart of New York on Tuesday. They’re also spinning up an explanation that won’t entirely result in the blame landing on the low popularity of the president. As in Massachusetts, where Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley was faulted by the White House and many others for tone-deaf campaigning, Democratic candidate Dave Weprin [Weiner Jr.] may see the undercarriage of that new White House campaign bus.

Democratic officials and President Obama’s advisers expect Weprin to lose the election to upstart Republican Bob Turner in the contest to fill the 9th District seat vacated by Democrat Anthony Weiner.

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Top 10 Liberal States: Mostly the Ones in Decline

”Recovery“ a Big Lie to Most Americans

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More than three-fourths of Massachusetts residents surveyed say the recession has not ended, a compelling sign that benefits of the 17-month economic recovery have yet to reach a vast number of households, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll.

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Although the recession officially ended in June 2009, the poll portrays Massachusetts families as struggling with layoffs, uncertainty, and diminished circumstances. Many said they are spending less, saving less, and expecting to work longer before they retire. The reason most frequently given: “No money.’’

And they don’t expect conditions to get better any time soon. More than half said the recession would last at least another two years. More than 60 percent said neither the re-election of Governor Deval Patrick nor the Republican ascendancy in Congress would help the economy.
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Massachusetts: Cahill's Running Mate Drops Out, Endorses Baker

The running mate for Democrat-turned-independent candidate Tim Cahill in the Massachusetts governor's race has defected to Republican Charles Baker's campaign today.
State Rep. Paul Loscocco (R) dropped out as Cahill's choice for lieutenant governor today and endorsed Baker, First Read has learned. In a statement obtained by NBC News, Loscocco said he did not want to be part of a spoiler campaign.

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Massachusetts Governor: Patrick 35, Baker 34, Cahill 11, Stein 4

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Massachusetts: Barney Frank Ahead by Only 10 pts

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“I feel we have a lot of momentum,” Bielat told the Herald yesterday. “This is a historic year, and people are looking for change.”

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Republican Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate race was lifted by strong support from union households, in a sign of trouble for President Barack Obama and Democrats who are counting on union support in the 2010 midterm elections.
A poll conducted on behalf of the AFL-CIO found that 49% of Massachusetts union households supported Mr. Brown in Tuesday's voting, while 46% supported Democrat Martha Coakley. The poll conducted by Hart Research Associates surveyed 810 voters.
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How can a Massachusetts Senate candidate possibly offend 39 percent of voters in her state? If it's Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley, she would tell devout Catholics not to bother working in an emergency room (H/T Jim Hoft - Big Government).

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Massachusetts: Mihos Leads Patrick in Governor's Race

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Survey of 500 Likely Voters
August 20, 2009

Election 2010: Massachusetts Governor
Christy Mihos (R)	40%
Deval Patrick (D)	35%
Some other candidate	11%
Not sure	15%

Election 2010: Massachusetts Governor
Charlie Baker (R)	39%
Deval Patrick (D)	40%
Some other candidate	7%
Not sure	15%

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Massachusetts: Low Grades for State's Health Care

Twenty-six percent (26%) of Massachusetts voters say their state’s health care reform effort has been a success. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that 37% say the reform effort has been a failure, while another 37% are not sure.

Only 10% of Bay State voters say the quality of health care has gotten better as a result of the reform plan while 29% say it has gotten worse. Most (53%) say the quality of care has not changed.

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Massachusetts: Deval Patrick's Poll Numbers Show He is in Trouble

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Massachusetts: Obama Lead Drops to 9 pts in Heavily Democrat State

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Obama 47
McCain 38

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Massachusetts - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

John McCain (R) 35% - 54% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 42% - 49% Barack Obama (D)

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Methodology: Telephone interviews to 500 likely Massachusetts voters, conducted on Mar. 18, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.