According to this piece in the Washington Examiner, Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley's own internal polls show her five points behind Republican Scott Brown. Citing one Democratic source who says that with those numbers Coakley is "destined to lose", the article notes that some Democrats are beginning to use the Creigh Deeds strategy of distancing the candidate from President Obama. However, reports are coming out that Obama may be running to Massachusetts to try and get Coakley over the hump.
Panicked Democrats are trying to rush the compromise bill to the floor as its popularity continues to drop and the possibility of losing the 60 vote supermajority threatens the bill. Funny how the less popular the measure becomes, the more urgent it is to pass it. Much like the late Ted Kennedy and the soon to retire Christopher Dodd with their "waitress sandwich", I guess "no" doesn't mean "no" to Democrats. Or maybe I'm just not enlightened enough to understand.
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