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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2010 13 Comments

Barack Obama reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down parts of McCain-Feingold campaign contribution restrictions:With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics. It is a major victory...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2010 19 Comments

While Democrats of all stripes are taking pot shots at each other over Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts, others are preparing to make sure the next Scott Brown is smeared before he or she can get traction.Martha Coakley's many gaffes were of her own creation....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2010 2 Comments

My article, analyzing how Scott Brown won the Massachusetts election, is posted at Pajamas Media, The Brown Campaign from the Ground Up. Here's a short excerpt:By the time of the only televised debate on January 11, the country was gripped with interest in the race....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2010 12 Comments

The Democrats' plan to force through an unpopular health care restructuring bill is not dead. Various procedural maneuvers are under consideration to get the bill through, in one form or another, in a manner which does not require another Senate cloture vote now that the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2010 7 Comments

If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, what to do when two political enemies go at each other. This would make them both my friends, which screws up the equation.That's the way I feel watching Lanny Davis and "The Left" go at each...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2010 10 Comments

Yesterday was an amazing day, and not just because Scott Brown won (although that helped).Yesterday was the first "live" blogging event here. 21,432 people participated in the live event, generating 5,402 reader comments. There were almost 70,000 visits to the site, which used to be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2010 10 Comments

From the political scientist who passes off insult as analysis, came this snark directed at me for my analysis of the January 5, 2010 Rasmussen Poll which ignited interest in this race: The fact that even the polling firm most favorable to the GOP has...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2010 12 Comments

Following the coverage of the Massachusetts Senate special election the past few weeks meant I had to read The Boston Globe online.Much of The Globe's coverage was geared towards gaming the election for Martha Coakley, including the disingenuous announcement on election morning that the race...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2010 5 Comments

Advice to Democrats. The "progressive" agenda is not to blame. Obama is not to blame.All really would have been well had Martha Coakley achieved Obama's numbers (duh), according to John Cole at Balloon-Juice:I know a lot of you are really upset about the loss, but...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2010 9 Comments

Another in the "how do they think this stuff up" category. Guess who were the biggest losers in the Massachusetts Senate special election yesterday. The people of Bangladesh, according to Matthew Yglesias:Who’s going to gain and who’s going to lose if Scott Brown becomes...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2010 23 Comments

We did it. I'm too tired to give a full account of the past six weeks, that will happen in the coming days.Tonight we did what the pundits were saying, just days ago, was impossible. But only because they didn't understand the anger...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2010 11 Comments

If you want to put longer comments through here, in a place they will be more permanent, put them in as a Comment to this post.  Please keep the short, rahrah stuff for the live feed!  Thanks.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2010 30 Comments

There. I said it and I put it on the internet. Now get out and vote on Tuesday, for Scott Brown. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlfGjGBrNKg] h/t Randy Haddock Update: Olbermann should be mocked for the pathetic clown he has become, a joke of a person dragging down his network: The Daily...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2010 8 Comments

Pictures from tonights Hometown Rally in Wrentham, Massachusetts (from our on-the-spot "correspondent" a/k/a my wife).  Join me for some live blogging on Tuesday, when I'll have pics, tweets, and other reports from many people on the ground in Massachusetts.Scott Brown's Children Arianna and Ayla (above)-------------------------------------------- Follow...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2010 17 Comments

CNN Audience Interaction Producer Eric Kuhn is all over this election, a step ahead of the rest of us, GOP candidate dominates social networking in Massachusetts:On the eve of the Massachusetts special election Tuesday to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Republican candidate has...

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