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David Catanese / The Politico:
New poll: Brown up 9 — A new InsiderAdvantage poll conducted exclusively for POLITICO shows Republican Scott Brown surging to a 9-point advantage over Martha Coakley a day before Massachusetts voters trek to the ballot box to choose a new senator. — According to the survey conducted Sunday evening …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
538 Model Posits Brown as 3:1 Favorite — The FiveThirtyEight Senate Forecasting Model, which correctly predicted the outcome of all 35 Senate races in 2008, now regards Republican Scott Brown as a 74 percent favorite to win the Senate seat in Massachusetts on the basis of new polling from ARG …
MyFox Boston:
Poll: Scott Brown surges to double-digit lead over Martha Coakley — BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - A poll released a day before the special Senate race shows Senator Scott Brown surging to a double-digit lead over Attorney General Martha Coakley in the race for the open Massachusetts Senate seat.
Boston Globe:
Sen. Kerry says Scott Brown supporters engaged in bullying, threats — Brown greeting supporters on Main Street in North Andover. Kerry says some supporters have gone too far. — By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff — Massachusetts Senator John F.Kerry is calling on Republican Scott Brown …
Charles Franklin / Pollster.com All Content:
What to believe about Massachusetts Senate Polls — There has been a wider than normal range of polling results in the last two weeks from the Massachusetts Senate special election. This has been further clouded by a number of leaked internal polls and polling by relatively unknown and unproven pollsters …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is There An X Factor? — It seems pretty clear now that the plan if Martha Coakley loses tomorrow is to get the House to pass the Senate bill with a promise of revisions in a separate bill, to be passed in the Senate through the reconciliation process. But here's the frightening question …
Steve Kornacki:
Coakley internals: +1, with a catch — There is a report that Martha Coakley's internals for Sunday night put her ahead by two points, 48 to 46 percent. For what it's worth, my little birdie tells me that her Sunday night poll put her ahead by one point and that the three-night average for Friday …
The Rothenberg / The Rothenberg Political Report:
MA Sen Moved to Lean Takeover — While special elections often come down to turnout - and they therefore are more difficult to predict than normal elections - the combination of public and private survey research and anecdotal information now strongly suggests that Republican Scott Brown …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
AWESOME... Scott Brown Responds to Elitist Obama's Attack on Truck Owners — Republican Scott Brown has been running ads in Massachusetts where he is out driving around in his old pickup truck while campaigning for US Senator. Brown released this ad on January 3.
New York Times:
Democrats Seeking to Push Health Bill Through House — WASHINGTON — The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders, scrambling for a backup plan to rescue their health care legislation if Republicans win the special election in Massachusetts on Tuesday, have begun laying the groundwork …
Robert Kuttner / The Huffington Post:
A Wake Up Call — How could the health care issue have turned from a reform that was going to make Barack Obama ten feet tall into a poison pill for Democratic senators? Whether or not Martha Coakley squeaks through in Massachusetts on Tuesday, the health bill has already done incalculable political damage and will likely do more.
Daniel Foster / The Corner on National Review Online:
Kerry Warns of “Dangerous Atmosphere” Around Brown Rallies — By: Daniel Foster
Kerry Warns of “Dangerous Atmosphere” Around Brown Rallies — By: Daniel Foster
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Mass. Senate race's lesson for Obama
Mass. Senate race's lesson for Obama
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Should Dems Give the Money Back If They Don't Keep Their Public Option Pledge?
Should Dems Give the Money Back If They Don't Keep Their Public Option Pledge?
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Boston Globe:
In close race, Coakley and Brown push towards finish line
In close race, Coakley and Brown push towards finish line
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Trendspotting in Massachusetts
Trendspotting in Massachusetts
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ABCNEWS:
U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret ‘Jesus’ Bible Codes — Pentagon Supplier for Rifle Sights Says It Has ‘Always’ Added New Testament References — Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided …
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
The Guantánamo “Suicides”: A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle — 1. “Asymmetrical Warfare” — When President Barack Obama took office last year, he promised to “restore the standards of due process and the core constitutional values that have made this country great.”
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
A Looming Landslide For Brown — Democrats can stop hoping at this point. — I can see no alternative scenario but a huge - staggeringly huge - victory for the FNC/RNC machine tomorrow. They crafted a strategy of total oppositionism to anything Obama proposed a year ago.
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Jeff Zelenyand Jackie Calmes / The Caucus:
Obama to Deliver State of the Union Address Jan. 27 — . — Update | 6:49 p.m. President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address on Jan. 27. — The White House announced Monday afternoon that the president would speak to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday at 9 p.m.
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Obama to give State of the Union speech on Wednesday, Jan. 27
Obama to give State of the Union speech on Wednesday, Jan. 27
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