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[[File:A6d3c7_Coakley_10082009.jpg‎|right|200px]]'''Martha Mary Coakley''' (born July 14, 1953) is the Attorney General of [[Massachusetts]] and [[Democrat]]ic candidate for a special election to fill the [[Senate]] seat vacated by the death of [[Edward Kennedy]]. The seat is now held by an appointee, [[Paul Kirk]], who is not running.
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'''Martha Mary Coakley''' (born July 14, 1953) is the current Attorney General of [[Massachusetts]] and was the unsuccessful [[Democrat]]ic nominee for a special election to fill the [[Senate]] seat vacated by the death of [[Edward Kennedy]]. The seat was held by an appointee, [[Paul Kirk]], who chose not to run.
  
 
Previously Coakley served as District Attorney of Middlesex County from 1999 though 2007.
 
Previously Coakley served as District Attorney of Middlesex County from 1999 though 2007.
  
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On January 14th 2010, asked her opinion on a health care bill, she said that devout Catholics "probably shouldn't work in the emergency room." <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ-ZeLSZPc8 Martha Coakley was on with Ken Pittman from WBSM in Massachusetts]</ref>
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On January 14, 2010, asked her opinion on a health care bill, she said that devout Catholics "probably shouldn't work in the emergency room." <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ-ZeLSZPc8 Martha Coakley was on with Ken Pittman from WBSM in Massachusetts]</ref>
  
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Democrats had been favored to keep this Senate seat, and are in a state of shock as Coakley has lost her 30 point lead and trails Republican [[Scott Brown]] by a few points in the latest polls. Coakley has proven to be an ineffective candidate who is unable to reach independents. Brown is a much better campaigner, and leads 2-1 among independents, who will elect him if they turn out and vote.  
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Democrats had been favored to keep this Senate seat and were shocked when Coakley lost her 30-point lead over Republican [[Scott Brown]]. Coakley proved to be an ineffective candidate who was unable to appeal to independents.
  
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Brown's main theme is that he will be the 41st senator and will block the Obama health care plan--which Massachusetts does not need, he explains, because it has its own plan now in operation. Coakley responds by attacking bankers and bringing in big guns like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, though their appearance underscores her strength among Democratic party regulars and her weakness against independents. A defeat for Coakley, coming on the heels of the Democrats' loss of [[Virginia]] and [[New Jersey]] in Nov. 2009, would be a major blow to the liberal cause and would reinvigorate the Republican party nationally.  
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Brown's main theme was that he will be the 41st senator and will block the [[ObamaCare|Obama health care plan]]—which Massachusetts does not need, he explains, because it has its own plan now in operation. Coakley responded by attacking bankers and bringing in big guns like [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]], though their appearances underscored her strength among Democratic party regulars and her weakness against independents. A defeat for Coakley, coming on the heels of the Democrats' loss of [[Virginia]] and [[New Jersey]] gubernatorial elections in November 2009, was a major blow to the liberal cause and reinvigorated the Republican Party nationally. It was also a portent of the Democratic Party's landslide defeat in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]].
  
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==Latest poll results==
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==Final poll results==
 
see [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/ma/massachusetts_senate_special_election-1144.html for latest polls]
 
see [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/ma/massachusetts_senate_special_election-1144.html for latest polls]
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* Politico/InAdv (released 1-18):  Brown 52, Coakley 43
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* PJM/CrossTarget (released 1-18): Brown 52, Coakley 42
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* PPP (released 1-18): Brown 51, Coakley 46
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* Daily Kos/R2000 (released 1-18):  Brown 48, Coakley 48
 
* InsideMedford/MRG (released 1-17): Brown  51,  Coakley  41  
 
* InsideMedford/MRG (released 1-17): Brown  51,  Coakley  41  
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* ARG Poll (released 1/16): Brown 48, Coakley 45  
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* ARG Poll (released 1-16): Brown 48, Coakley 45  
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* PJM/CrossTarget (released 1/15): Brown 54, Coakley 39
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* Suffolk/7News (released 1-15):  Brown 50, Coakley 46  
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* Suffolk/7News (released 1/15):  Brown 50, Coakley 46  
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* Blue Mass Group/R2000 (released 1-14): Brown  41 Coakley 49
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* Blue Mass Group/R2000 (released 1/14): Brown  41 Coakley 49
 
  
 
==Endorsements==
 
==Endorsements==
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* Senator [[John Kerry]]
 
* [[Barack Hussein Obama]]
 
* [[Barack Hussein Obama]]
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==See also==
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* [[Religious bigotry]]
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* [[Massachusetts liberal]]
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==External Links==
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==External links==
 
* [http://marthacoakley.com/ Martha Coakley U.S. Senate campaign homepage]
 
* [http://marthacoakley.com/ Martha Coakley U.S. Senate campaign homepage]
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* [http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/20100118nothing_madisonian_in_this_martha_a_loser_and_a_sore_one_at_that/ Op.Ed Description of her campaign (win or lose): "The Hindenburg crashing into the Titanic"]
  
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Latest revision as of 18:20, September 26, 2018

Martha Mary Coakley (born July 14, 1953) is the current Attorney General of Massachusetts and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by the death of Edward Kennedy. The seat was held by an appointee, Paul Kirk, who chose not to run.

Previously Coakley served as District Attorney of Middlesex County from 1999 though 2007.

On January 14, 2010, asked her opinion on a health care bill, she said that devout Catholics "probably shouldn't work in the emergency room." [1]

Democrats had been favored to keep this Senate seat and were shocked when Coakley lost her 30-point lead over Republican Scott Brown. Coakley proved to be an ineffective candidate who was unable to appeal to independents.

Brown's main theme was that he will be the 41st senator and will block the Obama health care plan—which Massachusetts does not need, he explains, because it has its own plan now in operation. Coakley responded by attacking bankers and bringing in big guns like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, though their appearances underscored her strength among Democratic party regulars and her weakness against independents. A defeat for Coakley, coming on the heels of the Democrats' loss of Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections in November 2009, was a major blow to the liberal cause and reinvigorated the Republican Party nationally. It was also a portent of the Democratic Party's landslide defeat in the 2010 Midterm Elections.

Final poll results

see for latest polls

  • Politico/InAdv (released 1-18): Brown 52, Coakley 43
  • PJM/CrossTarget (released 1-18): Brown 52, Coakley 42
  • PPP (released 1-18): Brown 51, Coakley 46
  • Daily Kos/R2000 (released 1-18): Brown 48, Coakley 48
  • InsideMedford/MRG (released 1-17): Brown 51, Coakley 41
  • ARG Poll (released 1-16): Brown 48, Coakley 45
  • Suffolk/7News (released 1-15): Brown 50, Coakley 46
  • Blue Mass Group/R2000 (released 1-14): Brown 41 Coakley 49

Endorsements

See also

References

  1. ↑ Martha Coakley was on with Ken Pittman from WBSM in Massachusetts
  2. ↑ MarthaCoakley.com

External links

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