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Originally Posted by Riot
And me. We'd all fail the "Are you a true GOP supporter" party test, as would Brown  Glad they dropped that silliness ...
My point was that Brown ran a great political campaign, and Coakely ran a lousy one. She got what she earned from the electorate. |
You're right. Brown ran a fantastic campaign and worked hard for this win. Coakley just assumed it was hers and went to Washington fundraisers when she should have been campaigning here. She also insulted too many different groups and seemed unconcerned about it. Early on, they just assumed women would vote for her because she's a woman. By Monday, it was "women are voting for Brown because he posed in Cosmo and is good-looking". It never occurred to them that women could actually vote on issues. She insulted Catholics. Big mistake there. The Kennedys were Irish Catholics and had many supporters there. Also the hispanic community is largely Catholic. lastly, she insulted the Red Sox fans. A big no-no in the Boston area especially. She gave an overall impression of "I'm better than the little people". That elitist attitude is wearing thin. Lastly, when the polls began to show a close race, she went extremely negative in her tv ads. I can't begin to tell you how that turned people off.
Both parties should learn something from this election. Voters are sick and tired of negative ads. They want to hear about the issues. Voters want someone who is listening to them and they don't care if they are republicans or democrats. Voters are tired of the far-right and far-left. The independent party (at least here in MA. although I'm pretty sure it's happening in the rest of the country) is growing because of this. As much as both extremes would like to believe, gay marriage and abortion are not the big issues. Most people accept that abortion is a personal choice and could care less if gay people get married. Independents can also think for themselves and don't need a political party to tell them how to vote. They also don't need a leader (hence the term "independent"). Scott Brown was elected because he listened to the people. If he goes to Washington and forgets that, he will be voted out in 2012 by those same people. The republicans would be making a big mistake if they think this election means politics as usual. Both parties have vastly underestimated the anger of the people. Hopefully this election will get their attention.