CNN'S Whitfield: Obama's Campaigning for Coakley 'Was a Fairly Risky' Move
By Mike Bates | October 16, 2010 | 17:05
On CNN Newsroom today, anchor Fredricka Whitfield reported on President Barack Obama campaigning for the re-election of Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts. She had this exchange with Dan Lothian, White House correspondent for CNN:
WHITFIELD: And so, Dan, the White House thinks this is fairly risk free given that it was a fairly risky move for the president to campaign for Martha Coakley back in the day when she was pushing for the late Ted Kennedy's seat?
DAN LOTHIAN, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: That's right. Risk free in this particular race right now, but you're right. Back in January, when the president made that last minute visit for Martha Coakley, it had been widely viewed she ran a lackluster campaign. The president came at the last minute to help her pull off a win.
How risky was it for Barack the Bold to hit the trail for Coakley? A Research 2000 poll taken days before Obama's January 17th appearance had Coakley over Republican Scott Brown by a 49% to 41% margin. Only 14 months earlier, Obama had won Massachusetts with 62% of the vote. The last time Massachusetts voters elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate was 1972.
Clearly, there's little basis for claiming Obama's stumping for Coakley was politically dangerous. In the Age of Obama, we've come to expect more and more of such revisionism.
That isn't to say there's no risk involved when Obama campaigns for a candidate. Just ask recent Democratic statewide candidates in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts. They all lost their elections.
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Duh..........
Submitted by Tomorama on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 5:21pm.
Christ I live here and Coakley according to the Boston Globe had a 15 point lead, risky, nah, he thought it was a "lay up" (purposeful hoop reference............).
Devalue is up 7 in one poll and Baker is up 5 and 7 in two others.
I welcome the POS, it will make beating Devalue that much sweeter.
He is a gutless fraud who thinks this place is all blue, it is changing a little bit each year where indies outnumber Dems and OF COURSE Republicans.
It will be close and I hope Baker pulls it out, but Cahill is hanging in taking the anti-Patrick votes from Baker (10 percent).
My bet is that Baker is
Submitted by jdhawk on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 6:08pm.
My bet is that Baker is actually at least even with Patrick. The reason that I say this is the obvious manipulation of the selection of which group to poll. In this case, that of 14 ?Oct 2010 poll conducted by Suffolk, they used registered voters. At this point in the campaign, the major pollsters have switched to likely voters a far more targeted and accurate group.
In other words, Sullolk isn't providing a relection of how the candidates are faring through its polling data, but is trying to make the news, by influencing voters with partisan numbers.
In any event, we can only hope that duhbama does for Patrick what he did for Oakely.
For those of you in MA, it may be a matter of future fiscal security to have a Republican in the governor's seat with the blowout numbers coming out of the legislator regarding the high cost of duhbamacare like health care in MA. Meanwhile, the insurance companies in MA have all but shut down allowing new customers from obtaining health insurance because customers are buying insurance for only the period that they need it and then as soon as the insurance company pays up and the customer/patients' medical crisis is resolved, drop the insurance. If this isn't resolved, the insurance companies will either go bankrupt or not do business in MA.
But Coakley
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 5:55pm.
I agree, but Coakley accepted the risk of having hate-filled racist Obama in her corner, so who's complaining now?
Lately Dems know better than to actively seek the support of Barry Soetoro.
Not out here in deep blue Hawaii... lol
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:26pm.
however some of the lefty rags are whinning about the teleprompter support from the WH
LOL....
Funny thing, though: the wording of Obama's Hanabusa endorsement is identical to the wording of his endorsement for Tom Perriello of Virginia, and Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania, and John Carney of Delaware, and...well, you get the idea.
O'bama 0% capital gains @4:58 and so much more.
Who cares about Obama and
Submitted by Van Halen on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 6:18pm.
Who cares about Obama and Coakley? Rasmussen has Christine O'Donnell down to single digits in her race. Now it's time to get her over the finish line.
Precisely!
Submitted by CommanderTaya on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 6:48pm.
Perhaps the wisdom of the RNSC can "let the moths out" They sure know how to beg me for money. Time for them to spend wisely!
Big picture
Submitted by Tomorama on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 9:55pm.
BSE...., I care and so should you, Governorships matter as part of the big picture as well.
This is also my state, but big picture we ALL that give a shit about this country need to win Congress, Senate and Governorships as many races as possible.
I still think O'Donnell loses, but I still donated directly to her campaign.
I'm just snickering that
Submitted by bigtimer on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 6:29pm.
I'm just snickering that Whitfield said this...CNN no less.
Hoping Walks on Waters trip to Delaware proves he's a loser as well as it did with the Coakley/Brown race...along with anywhere else he graces his presense.
If Christine O'Donnell wins, the song with the lines 'I Put a Spell on You' come to mind.
If they weren't worried about the race they wouldn't be going there..at all...or anywhere else they are going in blue states, including Washington.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
bt, have you listened to Rush this past week?
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:07pm.
He kept asking, "If O'Donnell is a sure loser, why is Obama going in to campaign for Coons?"
He is either trying to undo his "Kiss of Death" reputation by campaigning for a sure winner, or they are very very worried about O'Donnell.
My money
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:42pm.
is on "very, very worried" MB. If it was all but over in Delaware, Owebowma would be in Wisconsin, or Nevada, non-stop.
Rush is usually right
Submitted by stunned on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 10:00pm.
I think he nailed this one. Coons voted to increase property taxes by more than 50% over 10 years while on the New Castle County commission and spending by even more and the county is in a fiscal mess today. The message is getting out and the fact she did very well during the debates despite the MSM spin and he looked like a zombie isn't hurting her one bit.
This race is not over by a long shot and Obama knows it.
tired of liberal lies
Obama steps in it again...
Submitted by ChrisNH on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 9:59pm.
Obama said this in Massachusetts while not doing a bit of good for fellow communist Deval Patrick: "They figured they could ride people's anger and frustration all the way to the ballot box."
Hey, Obama: How do you think YOU got to the White House? What a dim bulb. People keep saying how 'bright' this cigarette-smoker is, but there's no evidence of that anywhere.
Obama doesn't step in it,
Submitted by 26CX on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 10:04pm.
he wades in it each and every day. His arrogant disregard for what the American people want and blatant lack of respect for the Constitution are the major reasons he and the Democrats are about to lose big.
Expect Rampant Voter Fraud in 2010 and 2012
Submitted by Retired Geek on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 7:13am.
Expect Voter Fraud to be Common Place in the 2010 and 2012 Elections and remember Barack Obama is an Expert in designing and implementing Voter Fraud.
We must remember that Barack Obama was instrumental in teaching voter fraud to ACORN.
Now Barack Obama is the Chief Executive of ALL of the Government Agencies who investigate and prosecute Voter Fraud.
She is full of it. There was
Submitted by Andrew H. on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 10:53am.
She is full of it. There was no way that Matha Coakley did a table dance for Obama wearing spiked heels, nor would he have been too close.
The so-called mainstream media is the propaganda arm of the criminal DNC.
Vote early and ofter Sotero says
Submitted by Tomorama on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 12:05pm.
I also am worried about the "early voting" going on especially in heavily libtard areas.
Don't be suprised if more votes are found in "trunks" and that should NEVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED and the Republicans lacked balls to fight it and we ended up with a hapless and clueless comic in the Senate.
The Messiah is going to Delaware
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 1:00pm.
The Messiah is going to Delaware so that his media supporters can say that he had a big influence on the race. They believe it to be a sure thing for the Rac Coon. If Rac wins and the other candidates lose they will still point out the wonderfullness of the Messiah. If Rac loses it will be voter fraud or hatred of animals.