13 thoughts on “The Bettors Speak”

  1. There are folks saying that her campaign is so pathetic that it’s actually a willful effort to throw the election to get the Democrats off the health care tiger they’re riding to popularity hell.

    It would indeed be interesting to see who made some of the decisions and which ones came from those national Democratic party specialists who were sent along to “help”.

  2. Quite a move, though it’s a small market. I glanced around a bit in the news, but didn’t see anything obvious. Could be an insider from one of the campaigns cashing in on their knowledge.

  3. The Democrat party could stop health care reform any time it wanted, without throwing away its monopoly on power. Even if that were not the case, and despite the fact that the Democrat party is exceedingly cunning, I doubt if they would trade such embarrassment in one place for face saving in another. On top of that, in lieu of a Coakley victory the Democrat party plans to ram through health care by means so underhanded that they will have no popularity left. By then it won’t matter, because the Democrat party will have put the government in a position of power from which there will be no retreat.
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    Democrat party….

  4. There are folks saying that her campaign is so pathetic that it’s actually a willful effort to throw the election to get the Democrats off the health care tiger they’re riding to popularity hell.

    Life imitates WKRP?

  5. K,
    I had someone say that to me yesterday, and also the thing about “decisions” that came from the DNC. But I’ll ask you what I asked him.

    Would they rather loose the super majority, for a whole year, over Teddy the swimmer’s seat, or just throw up their hands and admit the constituents don’t want universal health, right NOW?

    It would leave the door open, with just a few (dozen per MSM outlet) explanations about “not quite putting across the message” or “nuances of the misunderstood program”. They’d be way better off to walk away and BLAME the screaming voters and loony “teabaggers”. Losing Kennedy’s seat loses way more than one vote for them, one time. Nothing else changes then, numbers wise for either side, until swearings-in next Jan, plenty of legislating goes on in a year.

    Although, there is reasonable doubt that supports your statements. How smart, after all, is a political party that makes Reid and Pelosi and Obama their Lead Dogs? And just near the top, Biden as a back up for the top possible office? I’ve seen more depth on a Pop Warner 10 and under football team.

    Wait, I think I’m talking myself into your court.

  6. “It would indeed be interesting to see who made some of the decisions and which ones came from those national Democratic party specialists who were sent along to “help”.”

    Like the one who decided to use an image of the World Trade Center to represent greed and corruption?

  7. I don’t believe the Black Sox theory. It’s not just the seat – if Brown wins GOP insurgents and their supporters will be energized across the entire nation. Many races with no challengers because it’s “hopeless” will have potential challengers reconsidering. The Democratic Party is already suffering a severe enthusiasm gap. A Brown win will amplify that significantly.

  9. By then it won’t matter, because the Democrat party will have put the government in a position of power from which there will be no retreat.

    Well, that’s the goal, to get the leverage. A powerful federal government empowers Democrats — they need each other. They could afford a short-term hit if it means getting the leverage of a top-down command-and-control health care system.

  11. It was. Now it’s Brown, 60-40. I guess the investors weren’t impressed with Obama’s debacle on the stump today. Or maybe the Coakley spike was just a big buy by George Soros.

  12. A little openness appears in the Obama administration, Clinton-style gossip.

    Multiple advisers to President Obama have privately told party officials that they believe Democrat Martha Coakley is going to lose Tuesday’s special election to fill the Massachusetts Senate seat held by the late Ted Kennedy for more than 40 years, several Democratic sources told CNN Sunday.

  13. $20,000 is not a very big volume, but who else is willing to put their money where their mouth is? Now it’s Brown 83-15.

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