YO: I'm running a live blog from Boston today on the MA Senate race

[WilliamPitt]

Here:

http://www.truthout.org/massachusetts-election-live-blog56173

First post:

Three weeks ago, hardly anyone outside of Massachusetts was aware that a special election was being held on January 19th to fill Edward M. Kennedy's senate seat. Today, the election is the biggest story in the news besides the catastrophe in Haiti. Today, the voters in Massachusetts will cast their ballots. The two main candidates - Republican state senator Scott Brown and Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley - find themselves in a nip-and-tuck race on this final day. The polls are all over the place, snow is expected, and turnout will ultimately decide the whole thing.

I live in downtown Boston, and will be covering the election all day. I will be reporting on local news coverage, visiting polling places throughout the city, and talking to people on the street about who they voted for and why. A great many things hang in the balance with this election - Obama's health care reform legislation, the Democrat's super-majority in the Senate, and the final legacy of Ted Kennedy - so check in here throughout the day and night for updates and analysis.

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I'm heading out soon to vote and scour the city for updates and info. Stay tuned.

P.S. It's snowing.

[a kennedy]

1. You da man.....

and thanks :patriot:

[Motown_Johnny]

2. Nice, but why use pacific time on your post? Eastern would seem to make more sense

[WilliamPitt]

3. Truthout is a Cali-based outfit

and they get to decide what the time stamps will be.

No skin off my nose.

[Motown_Johnny]

10. DOH! thanks...

my bad

[blondeatlast]

8. My guess is to make it easier for us in the West to follow.

Following election returns on the 'net for the West can get pretty confusing.

[lpbk2713]

4. Wicked pissah

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[mmonk]

5. Thank you. You're the man. I'll check in throughout the day.

[meegbear]

6. You go girl!

[chelsea0011]

7. Can Coakley soundly beat Brown in the cities? Brown can't overcome that.

[WeDidIt]

9. Need som solid turnout indications

Hopefully it's record high.

[blondeatlast]

11. Thanks. nt

[hlthe2b]

12. I look forward to your reports ... Best of luck, MA DUers...

I'm hoping for a BIG surprise win for Coakley... Fingers crossed.

[Roland99]

13. Bah...that's not news. Don't you know that Obama "twittered" this morning?

No, rly.

[berni_mccoy]

14. Thanks Will! I appreciate it.

[Hawkeye-X]

15. I'm on your blog

Reading it as the day goes.

My first cousin has relatives in MA - they are all Coakley supporters.

Hawkeye-X

[Tippy]

16. K&R Thanks for doing this Will n/t

[MiniMe]

17. Bookmarking for later.

Thanks Will.

[WilliamPitt]

18. NEW POST

http://www.truthout.org/massachusetts-election-live-blog56173

[blondeatlast]

20. How utterly conveeeeneee-ent that the liberfuckyouaall is surnamed

Kennedy.

I'm sure the RRRNC ratfucking machine played no part whatsoever in that, right? :eyes:

[blm]

23. exactly what they WOULD do...

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[lpbk2713]

31. That's good news indeed.

Is the snow bad enough to seriously hamper vehicular traffic?

I'm hoping for a large turnout.

[blm]

19. Keepin it kicked...

and thanks to Mr. Pitt

[Scurrilous]

21. K & R

:thumbsup:

[KittyWampus]

22. thanks for doing this.

[Tailormyst]

24. I book marked it :)

[WilliamPitt]

25. NEW POST re: turnout

http://www.truthout.org/massachusetts-election-live-blog56173

[goclark]

43. Just read your latest update ~ keeping this kicked

Your narrative makes me feel I' right there in the snow.

Hope the vote goes our way!

[JitterbugPerfume]

26. Thanks Will

[kentuck]

27. It would be nice to see the voters of Massachusetts....

throw a cream pie into the face of the mainstream media and the pollsters. Real nice!

[opihimoimoi]

29. Channel that shit pie to Joe S's Face..he deserves it

[kentuck]

35. How did you know?

That was who I was thinking of??

[opihimoimoi]

53. Just a wild hunch.....:o)

[pinto]

28. Thanks.

:thumbsup:

[rucky]

30. Feed us, Will!

any updates? hopefully some good news...

[trumad]

32. 325 voters before 10:30

This reflects what I'm reading on other blogs... Turnout good so far.

[Jennicut]

33. I hope you give us some good news. Between this and the Patriots being out of the playoffs

this New Englander needs some good news!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

34. A heavy turnout always helps Democrats.

Rule to remember.
I heard this from my father who was a Democratic activist and union organizer.

[WilliamPitt]

36. NEW POST: more on turnout

http://www.truthout.org/massachusetts-election-live-blog56173

I'm heading out now to do some reporting from various polling places. Stay tuned.

[goclark]

37. Bookmarked ~ thanks a lot! K and R

:bounce:

[Winterblues]

38. Kick

:kick:

[blm]

39. and another kick.....

.

[JitterbugPerfume]

40. and another

[branders seine]

41. Thank you Will Pitt.

Go Coakley. I'm one of those bastardly progressives so loathed here at DU, but I hope Coakley wins.

[WilliamPitt]

42. NEW POST: in-the-street interviews, and more...

I'm on my phone, see link to blog in posts above. Heading to major polling station soon.

[livetohike]

44. Kick

:kick:

[goclark]

45. Thanks ~ Kicking it

[KamaAina]

46. Have you heard about this? Pre-filled ballots for Brown!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7507453&mesg_id=7507453

[Tippy]

47. Was there than one found ?

[KamaAina]

48. At least two, according to the thread

:tinfoilhat:

[Tippy]

52. Pollsters uneasy about MA...party leagal teams ready in MA

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31666.html

Party legal teams ready in MS

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31665.html

[redwitch]

49. Blog faster Will!

:-)

[KamaAina]

50. What's this guy David's FR name?

The first was a man named David, who described himself as an unemployed volunteer for Brown. He was standing outside the library in the cold rain holding a sodden "Brown" sign. "There are many reasons I voted for Brown," he said. "He will stop Obamacare and get everyone back to the table on health care to do this right. Second, I want them to focus on tort reform. But my number one reason is to stop that unconstitutional health care bill. I believe Brown has characher. His core values are mine. Low taxes, less intrusive government, basically the Reagan platform. He believes in not giving terrorists our hard-fought constitutional rights and making us pay for it. Coakley wants to do that."

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[HughMoran]

51. Good deal

I'll check it out fellow Bostonian.

[Cha]

54. KICK~

[Cha]

58. KICK AGAIN~

[Owl]

55. Excellent! Thanks.

[KoKo]

56. Should be exciting either way.... Looking forward to your report later on. You Realize

"MSM" is already preparing us for a Brown Win...I can't wait to read what you say when you interview the Coakley Campaign folks.. Should be worth another book.

What a mess this has become. :hug:

[Generic Other]

57. You're sounding more optimistic as the day goes on!

On to victory!