'The outcome is preordained. Coakley will win'

[IndianaGreen]

I just ran into this story about the MA primary, and one can see where the overconfident came from:

Coakley is heavily favored to win and to serve the rest of Kennedy's term in the Senate, which will run through 2012.

The liberal New England state has not elected a Republican to the Senate in almost 40 years, though it has had a Republican governor for most of the past two decades.

"The election is over," said Jeffrey Berry, a professor of political science at Tufts University. "We have to vote in January, but the outcome is preordained. Coakley will win."

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B80DR20091209

Never take the voters for granted!

[Common Sense Party]

1. Is there any class of people more clueless and foolish as PoliSci professors?

What a moron.

[Ildem09]

2. as a Political Scientist

Im offended lol. damnit quit mucking up things down below. we in the ivory tower can't be disturbed

[Common Sense Party]

3. Don't get me wrong. My PoliSci classes were entertaining.

And I learned a great deal.

It's just that most of what I learned was dead wrong.