Mass. Dems, GOP study elections for keys to 2012

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BOSTON—Massachusetts Democrats and Republicans are chewing over this year's two marquee political races for lessons they can use in 2012 -- including U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's re-election campaign.

When Brown, a Republican, seized the Senate seat formerly held by Democrat Edward Kennedy in January, it revealed a more conservative side of Massachusetts that GOP leaders hoped would propel them into top offices on Election Day.

Brown's surprise win also forced state Democrats to rethink how they lost what had been considered one of the safest Democratic seats in Congress -- and how to hold onto the governor's office in a year when Republicans were eyeing big wins.

An Associated Press review of town-by-town election returns shows Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick gained re-election in part by winning back more than two dozen cities and towns Brown had captured in the Senate race, included Lowell and Quincy.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/11/27/mass_dems_gop_study_elections_for_keys_to_2012/

[angee_is_mad]

1. so basically coakley

was just a lazy azz politician? Kinda like sarah palin without the wink and stupidity.

[polmaven]

2. I don't want to say she was lazy,

but she certainly took it for granted that she would win. She was continuing to actively focus on her present job of Attorney General, to which she was just re-elected by a fairly good margin. I think she simply did not focus enough on the Senatorial race because of how easily both Senators Kennedy and Kerry have always won.