Brown picks up Boston Herald endorsement, $626,000+ $1 million+ raised online today; C-SPAN airs debate tonight
The Boston Herald urges Massachusetts taxpayers to vote for hope and change:
Sometimes one vote can make a difference – especially if it’s one vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
If you love what’s going on in Washington, well, then by all means vote for Martha Coakley. She’s a perfectly nice person, and she won’t make a dime’s worth of difference in the balance of power in Washington.
But if you’re not happy with the status quo, if you think the way business is being conducted on Capitol Hill today is a disgrace and an affront to taxpayers, then you probably agree it’s time for a change.
Scott Brown can single-handedly deliver on that kind of change and the Herald is pleased to endorse his candidacy in the race for U.S. Senate.
Brown talks about being the “41st senator,” adding to Republican ranks and depriving Democrats of the “supermajority” which has allowed them to ride roughshod over the nation’s agenda. But he would go to Washington as his own man – and as ours, beholden to no one, except Massachusetts voters.
The Brown campaign’s online moneybomb fundraising effort that I mentioned this morning has surpassed its $500,000 goal and had crossed the $625,000 threshold late this afternoon.
C-SPAN will air the final debate between Coakley and Brown tonight at 7pm Eastern. Go here.
As @golfer6266 tweets: “Scott Brown makes a point of it not being Ted Kennedy’s seat but the People of Massachusetts’ seat.”
True that.
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Darn, no reverse Midas touch: “Obama has no plans to campaign for Coakley.”
Update: Wow. Brown’s final online fundraising tally today — $1 million+.
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The pendulum may be swinging back, folks. Great news.
A Boston newspaper endorsed a Republican? Man, would I love to see the look on a Congressional liberal’s face right now.
Go Scott. Go!
I was going to contribute, but one of the statements that you must “certify” as being true is “I am not a Federal Government Contractor”.
I guess us contractors lose our 1st Amendment right to free speech in the form of political contributions. WTF?!
Huh?
The Herald endorses Republicans all the time. It endorsed McCain in 2008 and Bush in 2004.
Dexter,
Are you actually a contractor or do you simply work for a contractor?
Over $685k now. The site even takes a while to refresh, probably because of all of the action it is seeing.
I really think there is a chance… Romney won a statewide election there; its not impossible. And winning in Mass. isn’t too much more of a stretch than winning in New Jersey – and the NJ Gov. election wasn’t really even all that close.
$693k, up $8,000 in the time it too for me to write this post. Good luck at becoming the 41st vote, Scott!
It is no surprise that the Boston Herald endorsed Scott Brown.
This endorsement is a surprise. It seems some of the people closest to Coakley have a low opinion of her.
Yeah, the Boston Herald endorsement is good to see but it isn’t a surprise.
Now if the Globe endorses him, that’ll be something to remark about. That and the poop falling from the flying pigs.
My bad then, chap and fluffy. But I’m still happy about it.
Yeah…not so much either.
The endorsed Brown when he ran in 2008, Healey for Gov. in 2006 and was the only union to endorse Romney in 2002.
chap @ 5:57
Deval Patrick wasn’t exactly a law & order candidate
Perhaps. I don’t know. All I am saying is that they seem to have a history of endorsing Republicans. Which is fine. But don’t let yourself get too worked up about interpreting an endorsement from The Herald and S.P.A.M. as a sign of changing political tides in MA.
I’m not sure I understand the distinction. I work for a company in a contracted position for the military. I am refered to here as a “contractor”.
Do any of you have thoughts on this article at the Patriot Room?
Dexter,
I tried to look up the law, but the FEC’s explanation is ambiguous at best.
“Verrrrrry Interesting.“- Arte Johnson
Try reading this to see why Brown will hopefully get elected:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDVjMTcxMjUyMDJmZDY4MzVhYTcwZTNhNDJiYWExMDI=
Will he achieve one million in donations after tonight’s debate? I will make another donation if he hits the $900,000 mark. Currently at $807,000
Dexter Alarius:
I am a licensed stock broker and have to report all of my political contributions to the SEC. That makes my contributions a matter of public record.
It’s not that your rights are being infringed but that there are inherent conflicts of interest that require public disclosure. I doubt that you are prohibited from making political contributions.
If Brown gets elected and turns out to be the reason that Obamacare (TeddyCare) is defeated, that alone is worth getting him elected. If he surprises us all and turns out to be a legitimate conservative Republican who would dare challenge party leadership, that would be more than I could handle. I would have to jump in front of a bus just to offset the euphoria and get some balance back in my life.
Coakley ” I’m a taxcutter”
Brown was asked about the ‘Ted Kennedy’ seat in the Senate. His response; ” It’s the peoples seat”
I think she means it in the sense of being a “check cutter”. Once you’ve been a politician long enough, what used to be obvious becomes very confusing. Brain goes one direction but the mouth goes another. It’s called “lying”.
AG Coakley is a criminal-coddling, Democrat mouthpiece, tax-and-spend liberal lemming in the truest sense of the word. She smiles, but look at how her eyes betray her. There is literally N.O.T.H.I.N.G. about her candidacy that has been truthful or compelling. Someone in her sanctum told her, “Look, just close the windows, shut the doors, and keep quiet and this seat is yours!” And that is exactly what she has done throughout this entire campaign (her self titled “coronation” tour). The disrespect she has shown the thinking voters of this state is astonishing. Yet, she’ll still probably win. A thought that literally makes me sick to my stomach.
Go to any Federal Office run and you will see this box
From http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/contriblaws.htm
Federal contractors — individuals or businesses under contract to provide goods or services to the Federal government are prohibited from contributing to candidates or parties in Federal elections.
Someone in your Representative or Senators office could be of assistance.
We’ve raised $878,541.84 so far
Keep an eye on Pasadena Phil
I think Michelle is missing the bus here. Redstate and Ace are driving the movement now and Michelle should be up front on this. Don’t fall prey to the Michael Steele book tour, media adulation trap. Stay with us Michelle….
We’ve raised $918,672.81 so far!
We do not care who gets credit–we want the win. Keep an eye on Pasadena Phil-avoid all buses.
My wife watched while I listened to the debate. Scott Brown so kicked her (Croakley) a$$! Kennedy even got in a few licks too, even a good one on Brown! Unfortunatley Kennedy is saddled with a piss poor political name. (for me anyway) This is fun! Watch Scott win and the Dem machine twist and skirm every which way to pass that pornographic healthcare bill!
(munching popcorn) More cheese Gromit!
skirm = squirm (slap!)
“It’s not who votes that counts but who counts the votes.”
I’ll believe it when the Supreme Court decides the case…
$930,130.16 !
That being Mass., they’ll probably elect Kennedy thinking they’re still voting for Teddy.
Kennedy would be ok too. Never thought I’d print, or say that !
Yeah, he wasn’t bad for a Libertarian. Unfortunate name though, poor s.o.b.
I used to work for a defense contractor and we could donate to anyone we wanted.
You might be one to something with that, hope it pulls old widdowed Irish Democrats from Charlestown and East Boston to vote for him, thus taking votes from Coakley.
Way to go, everyone !
His site just crashed…
Site is slow but, back up.
*Pasadena Phil as a hood ornament on a bus?; Sweeeet!
; I’ll have to go donate some more coin.
*In any case, it’s worth the effort just to show that the natives are restless across this nation; We are not, I repeat, not, going to take any more of this destructive socialism from this “Death to America” party, the Democratic Party!; It is time to get results, not give excuses; Whatever it takes!
Ted Kennedy had no comment…
Mary Jo Kopechne’s spirit put us over the top.
http://www.brownforussenate.com/red-invades-blue
Crossed a million – amazing !!!!!!
We’ve raised $1,050,156.36 so far!
A bluer than blue state and the President will not come and help her?
If you want an understanding of how toxic Obama has become look no farther than this.
This may be the biggest story to come out of this campaign.
Obama came into office with a 75% plus approval rating and less than a year later he is not an asset to a key Senate candidate in an overwhelmingly Democrat state.
Thank you! $1,092,498.62 raised!
*Maybe Coakley needs to go the anti-P-BO route and try some of that negro dialect, as in, “I don’t feel no ways tired”; Worked out well for the Hildabeast!
Thank you! $1,117,747.46 raised!
From the Boston Globe: ‘The debate, sponsored by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate and moderated by David Gergen of Harvard’s Kennedy School, was the only confrontation of the campaign televised by all the Boston television stations. Coakley, who in 2006 refused to debate her Republican opponent during her campaign for attorney general, defended her decision to reject at least two other proposed debates because they would have excluded Kennedy.
She also brushed aside criticism that she has been trying to run out the clock in the campaign by being less visible as a candidate.’
MA State Police also endorsed Brown.
Obama really wants to help but, he’s so busy. Bill will work on the young female demographic.
I think Martha Croakley is doomed.
It’s the Peoples seat. Jackass !
Oh, snap !
Many police officers all over MA are endorsing Brown I have heard 1st hand – because Scott makes sense – GO Scott!
Thank you! $1,303,302.50 raised!
The people want to change it from a THRONE to a legitimate seat!
I’ve been calling fror the campaign and I get numerous positive responses on people voting for him…and they often say…”My whole family is voting for him”. Maybe MAssachusetts can be saved!!!
With all due respect (you tool) It’s not Kennedy’s seat or the Democrats seat, it’s the peoples seat. Smack down on Gergan. Oh my, it may be another 15 years if this fails–poor Teddy. Gergan is an frickin water boy for the Dems.
Call me cynical but I doubt that a true conservative would EVER have a fighting chance in Taxxachusetts. Brown may be less-than-pure ideologically, but in desperate times you need all the allies you can get. Defeating ObamaCare is worth ANY sacrifice.
Boston Globe link
brown would get my vote just for pimp smacking gergan, but more than that, if coakley is so ill informed as to believe all terrorists have left afghanistan for yemen, she is way more ignorant than sarah palin. the famous “i can see russia from alaska” attributed to palin was a snl skit. this coakley gal said that herself. i’ve never heard palin make such an obviously false statement and she is “too stupid” to represent america as the vice president. in my humble opinion, she is waaaay smarter than our president or vice president.
The Herald-American is designed so that it can be easily read by working class people taking the “T” to work. The Globe isn’t.
Globe readers are the limousine liberals that think democracy must be wiped out because the serfs aren’t smart enough to govern themselves.