This is the clearest indicator so far that Brown has a real chance of winning:
I received this e-mail from a Massachusetts resident and businesswoman (and I verified her identity through publicly available sources), regarding a phone call she received last night:
I got an odd call last night that presented as a survey on the Kennedy election. I was willing to participate in the survey but was left with a bad feeling when it was over. Today I am hoping to let a few people know. I saw your blog.
They identified themselves as McGrath [sic – see below] from Denver but I was unable to find anything on Google. The questions were obnoxious; for example: “would knowing that hate groups support Scott Brown change you opinion of him?”.
They did not identify what a hate group was and today I wonder if they might be referring to a group to which I belong (one never knows in this environment when the ground may shift and you are left as a member of a hate group).
I’m not sure how to proceed, so I am just putting it out there. I’m really sick of politicians doing everything except telling us who they are when they run for office.
In a follow up, the e-mailer went into more detail about the call. The caller initially asked which candidate best represented the e-mailer’s views. After the e-mailer identified Brown, the caller asked one question about Coakley (whether knowing she was “a tax and spend” liberal would change the e-mailer’s mind) and then a series of negative questions about Brown:
“After this, there were 6 or 7 questions about Scott Brown that were framed the same way: if you knew he was a supporter of the Bush tax program, if he was supported by hate groups, etc.”
The e-mailer used *69 on her phone, and the number which came up was 888-327-2771. This is a fairly notorious telemarketing/opinion surveying number.
They only do push polling like this when they are worried they’re going to lose. Liberals, this has nothing to do with whether or not anyone else ever has – the subject here is why the Democrats are doing it in Massachusetts, 11 days before the vote? Try to keep on that subject in your comments.
Anyways…
The smell of desperation is hanging in the air – and its not just that electing Brown would be a severe blow to the chances for passage of ObamaCare. The larger issue is that if Brown wins – or even comes very close – then there will be a stampede for the exits. We could expect to see a large number of retirements as well as a drying up of Democrat campaign funds – and a rise in GOP funding. In a very real sense, what happens in Massachusetts sets the stage for the rest of 2010 – a solid win by the Democrats gives them a sign that its not all bad while a loss or close win signals possible disaster.
So, given this, why haven’t you backed Brown with something solid, like money or volunteer time? No time like the present.
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