It might have helped if she’d actually went out on the Campaign Trail, Being out-campaigned 3:1 by Scott Brown hurt. Saying one incredibly stupid thing after another hurt.

Having the National Republicans quietly shift $500,000 into the race without anyone noticing until the day of the election was brilliantly done. Scott Brown also managed to keep any other issues from reaching the table, and that kept any questions about his views on Abortion/Creationism and other potential landmines out of the picture.

However I think there’s a danger in viewing this race as a national referendum. We’re talking about state that already has universal health care, which ironically enough, may have played a role in undermining support for Health care reform as an election issue.

Interesting note: according to pollster.com, Scott Brown received the same number of votes as McCain in MA. The candidate that underperformed was Coakley.

You could have run a Dead Cat (D) and won against Scott Brown. because the dead cat wouldn’t have said so many incredibly breathtakingly stupid things. Nor had the same baggage as Coakley.

Sure the Democrats could have done more on a national level, but they shouldn’t have had to, and by the time they realized what an incredibly horrible candidate Coakley was, the damage was too much.