re: #69 torrentprime

And from a “how to run campaigns” standpoint, I get it, completely, but this also seems perilously close to Everything Is Good News for Republicans, ie, the Owen victory in NY-23 was a victory despite the GOP loss, and a Coakley win is really a loss for the Ds because, you know, it was close.

I don’t read it that way. To me, it indicates that Coakley managed to lose - not that the Republicans pulled off a win or a near-win. The fact, though, is that any Democrat above room temperature should have been able to walk into this seat without breaking a sweat.