re: #80 SixDegrees

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.

And that’s my point. If Coakley pulls it out, even if it’s close or a landslide or whatever - ie, your “Republican near-win” scenario above - she (and the Dems) still, you know, won. Moral victories don’t get legislation passed.