Was it a real shocker that Coakley lost?
I mean it that way- this election was Martha Coakley’s to lose. She was running for a seat that was held by a Democrat since 1962. She couldn’t have gotten a better chance if the ghost of Ted Kennedy had anointed her himself. Yet, she blew it. Scott Brown did not win as much as Martha Coakley lost, and the reason is because Coakley simply didn’t believe that any Republican could pose a serious challenge to her. Arrogance and pride have been the downfall of many people, and will continue to be so as long as we’re human. Let me put one thing out there right now- I don’t like Scott Brown. I would not have voted for him if I were a resident of Massachusetts. Scott Brown is a man who posed as a moderate while having the National Organization for Marriage run his anti-gay stealth campaign by placing robocalls urging voters to “defeat “radical” Martha Coakley because of her support of same-sex marriage.” Scott Brown was not happy that same-sex marriage became the law in Massachusetts and vote
