tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post3607371443059230248..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: Anti-Progressive Rhetoric By Rahm & Co.Steve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-488711284934615902010-01-20T00:39:20.141-06:002010-01-20T00:39:20.141-06:00Bryan, I believe there were mistakes enough to go ...Bryan, I believe there were mistakes enough to go around, including some by Coakley, but the sheer arrogance of Obama's apparatus is guaranteed to amplify any mistake. Coakley lost needlessly due to foolishness thrust upon her from outside her campaign. Coakley can presumably go on with her career; Obama & Co. must live with their mistake in this race for the rest of his presidency.<br /><br />I do not consider myself an expert political strategist. It galls me no end when I see an otherwise decent candidate committing a mistake that even I would have avoided.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-55022822693746090362010-01-20T00:07:39.545-06:002010-01-20T00:07:39.545-06:00Steve, Coakley was winning until she threw in with...Steve, Coakley was winning until she threw in with the Obama machine. If she had stayed with the campaign that got her the nomination, she would have won, but when she became another cog in the DNC wheel, it just pissed Mass progressives off.<br /><br />People aren't going to come out from under the bus to vote for the people who threw them there.Bryanhttp://whynow.dumka.us/noreply@blogger.com