Coakley adviser memo: D.C. Dems 'failed' Coakley
politico.com ^ | Jan. 18, 2010 | Ben Smith
Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:20:51 PM by Free ThinkerNY
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The Coakley campaign is bridling at finger-pointing from the White House and Washington Democrats, and outside adviser to the campaign has provided to POLITICO a memo aimed at rebutting the charge that Coakley failed, and making the case that national Democrats failed her.
The adviser, who made the case to my colleague Jonathan Martin on the condition of anonymity in response, he said, to "the current leaking coming out of the White House and the DNC that is chalking all of this up to a “bad candidate”.
The adviser, who cited internal polling numbers to make the case, emails that, "There’s more to the story than that. If Martha is guilty of taking the race for granted, so is the White House, and the DNC."
The adviser pointed to internal polling to argue that Coakley held a wide -- 20 point -- lead on December 19, and that the damage she took between that survey and a January 5 Rasmussen poll putting the race at 9 points came from the national scene: The Senate vote on Health Care, with the controversy over Ben Nelson's deal for Nebraska, and the Christmas Day bombing.
The Coakley adviser's memo:
National Dems Failed to Aid Coakley Until Too Late
-- Coakley campaign provided national Democrats with all poll results since early December
-- Coakley campaign noted concerns about "apathy" and failure of national Democrats to contribute early in December. Coakley campaign noted fundraising concerns throughout December and requested national Democratic help.
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Hysterical. Yeah, I want these morons making my health care decisions for me.
