Big Government

One would think the repudiation of the President Obama’s direct personal plea would make him the biggest loser in the wake of Tuesday’s stunning victory by Republican Scott Brown in the Massachusetts special Senate election. But one would be wrong.

The polls have closed, the votes are counted, and Massachusetts voters have sent the “Scott heard ’round the World”. All day long, pundits have been giving their assessment regarding why Scott Brown would win. All day long, too many of

Martha Coakley’s campaign team began leveling charges against DC Democrats as it became increasingly apparent the wheels had fallen off her campaign wagon well before Election Day. DC operatives, including those in the White House, of course, couldn’t withhold return

With 70% in, Brown leads Coakley 53-46%. From what we’ve seen, there is no scenario where Coakley can win. Also no scenario to prolong the race with a long legal fight. Ladies and Gentlemen, Senator Scott Brown. **Update** Visit msnbc.com

The polls have closed in Massachusetts. Check back for updates throughout the night.

From Kansas City Star: The Massachusetts secretary of state is discounting reports of voter irregularities in the state’s Senate special election. A spokesman for Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday two reports of spoiled ballots could not be verified

This afternoon, the Coakley campaign convened a press conference to say they had received reports of voters receiving ballots, pre-marked for her opponent, Scott Brown. It would be a serious charge. But we’re skeptical. Below is a screenshot of Coakley’s

From the Boston Herald: Neither rain nor snow in dead of winter could keep voters away from the hottest special election in living memory, as elections officials today reported high voter turnouts across the state in the 11th-hour nailbiter to

I believe that Scott Brown will win the senatorial election being held in Massachusetts today and that he will do so not by an eyelash but by a landslide. We are about to witness the Massachusetts Miracle. I have three

I’ve been involved in politics for longer than I usually care to remember. I’ve been in and around countless campaigns at all levels of government. One of the more intense times in political campaigns is the period immediately following a

Yesterday, I introduced myself and told my story about a half-dozen Californians who decided, at the last minute, to travel to Massachusetts to campaign for Scott Brown. Below is video from today’s activity on the Brown Campaign.

This video is quickly making the rounds across the Internet. It show’s Coakley staffers or volunteers throwing some reporters out of a Coakley office. Aside from the humor of a bunch of leftists and progressives suddenly discovering and asserting private

According to a Washington Post story, Obama wants to be the anti-Reagan, a President who permanently changes the American people’s attitude about big government. Obama’s efforts to make statism popular, however, are not exactly working out as he hoped. According

I reached out to Andrew Breitbart over the weekend with a simple plea: Haiti needs assistance. Can you help? Within seconds, I had the answer I was hoping for — a resounding “Yes!” I own a jet charter service that

There has been much speculation that today’s Massachusetts Senate race is a referendum on health care. That may be an understatement. My guess is that this senate race could have even larger repercussions. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,”

Why is Rep. Jan Schakowsky trying to use Illinois taxpayers’ money to bail out ShoreBank? Rep. Schakowsky and fellow Illinois Democrat, Sen. Dick Durbin, have pressured state officials to meet with the bank to discuss a $100 million bailout. This

The folks at Election Journal caught up with Isabel Melendez handing out absentee ballots in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She also helpfully explains how she can mark the ballot for the voter: “My candidate is Martha…so I can mark it” If one

Often people write to me asking, “Pamela, what can I do? The problems are overwhelming.” Well, here is an easy and immediate fix: if you are in Massachusetts, vote for Scott Brown. If Brown makes it, the Democrats lose their

In Massachusetts, where 97% of us have health insurance by mandate since 2006, we have learned a few things about health care reform. We have learned that universal coverage does not mean universal access to a doctor. The Massachusetts Medical

Because of the resignation of Hillary Clinton from the U S Senate and the subsequent appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand, both of New York’s U.S. Senate seats are on the ballot this fall. While most of the focus has been on

The 2010 elections represent an enormous opportunity for Congressional Republicans. As I pointed out in Part I of this series, The Lessons of ’66 and ’94 Loom Over the Democrats, the average loss for the President’s Party, when the President’s

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