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Obama Will Visit Mass., Stump for Coakley

White House pulls out the stops in Mass. special election

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 15, 2010 3:43 PM CST
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(Newser) – President Obama will campaign for Martha Coakley Sunday in hopes of bolstering her bid for the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. The White House initially shied away from getting Obama involved in the Massachusetts special election, which is widely considered a referendum on his tenure. But the latest polls show Republican Scott Brown, who has vowed to scuttle health care reform, leading Coakley.

One Democratic official says many Massachusetts voters are not even aware of the election, so Obama's visit should go a long way toward increasing turnout. But if he fails to deliver for Coakley, especially in a race for a seat held by Democrats for decades, it will raise new doubts about the president's political fortunes, the New York Times reports.

President Barack Obama speaks to the House Democratic Caucus retreat at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in Washington.
President Barack Obama speaks to the House Democratic Caucus retreat at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Candidate for the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley speaks in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Jan. 13, 2010.
Candidate for the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley speaks in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Jan. 13, 2010.   (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)
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DontLikeYou___
Jan 17, 2010 2:30 AM CST
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Jan 16, 2010 12:58 PM CST
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Jan 16, 2010 12:56 PM CST
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Barack Obama • Senate • Ted Kennedy • special election • Martha Coakley • Scott Brown • Massachusetts senate race • martha coakley vs scott brown

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