After blowing an early lead, Democrat Martha Coakley lost the race for governor of Massachusetts to Republican Charlie Baker on Tuesday night, a huge defeat for the Democratic party in the deep-blue state.
The defeat came on a brutal election night for Democrats, and nearly five years after she collapsed against underdog Republican Scott Brown in the 2010 special election to succeed the late Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.
Fox News and ABC News called the race for Baker.
Looks like LePage is going to win in Maine as well. There’s still 45% left to count but all the heavily Democratic areas are now in, and a lot of the crazy teabagger places aren’t. Fucking unbelievable.
Coakley proves again she’s not a serious candidate.
The governor’s races are the most disappointing, IMO. Brownback won as well. Where were the Democratic voters? 2010 was still worse because of the gerrymandering that took place after, but this was another inexcusable showing by the Democrats. This cannot continue.
Coakley needs to be retired already. She’s an awful candidate.
The gerrymandering happened after the 2010 election.