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GRITtv: The F Word: Coakley DID Define Herself; More's the Pity
I hate to nit-pick, but is it possible that Martha Coakley lost not because people knew her too little but because they just might have know her too much? I didn't follow the race super closely, and I certainly haven't studied the exit polls, but I have heard an awful lot about Coakley's failure to define herself. It's certainly possible that the entire debacle turned only on national politics, Democratic arrogance, Massachusetts sexism, and Tea Party backlash, but just on the off chance it swayed some of those 100,000 voters who made the difference, is Coakley's actual record worth a peek? -- Laura Flanders
Email this pageGRITtv: Jan. 21, 2010
People in Haiti need real solutions, and to offer some, we ask Monika Kalra Varma, Melissa Harris-Lacewell and James Perry; In this week's Got Docs, "We Want What's Ours" looks at the difficulties of reclaiming stolen land in South Africa; Raj Patel talks about consumerism, labor, violence against women, and the way we need to think about happiness; Danny Schechter weighs in on reporters' responsibilities in Haiti; and Laura has some thoughts about why Martha Coakley lost -- and they have nothing to do with health care.
