Tuesday is the special election in Massachusetts for John Kerry's former Senate seat, and Republican Scott Gomez is "barnstorming" the Bay State looking for independent voters.
Except — whoops. Scott Gomez said that on FOX "News." We cats want to know: Why would you go on the RNC's approved cable network on the Sunday before Election Day if you're trying to reach independents? They don't watch FOX. So Gomez is using a media strategy that's more effective for a primary than a general election. Hm.
Here's the other thing we object to. "These polls move up and down and all over the place," Gomez bravely blustered today.
Um, no, they haven't, sir. If you look at the RealClearPolitics average, in fact, they've been pretty consistent — showing Democrat Ed Markey around 12 points ahead. (Oh, there was one outlier. But it was a Republican poll, of course.)
The GOP needs more than just the base to win in Massachusetts. And although we cats never believe in counting chickens, from what we're seeing so far, it looks like the odds of Gomez giving a concession speech on Tuesday are pretty much signed, SEALed and delivered. Stay tuned.
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