Coakley On Her Own
Facing a closer-than-expected special election race that could affect the outcome of health care reform, Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley (D) likely won't receive last-minute help from President Obama.
"The president doesn't have any travel plans to campaign in Massachusetts," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at this afternoon's press briefing.
Asked further about it, Gibbs maintained that it simply "is not on the schedule," and said the Coakley campaign had not requested the president's presence -- nor asked him to stay away.
This bit of news comes as one poll over the weekend found Coakley's GOP opponent Scott Brown leading by 1 point -- a surprising result in a race to replace the late Ted Kennedy in a state that has no Republicans among its 12-member congressional delegation.
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